{"id":2043,"date":"2009-07-03T07:45:22","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.175.102.14\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2013-06-14T15:14:06","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T20:14:06","slug":"tea-party-on-the-capitol-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=2043","title":{"rendered":"Tea Party on the Capitol Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42331.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><br \/>\nI was able, like hundreds of others, to attend the TEA Party on the capitol mall last night. There were a lot of enthusiastic folks in attendance, probably the equivalent of fifty to a hundred NDPC rallies. While I&#8217;ll fill in the gaps with photos and words when I have more time, I wanted to share some of my favorite signs with you:<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42193.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThis was one of my top five signs.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42195.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42196.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42199.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42200.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42202.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42256.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42259.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42262.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42265.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nAnother one of my top five. Uffda!<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42271.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42273.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42277.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42279.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42292.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nYet another one of my favorites.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42295.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe twelve trillion dollar question.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42305.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThis is proving <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/2009\/06\/obama_the_african_colonial.html\" target=\"_blank\">more and more accurate<\/a> all the time!<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42308.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42310.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nYet another fave! I wonder if the <a href=\"http:\/\/baracksteleprompter.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TOTUS<\/a> likes this one.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42415.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42417.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42423.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nWay to go, kids!<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42514.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nAlmost as if on cue, the vultures started circling the capitol!<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/tea_party_42403.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8220;Pie a Politician.&#8221; You could even put a bag over his head and write your favorite politician&#8217;s name on it!<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Oddly, I don&#8217;t have a photo of the other sign that made my Top Five. It said succinctly: &#8220;Welcome to North Dakota, where you can get an abortion but you can&#8217;t buy bottle rockets.&#8221; That speaks volumes right there.<\/p>\n<p>If I get a chance this weekend I&#8217;ll post a few more pics. Happy Independence Day! Enjoy it while it lasts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was able, like hundreds of others, to attend the TEA Party on the capitol mall last night. There were a lot of enthusiastic folks in attendance, probably the equivalent of fifty to a hundred NDPC rallies. 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