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[[Image:Headnew.jpg|right|380px|thumb| Tax Day Tea Party]]

[[Image:Headnew.jpg|right|380px|thumb| Tax Day Tea Party]]

'''Tax Day Tea Party''' was a nationwide organized event that protested the [[generational theft]] of public [[tax]] dollars by the federal goverment on April 15, 2009. In the spirit of the founding fathers [[Boston Tea Party]], the organizers; Smart Girl Politics, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and the DontGo Movement, created a massive grassroots movement with scheduled protests in all fifty states on April 15th.  

'''Tax Day Tea Party''' was a nationwide, locally organized multi-event that protested the [[generational theft]] of public [[tax]] dollars by the Federal Government on April 15, 2009. In the spirit of the founding fathers [[Boston Tea Party]], the local organizers, top Conservatives and Libertarian's on Twitter, and just ordinary citizens who use various social media sites, created a massive grassroots movement with scheduled protests in all fifty states on April 15th.  

==Founding==

==Founding==

Their website states:

One of their website states:

''"The Tea Party protests, in their current form, began in early 2009 when [[Rick Santelli]], the On Air Editor for CNBC, set out on a rant to expose the bankrupt liberal agenda of the [[White House]] Administration and [[Congress]]. Specifically, the flawed “Stimulus Bill” and pork filled budget."''

''"The Tea Party protests, in their current form, began in early 2009 when [[Rick Santelli]], the On Air Editor for CNBC, set out on a rant to expose the bankrupt liberal agenda of the [[White House]] Administration and [[Congress]]. Specifically, the flawed “Stimulus Bill” and pork filled budget."''

==Mainstream Media==

==Mainstream Media==

The [[MSM|broadcast networks]] evening newscasts on April 15, 2009 provided prominent coverage of the Tea Party rallies across the nation with time for the views of participants, but they tried to discredit the protests as a front for "corporate interests" or a "fistful of rightward leaning Web sites" -- ''a concern for motives and hidden agendas the same programs lacked when championing the 2006 pro-[[illegal immigrant]] marches.''  <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2009/04/16/abc-cbs-nbc-try-discredit-tea-party-protests], Brent Baker, ''NewsBusters.org'', April 16, 2009</ref>

The [[MSM|broadcast networks]] evening newscasts on April 15, 2009 provided limited coverage of the Tea Party rallies across the nation with time for the views of participants, but they tried to discredit the protests as a front for "corporate interests" or a "fistful of rightward leaning Web sites" -- ''a concern for motives and hidden agendas the same programs lacked when championing the 2006 pro-[[illegal immigrant]] marches.''  <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2009/04/16/abc-cbs-nbc-try-discredit-tea-party-protests], Brent Baker, ''NewsBusters.org'', April 16, 2009</ref>

[[Neil Cavuto]] commented on the Tea Parties:

[[Neil Cavuto]] commented on the Tea Parties: