Tea Party Express Caravan
Day 6– September 2
El Paso, Texas
We managed to get to the El Paso rally a bit early. Hooray! We were all dressed and nearly rested and ready to go. The TPE buses pulled in right in front of us and got to work setting up their stage and sound system. These folks are really pros. Gianna is memorizing the music from the program and walks around singing, “I need a bailout. Somebody rescue me” – a song by the Rivoli Revue. It’s pretty cute.
Mandie has become the official Tea Party dog. She is so well-behaved. I have no idea what happened. She used to bug me like crazy, and on this long trip she just lays around wherever we put her and hasn’t been demanding at all. I guess she wants to stick around on the journey. Good dog.
Fact I did not know about El Paso – it has a HUGE democrat voter registration dominance. I suppose the TPE organizers knew this, and wanted to give the locals a rallying point. I saw folks meeting one another and looking a bit relieved to find others in their town who shared their feelings about government growth, interference and increasing taxes. That’s encouraging. I’d guess we had around 250 folks out, which I think is outstanding for a Wednesday morning with nearly zero local news coverage – at least from what the locals said. Especially when there are so many residents who want to be taken care of by the nanny state.
The crowd may have been smallish, but they had big enthusiasm. They gathered before the singing of the Star Spangled Banner by Diana Nagy, and sang together, a capella. It was sweet. When the show started, they were more than welcoming. Griff shot a live package from the middle of the tea party that will air during Hannity or Greta tonight.
Our fellow button-people friends, Brian and Brigitte, joined the tour today. Nice to bump into them.
Folks around El Paso sure are polite.
Now, off to San Antonio.
