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...cool, breezy afternoon in Scottsdale, Ariz., just hours before the President's State of the Union address on Wednesday, Jan. 27. And across from P.F. Chang's and Goldwater Bank on East Camelback Road, a merry band of approximately 30 Tea Party activists, upset with politicians of all stripes, but especially liberals, waved signs against health care reform and out-of-control federal spending. The conservative protesters unfurled their banners and hoisted placards that read "Give Harry the boot" (with a real boot as a prop; and that would be Harry Mitchell, the local Democratic Congressman) and "Stop the Corrupt...
...particularly large gathering for the group. Earlier protests by the Tea Party Patriots of Scottsdale have drawn more than 100 people, according a spokesperson for Mitchell, who was elected in 2006 to represent the 5th District, just east of Phoenix. Just the day before, Mitchell was being protested from the other side by about 100 pro-health care reform demonstrators who rallied in front of his district office with signs saying "Health Care Can't Wait" and "Public Option NOW!" "There is giant passion on both sides of the health issue and real angst about the economy," says Mitchell...
Still, the Tea Party folk are fervent. The group's event coordinator, Judy Hoelscher, is relatively new at all this and has the enthusiasm of a convert. When she was living in California, she voted for Gray Davis, a Democrat, for governor. Now she paints signs and has a website, angryrightwinghousewife.com. Hoelscher, a mother of three, says, "Obama and the Democrats have not addressed the economy at all." She believes the stimulus bill was nothing but a "slush fund." But she is also offended by Republicans and says she will work for Republican challenger J.D. Hayworth against incumbent Senator John...
...Jenney is the state director of Americans for Prosperity, formerly the Arizona Federation of Taxpayers. He helped organize the Tea Party tax-day rally on April 15 that drew more than 5,000 people to the state capitol, and he has been supporting various Tea Party groups around the state ever since. "If people show up and make a big ruckus, we can stop the health care takeover in Congress." Speaking through a bullhorn, Jenney asked drivers to honk if they want to stop health care reform...
...Peacocks Tearoom, Ely Situated about 30 km from Cambridge in the town of Ely, Peacocks, peacockstearoom.co.uk, was voted Top Tea Place in 2007 by the U.K. Tea Council - and that's no mean accolade when your competitors are the Dorchester and Savoy. The august body praised Peacocks' warm atmosphere, amazing range of teas and delicious sandwiches. There's also the lovely riverside setting and wisteria-strewn gardens, both enticing draws on a sunny day. The tea count runs to almost 60 varieties, and as you'd imagine there are no tea bags allowed...