Posted on 26th July 2009No Responses
TEA for over 2000 at Liberty 101: Richmond TEA Party
Chesterfield County Fairground was the site for one of the growing numbers of ‘tea parties’ springing up across the nation.
Touted by organizers as a Festival of Freedom and Liberty, the event was hosted by WRVA’s own the affable Doc Thompson who told the assembled throng how his political views were formulated after reading Ayn Rand’s tome ‘Atlas Shrugged’ whilst in his twenties. Thompson then went on to introduce over ten speakers including renowned American author and essayist Edward Cline who spoke about the original Boston tea party and the currents and their parallels and differences.
Next up was Tito the Builder who rose to fame during last year’s presidential election. The Columbian immigrant told the crowd that the proudest day in his life was the day he… Read the rest of the article here.
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