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Protesters walking towards the United States Capitol during the Taxpayer March on Washington.

The Taxpayer March on Washington was a Tea Party protest march from Freedom Plaza to the United States Capitol that was held on September 12, 2009, in Washington, D.C. The event drew at least 75,000 American conservatives, Republicans, independents, and libertarians who rallied against what they consider "big government", namely President Barack Obama's proposals on health care reform, taxation, and federal spending, among other issues. The march, sponsored by FreedomWorks, Tea Party Patriots, and ResistNet, is the largest protest against the Obama administration since the Democratic politician took office in January of 2009.

Timeline

On Saturday, September 12, participants gathered at Freedom Plaza, located just east of the White House. The walk down Pennsylvania Avenue was scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m., but due to a larger-than-expected number of protesters, the Plaza and surrounding area became overcrowded. Around one hour ahead of schedule, and led by a fife and drum corps, the energetic crowd began its march towards Capitol Hill.

During the march, most protesters sang patriotic songs, chanted political slogans, waved American flags, or held signs covering a wide range of political topics. While some of these handwritten signs included statements such as "You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out" and "Hey Obamacare! Hands off my body", signs promoting Obama citizenship conspiracy theories and comparing Obama to comic book supervillain the Joker were visible throughout the march.

Attendance

Some sources have claimed that over a million people attended this rally; however, the Washington D.C. fire department estimated that there were actually about 70,000 to 80,000 there. But the sources claiming upwards of a million include the Washington DC Police Department, as well as parks and recreation- as quoted by Michelle Malkin. A DC police officer is quoted as saying that after 20 years on the force it was the biggest crowd he had ever seen. Further the march coincided with Tea Parties across the nation, which also had a good number of people attending.

See also

References

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  2. Keefe, Bob (September 12, 2009). "Georgians lead protest at Taxpayer March on Washington". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ajc.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  3. ^ Doyle, Leonard (September 12, 2009). "Anti-Barack Obama health care protesters pour into Washington". The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Vogel, Kenneth P. (September 12, 2009). "Protests present GOP with tricky task". The Politico. politico.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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  6. Zeleny, Jeff (September 12, 2009). "Thousands Rally in Capital to Protest Big Government". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
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  8. Seaman, Andrew (September 12, 2009). "Tens of thousands rally in D.C. against federal spending". USA Today. usatoday.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  9. Barabak, Mark Z. (September 13, 2009). "Massive crowd marches against Obama's agenda". Los Angeles Times. latimes.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  10. Zeitvogel, Karin (September 13, 2009). "Thousands rally against Obama". Agence France-Presse. news.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
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http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/12/celebrating-the-912-rallies/

http://pajamasmedia.com/vodkapundit/2009/09/12/marching-by-the-numbers/

http://theliberaldemocrat.com/est-15-2-million-flock-dc-for-obama-protest/

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