Wichita tea party Archives - Voice For Liberty

Apr

Tax day tea parties in Kansas announced

Several tea party events have been announced for tax day, April 15, in Kansas. Cities include Wichita, Hutchinson, Salina, Wamego, Manhattan, Olathe, Burlington, Lakin, Fort Scott, and Kansas City. Wichita In Wichita, the event is titled "From Wichita to Washington DC." Organizers announce that they are closing Central west of Main between the Wichita City Building and the Sedgwick County Courthouse. The date is Thursday, April 15 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. A Wichita Eagle news story previewing the event, complete with a list of speakers, is Radio host to attend tea party event in Wichita. For more information…

Mar

By Bob Weeks

Tea party impact to be topic of panel

This Friday the Wichita Pachyderm Club features a panel discussion with panelists Susan Estes, Lynda Tyler, and Dion Lefler discussing the topic "What is the political impact, if any, of the Tea Party movement?" Estes is Field Director for Americans for Prosperity-Kansas, Tyler is head of Kansans for Liberty and organizer of the last two tea party events in Wichita, and Lefler is a Wichita Eagle reporter who covers politics at several levels. All are welcome to attend Pachyderm club meetings. The program costs $10, which includes a delicious buffet lunch including salad, soup, two main dishes, and ice tea…

Mar

By Bob Weeks

Tea party leaders analysis released

The Sam Adams Alliance, an organization that supports free market principles, has released a study that examines tea party leaders, their thoughts, and their motivations. It found that many tea party leaders are new to political activism, and having experienced empowerment, are ready to move to the next step of activism. "This is their time to act," the report concludes. While it is often thought that the tea party movement might blossom into a third party, that wasn't the sentiment of those surveyed: "A striking 85.7 percent said 'No' when asked if they were in favor of moving in the…

Feb

By Bob Weeks

Kansas news digest

News from alternative media around Kansas for February 22, 2010. Proponents of bill want to force 'charity' (Kansas Liberty) "Kansas hospitals say they have been stepping up to the plate and helping individuals with their health bills, but left-wing organizations say the goodwill assistance needs to be required by law." Senate kills attempt to abolish death penalty (Kansas Liberty) "The Kansas Senate deliberated today for several hours on whether to repeal the state's death penalty. Much of the debate focused on how legislators’ religion played into their decision to either support or oppose the legislation and whether the families of…

Feb

By Bob Weeks

Wichita winter tea party: it’s inside this Saturday

Kansans For Liberty is hosting a tea party this Saturday February 20 at Century II Exhibition Hall. It starts at 1:00 pm. Lynda Tyler, the organizer for this event, says that there are two levels to this event: A stage with organizations, candidates, a forum, ending with keynote speaker Apostle Claver. The other level is the decorated tables around the outside of the room representing organizations and campaigns from all over Kansas. The event is free to the public. There will be raffles for flags, baskets, dinners to Mike’s Steakhouse, and two tickets to see Sarah Palin at the Intrust…

Nov

By Bob Weeks

Wichita’s tea party critics examined

On Wednesday, the Tea Party Express stopped in Wichita for a rally. Quite a few people attended -- more on that in a moment -- and the reaction to the event by Wichita's Left perhaps says more about them than the protesters. On several online discussion forums, including the Wichita Eagle editorial blog, there was a great deal of discussion concerning the number of people that attended the event. Several seemed particularly obsessed with discounting the attendance figure reported by the Wichita Eagle, which wrote "Organizers estimated the crowd at 1,500 to 1,700. Police at the scene estimated it at…

Nov

By Bob Weeks

Tea Party Express in Wichita a success

Related content: Wichita’s tea party critics examined. Today a large crowd -- some people estimated the crowd at 1,500 to 1,700 -- gathered on a beautiful fall day in Wichita for a stop of the Tea Party Express. The crowd enjoyed speeches and music. About 30 motorcyclists escorted the bus to Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. My photos are here, or click here for a slideshow.

Nov

By Bob Weeks

Tea Party Express in Wichita

Wednesday, November 4, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, in the parking lot of Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, Sycamore and Maple Streets in Wichita. This is a stop on the nationwide tour of the bus and speakers. "At each stop the tour will highlight some of the worst offenders in Congress who have voted for higher spending, higher taxes, and government intervention in the lives of American families and businesses. These Members of Congress have infringed upon the freedom of the individual in this great nation, and its time for us to say: ‘Enough is Enough!’ The ‘Tea Party Express’ tour will…

Sep

By Bob Weeks

Dale Swenson, tea party critic, a barrel of laughs

Today's Wichita Eagle contains a story (Tea party organizers: We paid for event) covering the dust-up between a member of the Kansas House of Representatives and tea party organizers. The state representative -- Dale Swenson, a Democrat whose district covers parts of southwest Wichita -- said of the tea party event: "We need taxes to support their protests." Today's Eagle story reports on organizer Lynda Tyler's expenditures necessary to put on the event. It's much the same information as in her statement presented in my post Wichita tea party paid its expenses from Sunday. In his defense, Swenson told the…

Aug

By Bob Weeks

Wichita tea party paid its expenses

After Friday's American Tea Party in Wichita, complaints rolled in. The Wichita Eagle article reporting on the event drew over 200 comments, many complaining about one or another aspect of over 700 people gathering for a peaceful event. In particular, the squawking of one member of the Kansas House of Representatives only revealed the ignorance of the speaker in his attempt at finding irony. As reported on the Wichita Eagle's editorial blog: "'We need taxes to support their protests.' -- Rep. Dale Swenson, D-Wichita, about how Friday’s anti-tax tea party was held at the county-owned and taxpayer-supported Sedgwick County Park."…