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Fox Nation: "35,000 Show Up for July 4th Tea Party in Texas!"

July 06, 2009 5:43 pm ET by Media Matters staff

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    • Author by archae (July 06, 2009 5:55 pm ET)
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      More like 1500. At most.
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    • Author by shaggles (July 06, 2009 6:02 pm ET)
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      And to show their disgust at govt waste they barbequed, drank beer and watch a fireworks display.
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      • Author by reanna-mator (July 06, 2009 6:17 pm ET)
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        Not to mention bought tea to wave and decorate themselves with and never drank it, throwing it out at the end of the day. I bet most of these people never bought tea before the tea parties.
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    • Author by harley (July 06, 2009 6:03 pm ET)
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      I'm going to throw a "Republicans Are Scumbag Losers" Party that coincidences at the same time and location of the next Superbowl. I'll proudly boast about the hundreds of thousands that were in attendance.
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    • Author by bintx (July 06, 2009 6:04 pm ET)
         
      They showed up for the free firework display. Most of them probably didn't know anything about the tea party aspect.
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    • Author by mk3872 (July 06, 2009 6:16 pm ET)
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      Firsthand accounts on Daily Kos stated that it was a few thousand during their anti-Obama and anti-government rallies. Most of the rest showed up for the fireworks. Apparently, the entertainment was headlined by Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees. I kid you not.
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      • Author by Max Credits (July 06, 2009 6:41 pm ET)
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        [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/v3/07-06-2009.nmc_06TeaParty.G972LC4P3.1.jpg]

        Yeah, here's the crowd during the actual rally. The organizers claimed it was the heat that kept the daytime crowd away, rather the fireworks generating the evening crowd. What. Ever.
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      • Author by eweston8542983 (July 06, 2009 6:52 pm ET)
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        Did he ever learn to play the drums?
        I admit to liking The Monkees in the original. Its been noted that the show had a group of semi crasy people running arround without adult supervision.
        Studio musicians performing the hits and recording them was not an unusual thing throughout the sixties.

        Oh yah, on topic. Not a lot of participation compared to the last teabag party. More fringe right wing types stepping up to the fading limelight as the larger dogs take a break from all their barking.
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        • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (July 06, 2009 7:19 pm ET)
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          Its been noted that the show had a group of semi crazy people running around without adult supervision.
          That same concept is now known as "Fox News."
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        • Author by mk3872 (July 06, 2009 8:58 pm ET)
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          He did learn although he only played drums on 1 of their studio albums.
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    • Author by magnolialover (July 06, 2009 6:59 pm ET)
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      I'm more than willing to bet that they turned out 35000, for the fireworks portion of the program, NOT for the Tea Party monkey business.

      Isn't it odd. Back in April, they didn't have a good turnout because it was raining. And now, in Texas, small turnout because it was hot.

      Which leads me to believe that they aren't really that concerned about much of anything because if they were, they'd show up, good, bad, or hot weather.

      Frauds. It's basically a semi medium sized gathering of concern trolls.
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      • Author by reanna-mator (July 06, 2009 7:26 pm ET)
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        So if I hold my tiny little piddly event in some dusty corner of the next Olympics I can claim that 3+ million people came to my event?

        Listen up, Fox, this could be the next big thing in the manipulation of figures.
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        • Author by knowlies (July 07, 2009 12:49 am ET)
             
          Well, we are talking about folks that think a five-four Supreme Court decision is the same thing as nine-zero.

          It's that fuzzy math...
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          • Author by princeofwheels (July 07, 2009 10:06 am ET)
               
            My abacus tell me different. I even used the metric system and no, 5-4 isn't 9-0.
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    • Author by DAWUSS (July 06, 2009 7:23 pm ET)
         
      Did they mean $35000?
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      • Author by LuvLuLu (July 07, 2009 2:56 am ET)
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        Please, try to contribute something worthwhile to the site, instead of just noise that no one appreciates.
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    • Author by cpf2009 (July 07, 2009 12:50 am ET)
         
      35,000 - steers maybe (just maybe)... . 35,000 people - no way. I drove past the event on the 4th and I can report to this Fox Nation that media + live stock out number actual participants.
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    • Author by lather (July 07, 2009 7:25 am ET)
         
      On the 4th FOX had a live shot with a Jackass, right up in front of the camera, with a huge sign the said.. "IMPEACH OBAMA AND THE CAMEL HE ROAD IN ON"
      .. Now that sounds kinda racist to me.. I guess.. well.. are camels bad?

      "This is racism straight up." Garofalo
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    • Author by terrapin53 (July 07, 2009 8:55 am ET)
         
      I heard the crowd was at 37,000. They all showed up at the same time for the fireworks display, not for any tea party.
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      • Author by princeofwheels (July 07, 2009 10:15 am ET)
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        In Pittsburgh, over 200,000 showed up for my SUPPORT OBAMA rally at Point State Park. And many of them were Republicans. Therefore, numerous Republicans support President Obama.
        This was an unplanned rally but word of mouth got the crowd there.
        People were informed that there would not be a ZAMBELLI Fireworks display and they still showed up. Where was the MEDIA coverage? Where was Fox news? Where was Hannity to cover this massive pro-Obama rally?

        P.S. It is true, there was no ZAMBELLI fireworks display advertised...although, I will admit, for the record, that another Fireworks company was used...but that has nothing to do with honesty. People showed up and when certain fireworks were shot into the air, the crowd, in unison, said OOOOO Bam AHH
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    • Author by PurpleState (July 07, 2009 4:45 pm ET)
         
      Yes, and Rick Perry wasn't booed; they were all saying "Ooooooh" to the fireworks.
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