In estimated 1 million Americans participated in at least 1,000 tea parties, according to reports by organizers tabulating the nationwide numbers, with documented protests held in 50 states.
According to 4 independent estimates the real number was between about 250k and 500k
__________________ It is an established maxim and moral that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false is guilty of falsehood, and the accidental truth of the assertion does not justify or excuse him.
-- Abraham Lincoln
They that would give up essential liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
-- Ben Franklin
It balances out the gross underestimates by other sources. There were claims of 2 or 3 thousand at the Alamo, but it was actually 20,000 according to the San Antonio PD.
Where did you hear that?
__________________ It is an established maxim and moral that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false is guilty of falsehood, and the accidental truth of the assertion does not justify or excuse him.
-- Abraham Lincoln
They that would give up essential liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
-- Ben Franklin
It balances out the gross underestimates by other sources. There were claims of 2 or 3 thousand at the Alamo, but it was actually 20,000 according to the San Antonio PD.
San Antonio police estimated that 4,000 to 5,000 people packed a plaza for a tea party outside the Alamo, one of the state’s iconic symbols of independence
Fox didn't "do the same thing." Every time I saw them talk about it, they used the number 300,000.
And of course you watched every broadcast from every city.
__________________ It is an established maxim and moral that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false is guilty of falsehood, and the accidental truth of the assertion does not justify or excuse him.
-- Abraham Lincoln
They that would give up essential liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
-- Ben Franklin
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