We don't even know how to hold a sign

With respect to the upcoming San Diego Tea Party Protest on Better Saturday, April 11th, we will be equal parts participant and observer. We will be observers of ourselves as much as others as it’s our first protest of any kind and we’re as curious as all get out to see how we behave.

We had a false start the first time around. We mistook the date thinking it would be on a Saturday vs. the day before. It’s been charming, frankly, seeing these “virgin” fisc-cons organize these protests and scheduling the first one on a work day when most would-be protesters were at work or school and which was evidence of this initial stumble out of the blocks. It’s all good, though, and we look forward to exercising our 1st amendment rights.

And dig this from the Buffalo Tea Party Protest over the weekend:

And when co-coordinator James Ostrowski asked the crowd to make donations that will help the movement distribute fliers and pamphlets to every household in Erie County, dozens of adults, children, and senior citizens — some in wheelchairs — stormed the podium.

The group raised $2,000 on the spot, said Jill Sinclair, a co-coordinator.
"Absolutely incredible. I did not expect a single dollar today," said Ostrowski, a local attorney.

The pamphlet, which is a study of market economics, will be distributed door-to-door beginning next week.

A teachable moment, indeed