Kentucky Tea Party. James Pence Video And Photos

James Pence Videos
April 15, 2009 Elizabethtown, Kentucky
A Tea Party protest, with over 400 protesters, was held on the Hardin County Courthouse Square April 15 2009, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

The News Enterprise
Organizer Debra Tennison said she does not think current representatives are speaking for the will of the people. Specifically, she mentioned President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan — actually calling it a “non-stimulus” — bailout spending and the proposed federal budget.
“We’re just not in agreement with what is going on,” she said.

State Rep. Tim Moore, R-Elizabethtown, and Republican Lisa Williams, who ran for the State House last year spoke at the event.
I didn't see any Democratic officials there.
Click here and here to view photos of the event.
If you watch the video you will hear, comments about, activist judges, gun control. abortion, and yes the government spending and the debt was mentioned at the protest, but it seemed to me that this event was created to fire up the Republican base and from what I could tell it worked.
I was confused by some of the signs that said no more taxes, when in fact taxes have been cut for most Americans. While shooting video and photos I just couldn't help but think, where were these folks when George Bush was running up the national debt, where were these folks when George Bush took us to war in Iraq, where were these folks when George Bush was listening to our phone calls and monitoring our emails, where were these folks when George Bush was water boarding prisoners?
I took the time to capture this event, not because I believe in what the event stood for, but because I felt it was necessary to show the Kentucky Democratic Party what's going on in the rural areas of the state and sometimes video and photos speak louder than words.
The Republican Party is gearing up for the 2010 election and we had better be ready for the fight of our lives, because these folks are serious.

Comments

[beaudog]

I wonder how many taxpayers dollars Rep Tim Moore gets each month as income from his government job(s). If our taxes are cut, will he give any of those dollars back or will he take them like all the other politicians and laugh at us poor ole hillbillies all the way to the bank. We can't complain about him or any of the others because "we" elect them. Standing on a street corner yelling at honking horns and holding up silly signs makes us all feel better and helps us forget we voted for them to stick it to us over and over again. So honk your horn, pay your taxes and be happy because the politician standing with you on the corner is having some of your taxes transfered by direct deposit to his checking accout while you stand there. See ya down at the unemployment office first of the month..................

[Jim Pence]

Hey beaudog, how are you doing? Rep Tim Moore probably receives more money and services from the government than anyone except the farmers and they have been and will continue to rake it in and vote Republican. What a joke.

[Daniel Miller]

While I am actually in favor of abolishing the income tax, this "protest" was a joke. Instead of being what it was supposed to be, it turned into a Republican rally, as you said. I am not a Republican, nor did I wish to associate with the protesters involved. They took what could have been an educational, worthwhile event and made it an Anti-Obama rally with all the typical Neo-Con talking points.

Just for the record, I am a Libertarian.

[Chuck M]

We are becoming a nation of nitwits unable to research, assimilate facts and utilize reason to come to conclusions. There are those in the land of the gullible and the home of the 'fraid who benfit from having a nation of blind followers and they have done a marvelous job of sabotaging our educational system to achieve that goal.