Virginia to host Biggest Tea Party Convention yet

The Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention just days away

Major national political names heading to Richmond

Thousands from Virginia and beyond will descend on the Richmond Convention Center for the first Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention which kicks off Friday morning ending late Saturday afternoon.

The Convention, just like the Tea Party movement itself, started of small and has mushroomed into what will be an undoubted success given speakers such as Dick Morris, Ron Paul, Lou Dobbs, Rick Santorum, Ginni Thomas, John Fund, Herman Cain and many more. Virginia will be represented with Governor Bob McDonnell, Lt.Gov. Bill Bolling and Tea Party favorite Ken Cuccinelli, the Commonwealth’s Attorney General.

Reported to be the largest Tea Party convention so far, Richmond Tea Party President and the head of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation, Jamie Radtke, says she has been doing lots of media to promote the event and its message, one even as far away as Tasmania, Australia.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch yesterday devoted not only its front page to the Convention with a terrific photo of Chester Patriots’ Ralph Carter and his Gadsden flag but a full seven articles inside the body of the newspaper plus a column by Craig Comess.

A link to all these articles can be found through the Richmond Tea Party’s website HERE.

There has been little opposition to the Convention thus far and even Democratic Mayor Dwight C. Jones says Richmond is an appropriate venue given its history and encourages Convention goers to “enjoy our city and spend lots of money.” Organizers expect few, if any protestors.

Vendors stalls have sold out and tickets to the event are selling speedily with one reason for the popularity of the event is the affordability is ticket prices in comparison with those in other states.