Get your Tea Party On, Friday: Tulsa, OKC (Updated with Pics and info about NEXT Tea Party!)

UPDATE 02/28/09: The next tea party is already being planned for April 15, 2009 – stay tuned for details!

UPDATED 02/28/09: Even more pics from BHarp1, HERE.

UPDATED 02/27/09: Click HERE to view photos from Tulsa’s Tea Party! Plus – The Red Dirt Report has a report from the OKC Tea Party HERE.

The following is from Jai Blevins, who is helping organize the Tulsa Tea Party:

TULSA

Local Author Will Wrap Up the Tulsa Tea Party Rally

February 26, 2009 Tulsa OK – Local Economist, Author and Minister, Jerry Robinson will be the final speaker at the “Tulsa Tea Party”. The Tea Party – a grass roots rally inspired by Rick Santelli’s rant on CNBC is organized locally by Jai Blevins. OK State Senator Randy Brogden and Sally Bell are also expected to speak.

The Tea Party Rally will be held on Friday February 27th, begining at 11 am at Vetern’s Park, 21st and Boulder in Tulsa. The Rally is organized to send a message to Washington DC that the people do not want big government and big spending – that “enough is enough”.

Jerry Robinson, as an economist and a Christian Thelogin, has a unique perspective on our country’s failing ecomony. He has written several books on the subject, the most recent is “Bankrupcy of Our Nation”. Jerry speaks at conventions and churchs accross the country and is scheduled for the Glen Beck program this spring.

Jerry will be bringing a realistic message of action and hope to the crowd. He will finish with prayer.

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The following is from Andrew Griffin, of the Red Dirt Report

OKLAHOMA CITY

“…Oklahoma City protest organizer Alan Webb told Red Dirt Report that some local politicians had been slated to speak at Friday’s rally on the Capitol steps but that was scrapped so it wouldn’t look like politicians grandstanding. Rather, local conservative radio personalities like Mark Shannon and Ron Black have been invited to speak.

“‘We started so late for Oklahoma City for this rally,’ Webb said. ‘Our agenda is to show we are not supportive of this bailout bill and be supportive of other cities participating. We are going to be one of the smaller gatherings. We want to show our support.’

“Webb said the protest will begin around 11 a.m., just as other ‘tea party’ gatherings take place around the country.

“‘This won’t be a grandstanding event,’ Webb said. ‘The Tulsa event will be bigger. They have been planning a lot longer.’

“Webb said this should not be a political rally or an Obama bashing event. In fact, he has Obama supporters who plan to attend the rally.

“‘They are against Congress spending wastefully,’ Webb said.

“Organizers of the tea parties note that after several trillion dollars are poured down the hole of inefficient, bloated corporations, the people have had enough, much like CNBC’s Rick Santelli who triggered the call for change and spurred the Chicago Tea Party, which triggered the spread of “tea parties” across America…” (Get the full story on the Red Dirt Report>>)