NJ Common Sense

By Alonzo Hosford

The Tea Party Express stop at Scranton Pennsylvania on 9/10/2009 was filled with newcomers taking their first steps to joining the protests against too much government. Location was on property with the Lackawanna County Courthouse and beautiful patriotic monuments of Veterans Memorial Plaza.

The event was very patriotic, peaceful and energetic. When the crowd was asked how many this was their first event, over 1/2 raised their hands.You can see this in a vast array of creative signs folks made with the heart and souls for the event. See photo story below.

Laureen Cummings of Old Forge addressed the President’s health care plea before joint sessions of Congress. “Why would a President do this to the American people”, she asked. Sentiments from the crowd of common citizens could only answer with concepts of a tyrant, communism and socialism in the face of an attack on the people by its own government. The hidden answer conservative analysts is about saving a failing Presidency.

Speaker Mark Williams who hosts the radio show On Air, On Line and On Demand!, clarified Laureen’s questions with President Obama’s past associations and present White House Czars with avowed beliefs in Marism, socialism and communism. Mark warned the people are “under attack from within.”

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On the day the event a Senate committee voted to cancel major military projects: a combat search-and-rescue helicopter, a presidential helicopter and a missile-defense project called Kinetic Energy Interceptor.  John F Kennedy warns against such cuts on a granite memorial at Lackawanna Court House foundation on grounds where event was held.

From Tea Party Express Scranton PA

I decided to cross the street to take pictures of the buses without obstacles. I saw a bagel shop with this sign. I bought a multigrain with lite cream cheese.

From Tea Party Express Scranton PA

Later I suggested to SEIU protesters after they chanted “Health Care Now”, they could have health care now by crossing the street and taking a job. Bagel shop proprietor was offering health care.