Virginia April 15, 2009 tax protests
From Sunshine Review
The following tax day protests took place on April 15 in Virginia. Click on the city for more information:- Abingdon
- Charlottesville
- Franklin County
- Lynchburg
- Peninsula
- Reston
- Richmond
- Roanoke
- Virginia Beach
- Winchester
[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]
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ↑ Street Insider, "Rick Santelli - The Rant Heard 'Round the World,'" February 19, 2009
- ↑ TCOT and online Conservatives Launch Nationwide Chicago Tea Party Friday February 27 at noon
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