It's Official! Salt Lake City "Tea Party" March 6th!

[David Kirkham]

Len,

No problem...we'll hook up at the next one.

David

[Larry N Johnson]

The local Utah Cobra Club supports this event; all our members and freinds are invited.

Unfortunately I will be in AZ or would join you, sidepipes ablaz'n!

[David Kirkham]

Thanks for the help! I truly appreciate it!

David

[Tom Kirkham]

Sorry to high jack this thread...but I thought some humor was needed

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago , another is from Alabama , and the third is from Texas . All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Texas contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

The Alabama contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700."

The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"

The Chicago contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Alabama to fix the fence."

"Done!", replies the government official.

And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will work

[acindrich]

Dave,

Good luck at the tea party tomorrow. I'd have been there if my stimulus package was ready.

Knock em' dead!

[A98Coupe]

Gents,
To change the thread direction slightly, I would like to apologize on behalf of my British ancestry for provoking this 'Tea Party' activity in the first place!

[FIA Mike]

David and Tom,

Well how did it go?

FIA Mike

[Tom Kirkham]

People getting ready outside the capital steps

[Tom Kirkham]

[Tom Kirkham]

Rick Lee

[Tom Kirkham]

Local news doing interviews

[Tom Kirkham]

Sandwich being interviewed by the local news.

[Tom Kirkham]

[Tom Kirkham]

David meeting with the power brokers...

[Tom Kirkham]

Another ClubCobra member

[Tom Kirkham]

[Tom Kirkham]

[Tom Kirkham]

David giving the speech

[Tom Kirkham]

The end of the speech.

[Tom Kirkham]

From KSL the local TV, and Radio

For a video link see:

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=5779651


Protesters angry about Obama's plan to help economy
March 6th, 2009 @ 4:08pm
By John Daley

SALT LAKE CITY -- About 100 protesters targeted the government's response to the economic crisis with a rally on Capitol Hill Friday. They're angry about what's been done to address the economic crisis and where things are heading. They called it the "Salt Lake Tea Party" in honor of the Revolutionary-era revolt.

David Kirkham is a small-business owner who runs Kirkham Motor Sports in Provo. He said, "America is the land of opportunity. But today, America is in a hole."

His wife Alisa said the event was organized in part to encourage government responsibility. She said conservatives needed to speak out. She said, "We don't like the idea of more taxes on the wealthier people because, frankly, nobody ever got a job from a poor person. And you know, my husband creates jobs for people."

David Cindrich, an employee from Kirkham's, said America seems to be pouring money down a hole with no positive results. "The spending and the taxes, I don't know where they're getting these billions of dollars when we're already trillions of dollars in debt. And you know who this money is going to and what we're getting from it?"

Protests like this have been popping up around the country. Some call the Obama's Administration's efforts "socialism" and likened it to Eastern Europe under communism. "I'm afraid for my grandkids," said Farmington resident Pete Cannon. "Where will their money be? If they're still paying taxes on my debt, they're going to have a hard time pulling out of the hole."

"The bailouts that they were doing are extortion," claimed Salt Lake City resident Edward Allan Buck. "They are extorting public money, OK, to bail out corporations and CEOs, and that's not where the money belongs."

Most people at the capitol said they were at a loss about exactly what to do about the current crisis. Many said they simply were frustrated and afraid.

E-mail: jdaley@ksl.com