PHOTO GALLERY: Large crowd at Thursday's Tea Party

Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:00 am

Peter Adelsen Perspective staff writer padelsen@kokomoperspective.com | 0 comments

Organizers had expected a large crowd at Thursday's Tea Party at the Kokomo Event Center, but not to this extent.

"The car count was about 590, so if you figure two per car that is about 1,200," said Deb Hearn, who with Kenlyn Watson organized the event. "But there were a lot of people who carpooled since parking was limited."

She said that people may have spilled over from the adjoining businesses, as well.

The previous largest crowd was about 500 people at the two past tea parties, she said.

The tea party focused on several major topics of the day including health care, fair tax, auditing the Fed and cap and trade.

"If we don't stay awake at the wheel, we will lose those very freedoms that we have been taking for granted," she said.

The featured speaker was Peter Heck, who is a conservative radio personality at WIOU-AM and is also a history teacher at Eastern High School.

Hearn said that the next tea party could be in eight to ten weeks.

"Our goal now is to really get the citizens of Kokomo and the surrounding counties very involved and they need to reach out to their friends, family and co-workers and get them off the couch too," she said. "We all need to stay involved. This is our nation. Let's protect the freedom and liberty we so enjoy."

Check out our photo album from Thursday's event.

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