Where are you Davy Crockett?

Oh Davy Crockett, not only did you tame the frontier, shoot a musket, and defend the Alamo, you were also a politician and a darn good one. You listened to the voice of the people, you recognised that federal money was not yours to spend, and your immortal words live on in Cali's tea party sign (her interpretation of them). We need you again Mr. Crockett. So tea party news. The Rexburg turnout was estimated at 15-20 people. We had well over a hundred show up throughout the two hours, but because of nasty weather, few stayed for the whole thing. I was one of maybe ten people that braved the 45 degrees, strong winds, and rain for the whole two hours. Had the weather been nicer we would definitely have had a much better turnout. Many of the elderly and couples with small children could not stay long.

This is the front part of Gideon's sandwich board he wore. Doreen, Phil, Shawn, Schuyler, and Ryken came to support the cause as well.

Okay, the gentlemen in the right part of the picture is my friend Mac. He's an Iraq war veteran and came with the American and Don't Tread on Me signs attached to a huge metal boom. He also held a sign that said, "Give us liberty not more debt." His daughter carried a sign with a piggy bank saying "Stay out of my piggy bank."

Shawn, Ryken, Cali, Doreen, and Gideon. Of course the news crews had to show up ten minutes before the protest actually started to show the dismal turnout. Had they arrived at 12:30 they would have seen the bridge packed.

So funny story about my signs. I spent an hour making a sign that said "Stop Spending Our Future!" with various colors, bubble letters and everything. The problem, it was just a regular paper sign. The winds were insane! About 25 minutes into the party, a gust of wind physically tore it from my hands and it flew into the water. I ran to K-Mart, bought the stiff cardboard signs, and rewrote the message as fast as I could. I also made another one that said "Spread Your Own Wealth!"

Some great sign slogans I saw:

"Next time read the DAMN BILL"

"100 senators must go"

"434 congressmen need to go" the man holding the sign said he wanted to keep one

"Have you already spent my kids $?"

"I've inherited $12 trillion...IN DEBT" (held by a toddler)

"Return to the Constitution"

"Cut Congress' Pay"

"Vote the S.O.B. out!" held by a very old veteran

There were also many American flags, four Don't Tread On Me flags, and two liberty flags. Many people held signs with quotes on them by various patriots, and several had signs that encouraged people to honk if they loved freedom, lower taxes, and the Constitution. One sign featured a fat uncle Sam with dollar signs across his bloated belly, and even "What Would Chuck Norris Do?" made an appearance.