Tax protesters gather in Glendale [UPDATED]
Updated at 1:30 p.m.: The crowd of tax protesters outside Glendale City Hall has grown to about 250.
Original post:
About 30 people are gathered outside Glendale City Hall for the Tax Day Tea Party rally that is being held there and in other locations throughout Southern California and across the nation.
Glendale tax protesters are hoisting signs that have such slogans as "Stop the Spending" and "America, No Left Turn."
Thousands of people are expected to participate in today's rallies. The demonstrations are organized in the spirit of the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and are meant to protest what organizers say is increasing government spending and taxes.
The rallies coincide with today’s income-tax-filing deadline.
According to the organizers' website, which bills itself as the Online HQ for the April 15th Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party Rallies, about 65 rallies are planned in California.
-- Ari B. Bloomekatz
Photo: John Arnall, 6, center, adds his lung power to a cheer with about 250 protesters in front of Glendale City Hall as part of the Tax Day Tea Party. Credit: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
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30 people! Amazing,...what a gathering. Is this a misprint?....30, wow.
Posted by: JVB | April 15, 2009 at 12:25 PM
I guess that might help explain the absence of the usual slew of non sequitur anti-immigrant tirades. All 30 of the usual ranters went to Glendale...
Posted by: guity | April 15, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Maybe the low number reflects the number of people in the area who aren't smart or well-educated enough to understand that the Obama Administration is actually lowering most people's taxes.
Quit whining and pay your taxes like grownups.
Posted by: disgusted | April 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Our unit gets secret money from Homeland Security & the mafia,I work as special agent in charge of theories and I have a theory that they did something wrong...ha..ha..LoL.
Posted by: Ken Macone(Sparks, Nv-Police SET-Team) | April 15, 2009 at 01:16 PM
30? What time was this guy there? Try more like 160 -- at the very least! I just came from there.
Posted by: Hilly | April 15, 2009 at 01:29 PM
Just like California. Follow in awe as the 'smooth talking charmer' playing the part of president leads all of the liberal lemmings into the Pacific. Maybe if y'all did a little research, you'd see that all of America isn't silicon and shine, and that we actually WORK for a living. And, Yes! We get angry when the non-workers take our money away.
Posted by: Lee Cagle | April 15, 2009 at 02:40 PM