So, the Tea Party Express is back in my town. Since I'm as outraged as anyone over the size of the tax refund I received a few weeks ago, I went downtown to join the grassroot flotilla of red-blooded American patriots that I assumed was planning on swarming Washington DC.
Freakin' pathetic.
Seriously. I'm sure somebody will get an aerial view of the "crowd" - I am in no way exaggerating when I say that fully 10% of the people there were either organizers, media, or vendors. The scene in Freedom Plaza was like a weekday rush hour, only less so.
Jump to see what I saw.
A picture is worth 1000 words - and pictures with words on them are even better.
First, a little historical context to illustrate how the adjective "flourishing" should be applied to the Tea Party movement.
Now, a few lulz courtesy of these sturdy patriots: