The Tea Party Movement Is Coming To Washington
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Meagan Wiseley, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service
The FreedomWorks Foundation is sponsoring a three day event that will give grassroots conservatives the opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with government spending to Congress. The September 12 “March On Washington” will be the largest gathering of fiscal conservatives in history, with tens of thousands expected.
In a conference call Wedneday to promote the event, FreedomWorks President and CEO Matt Kibbe said, “I do think that our theme of ‘government goes to those who show up’ is relevant here. We’ve seen lots of Americans leave their homes and come to townhall meetings and come to Washington.”
September 9th and 10th will be dedicated to workshops, training seminars and rallies. Fiscal conservatives will also have the opportunity to address their congressmen during lobbying visits to Capitol Hill.
Jenny Beth Martin with The Tea Party Patriots, who also participated in Wednesday’s conference call, said of her fellow patriots, “They think it’s time for their elected officials to pay attention to what they have to say. They will have that opportunity on Thursday and Friday while they are in D.C.”
The three day event will begin Thursday September 9th.
