April 15, 2009 tax protest events

April 15, 2009, several cities held tax day protests against the stimulus bill and other big-government spending. These protests are a part of the Chicago Tea Party movement.

[edit] Background

This event was part of a national movement referred to as the Chicago Tea Party. The series of protests began in Seattle, Washington on February 16, 2009, later gaining momentum on Thursday, February 19, when Rick Santelli in an on-air segment on CNBC Business Newslive called for a "Chicago Tea Party." Santelli's remarks became known as the "Rant Heard 'Round the World."^[1]

Organizers sprang up in many different quarters of the fiscally conservative movement online and include Top Conservatives on Twitter, Smart Girl Politics, Don't Go, Americans for Tax Reform, the Heartland Institute, American Spectator Magazine, the New American Tea Party and many others.^[2]

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Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • District of Columbia

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Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana

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Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana

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Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota

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Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas

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Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • Washington, D.C. • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

	v • d • e Chicago Tea Party and Tax Day Tea Party
How/When	How to organize a 2009 Tea Party \| Timeline of 2009 tax protest events \| Tax Day Tea Parties \|
People	Rick Santelli \| Amanda Grosserode \| Liberty Belle \| Mark Christopher Frimmel \| Michelle Malkin \| Eric Odom \|
Groups	Tea Party U.S.A. \| New American Tea Party \| Chicago Tea Party \| Green Tea Party \| Don't Go \| Top Conservatives on Twitter \|
Northeast	Buffalo, NY \| Boston, MA \| Hartford, CT \| New York, NY \| Philadelphia \| Pittsburgh \| Washington, D.C. \|
Southeast	Asheville, NC \| Atlanta, GA \| Fayetteville, AR \| Ft. Myers, FL \| Gainesville, FL \| Greenville, SC \| Jackson, MS \| Jacksonville, Florida \| Lafayette, LA \| Little Rock, AR \| Nashville \| Orlando \| Sarasota, FL \| Shelby County, AL \| Tampa, FL \|
Midwest	Chicago \| Cincinnati, Ohio \| Cleveland \| Davenport, IA \| Green Bay \| Kansas \| Kansas City \| Lansing, MI \| Omaha, NE \| Springfield, Missouri \| St. Louis \| Wichita \|
Southwest	Austin \| Dallas \| Fort Worth \| Houston \| Mesa \| Oklahoma City \| Phoenix \| San Antonio \| Tempe \| Tulsa \|
Rockies/West Coast	Denver \| Portland, OR \| San Diego \| Seattle \| Vancouver, WA \|

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