Freedom Day Tea Party: Bellingham

The Fourth of July Tea Party in Bellingham was a great success by any standard. Hundreds of patriots, perhaps as many as two thousand, came in a festive mood to celebrate Independence Day in a unique way. All manner of signs, custumes, props and buttons displayed deep devotion for the foundational principles of liberty and love of country. Underlying the celebratory atmosphere however, was a sense of urgency and anxiety about where Congress and the White House is taking our country. The recent passage in the House of Representatives of the Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade bill prompted many to come out and protest that disastrous legislation.

I spent most of my Tea Party time collecting sigantures for Ref. 71 (preserving marriage between a man and a woman in Washington State) so I didn't get to read all the clever and original signs but I did manage to take a few pictures. The Bellingham Herald reports an "unoffical count" of 700 but just like the Tea Party on April 15 they seriously understated the attendance. I imagine the Tea Party movement is a threat to the liberal elites at the Bellingham Herald. Follow this link to the BH article.

Yeah for Ferndale Ready Mix and son Jordan!

Brother-in-law and sister-in-law joined the Tea Party. You know it's bad out there when Nancy engages in protest = )

Butch and Polly came in their super cool Cobra

Banner day for signature gathering. I saw a table for "Recall Rick Larsen" and we were collecting signatures for Ref. 71