This sign greeted us as we arrived at the expected location in Snead Alabama for one of Gheen's Tea Bagger parties.
Yours truly was in to observe the promised Tea Party Against Amnesty. We arrived at about 1640 in Snead, a small All American community about 40 west of Gadsden.
We looked for and found the location of the protest, the Jet Pep fuel stop and convenience store, right where we knew it would be. What we didn’t see were any protesters. Almost an hour into their scheduled time of 1600-1800.
The event organizer, James Snyder had this to say in promoting the event.
We plan to have a variety of speakers,one of them a legal alien,I will be giving information on how to contact your congressman and show interest in your country.We will have people standing on the street to garner support.And just having a great time in fellowship with like minded people
Keep that in mind as you read on.
The parking lot was empty, save for a couple of families holding a garage sale. I got out, walked inside but not before noticing a sign in the window:
ALIPAC Tea Party – Moved to Snead Park – 4 to 6 pm behind Police station
Could it be that the turnout was so big that it would interfere with this business located at a main intersection in this small town? Hard to believe, but possible. So I walked inside to get a bottle of Lipton Tea and inquire.
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