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The crowd as I approached before the 10am kickoff. I would estimate it grew to more than 100 eventually.
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Dawn Wildman, one of the founders of the local tea party movement.
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Leslie Eastman, another local founding mother.
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Yes, this is about ObamaCare. But we still hate Schwarzenegger.
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The tourists on the bus checked out the scene. Some passing motorists gave supportive honks.
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Good point.
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Mason Weaver, a great speaker, radio host, and, judging by the "Draft Mason Weaver" signs in the crowd, possible Congressional candidate.
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Founding member, Babies Against Communism
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About 15 Obamunists showed up to counter-protest across the street. They shouted a lot but were largely ignored.
UPDATE: Welcome, Instapundit readers! And check out organizer Leslie Eastman's blog post on the event.
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