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Small Group Turns Out for Tea Party Express Bus Tour

The short rally encouraged people to focus on Election Day and the upcoming Senate races.

 

The Tea Party Express rolled into Brecksville Friday evening—and departed soon after with little fanfare. The tour’s Ohio location had been up in the air until Friday morning, and the short notice led to a small crowd.

About 30 people had gathered in the city’s municipal parking lot by the time the rally began around 5:25 p.m.

Members of the audience mentioned the short notice, and many said they came out because they want change in the government.

Don Lastoria, owner of the BP gas station in Brecksville, said the country is “really upside down right now.” As a small business owner, taxes are making it difficult for him to keep going. Lastoria said he wants to look at different sides of both parties.

“We definitely need change,” said Katie Lastoria, his wife.

Amy Kremer, chair of the Tea Party Express, addressed the group first and apologized for the confusion. She asked the audience to not get discouraged, repeating that the Tea Party is “not dead.” The Tea Party shouldn’t be judged by the number of people at rallies, Kremer said.

“Judge us by what happens on Election Day,” she said.

The Tea Party Express’ “Restoring the American Dream” bus tour is focused on the upcoming Senate races and putting power in back in the hands of the states and the people, she said. The tour began Friday morning in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, where hundreds turned out to hear the group’s message and see them endorse Senate candidate Tom Smith.

The Tea Party Express has already endorsed Senate candidate Josh Mandel, who was originally scheduled to appear at the group’s Ohio stop, said spokesperson Taylor Budowich. Mandel had to cancel the Canfield, Ohio, event, which led to the scramble for a new location.

“On such short notice, these things happen,” he said.

While the cancellation was a bit disappointing, Budowich said local groups showed a lot of enthusiasm in helping the Tea Party Express find a new location.

After Kremer spoke, Lloyd Marcus and Diana Nagy entertained the group with a few songs. The rally was done within 20 minutes.

Related Topics: Tea Party and Tea Party Express

T. Parte

12:56 am on Saturday, April 28, 2012

Dear ms. Kremer. We will judge you on the number of people at your rallies, and on election day. But your final judgement day will be the most important. Glad to see the number of your cult members are declining. Mr lastoria - your political affiliations may hurt your business worse than the tax man. I wont fill up my tank at a station owned by a tea partier. You make it easy for me to go to shell. Glad to see that the whole rally effected less people than a fart. 30 people there for 20 minutes.

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tom m

12:45 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2012

I never knew they were even in town I would have went to see what they had to say (no I am not a t-partyer) my vote in this election will follow a non-socialist vote period

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lyn

7:46 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

Dear T. Parte-
Your comment reminds me of those people who suddenly stopped listening to Bruce Springsteen because he backed Obama. So you won't buy gas at BP, only Shell. Well, I guess you'll be staying home for the next 3 months, since they tore the Shell station down. Once the new station is built, we'll see you mid-summer!

Mark Kylemore

11:57 am on Saturday, April 28, 2012

God bless the Tea Party and it's members for their ongoing contributions. Ignore the bashing from the ignorant on the left. They know not what they are doing.

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Earl Elevant

1:11 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2012

Actually it's also the middle and mostly-right that think the tea party is a group of self-serving idiots.

And, yes, we do know exactly what we're doing--trying to keep the country belonging to the people instead of the people belonging to the country (under the tea party's leadership, of course), like the tea party wants.

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Myron Holley

2:02 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

YOUR RIGHT MARK. I see from post Earl walk around with his head up rectical cavity. Some can not be helped.

Myron Holley

12:09 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2012

I SEE THE LEFT EDITORS AT KENT PATCH IS AT IT AGAIN. Where is the editing of so called rules by the edition staff. Remember we are not suppose to insult any one. To T.Parte and tbelle. The far left or right is always not the sharpest knives in the drawer. See it still holds. We t partyers do know your on the way out. O bummer is in first place. Your radical left and right is next. Soooo Long { wish I could say its been good to know you. ] Not.

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Myron Holley

12:09 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2012

One more thing editors where is the names of the jerk o loids you require. Can all ways tell when its cowards in hiding. No name.

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Rachel Abbey McCafferty

5:45 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2012

A comment has been deleted for violating our Terms of Use. You're welcome to talk about the issues, but you can't attack fellow users. Here's a link to the terms: http://brecksville.patch.com/terms

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Myke Scavone

12:11 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

Mark

Don't want Government? Go to Somalia

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Myron Holley

2:08 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

not deo rat who hides in the dark gutters nor a puppy kin who is so far right. In the middle. Not blindly following party lines. That is why we are hate'ed by the left and right. The demo rats want every thing for free with you and I paying for it. The puppy kins say CAN NOT WORK STARVE. Shame on both.

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Alexandra

8:24 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

Wow, such rude behavior...grow up and act like adults. You don't have anything nice to say, don't say it.

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Roger

1:02 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Thanks alexandra! Appreciate your comment to maintain civility!

Myron Holley

9:26 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

actually baiting the left and right. They love to call names and innuendo's, Then screams like crazy when its reversed. Love the left as they soon will disappear. They love to kill there young in the name of freedom of choice. The far right will take a little longer as common thinking on issues is a learning process. Those that dont will die of old age with there poison in them. But then thats what it is all about is it not. Being able to think different and still be free. and agree to totaly disagree

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tom m

11:48 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

you need to proof read before posting ...your shortcutting of words make your posts hard to understand

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Myron Holley

1:12 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

If my posts need proof reading and are hard to understand Tom m.. Its that you do not or can not understand.

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lyn

6:35 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

I agree with tom m. - see your comment on "2:08 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012".
Say what??? Not a slam, just want to know what point you are making. Its hard to understand.

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tom m

7:47 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

no myron you need to figure out when to use the word there and their correctly ...like I said it throws off your point

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Myron Holley

1:03 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

FROM FEED BACK GUESS YOUR RIGHT Tom M. Problem is I speek 5 languages and write well in none. If it seemed like a slam not ment to be. We agree on vote. We need to get in any one who is a non-socialist period

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tom m

8:58 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

hugh it could just be that myron came to america from somewhere that did not speak english and picked english up while he was here (not someone who lives here for 50 years while not learning any english not working or paying taxes ) or basically the base of your whole political party the 19 percenters (who cant add thinking they are 99% of the us population)

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Rachel Abbey McCafferty

9:24 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

Comments that attack other users won't be allowed. I just deleted two that did so. You are welcome to debate the issues, but let's treat each other with respect. http://brecksville.patch.com/terms

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Susan Ruiz Patton

9:58 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

Hey folks, how about we debate the issue at hand -- not call each other names.
Perhaps the organization got low participation because the event was last minute. Or maybe their members don't use Twitter -- which is how we found out about the event.

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Garry Kanter

1:44 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

Or maybe nobody was much interested?

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Steve Rosen

8:19 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

Susan, I don't believe it is your job to create any sort of excuse for the number of people who attended this event. It is your job to report. If you choose to add editorial content, please label the article as an editorial.

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lyn

8:40 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

Steve, I was thinking the same thing when I read this. I thought her comment on the article should not have appeared here in the same manner as a regular reader comment would.

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Susan Ruiz Patton

5:34 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

All, my comment is aimed at encouraging readers to debate the issue, not beat each other up. I'm not involved with the organization in the article and am not interested in making excuses for anybody. My interest here is keeping the debate from deteriorating into name calling and personal attacks -- both of which violate our terms of use.

Mike

4:38 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

With the US National Debt going up well over a million dollars a minute and the Fed pumping 4 billion dollars into the system every day, I can't say that I blame the Tea Partiers.

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Earl Elevant

4:52 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

The only problem is that the tea party doesn't want to give up any of *their* money. They want everyone else to foot the bill.
No thank you.

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Jim

12:29 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012

Earl's comments tweaked me to respond. Tea partiers, like their namesakes, are against giving their money to a government who wastes it. Food stamps for strip bars, Solyndra's bundler give-away, conferences in Vegas, etc, etc. No one should foot the bill because its a load of Truman's manure. If its national defense to keep my kids from being blown up, then spend away. If not, get a leftist billionaire to become a philanthropist.

John H.

10:29 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

Mr. Holley,
Please use some form of punctuation and grammar. Thank you.

I, for one, and completely confused as to the demand to "discuss the issues". Ms. McCafferty was simply reporting a neighborhood event, that is an issue? You might disagree with the Tea Party and whatever it is standing for these days (Birth Certificates for Presidents? Poor, Unemployed people wanting the rich to have bigger tax breaks?) but they have the right to assemble and say what they'd like. I really don't see the issue.

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Myron Holley

11:59 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

I do not disagree with the T-.party. Do disagree with the far left and right. I also do love to ring the bells of the far left and right. So predictable. Can not attack the issue so goes to personal attacks. Which is fine. Arabs have a saying that ] [ and this goes for the bone headed left and knot headed right. ] They have lives like fleas. Never doing anything except living off the life blood of others. There thinking and barking is like the pimple on a flees behind. Nothing except for the flea. Personally I think that the left is the worst. O they can spell in English, and cross the T's and sentence structure, But never do or add any thing to the goodness of human kind. There more like a blister on the heal of man kind. The only problem I have with the T party is that many do not know where they are located to join. They are [the T party] the true America to my thinking,

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Earl Elevant

4:50 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

In case you haven't noticed, the tea party *is* the far right.

Myron Holley

6:50 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

TO EARL. what are you smoking, Of course from the Brain frozen left. or knot headed right. That is why O BUMMER SAYS NASTY THINGS and the R.I.N.Os like MCCAIN, AND THE FAR RIGHT ALL are really in the same boat. Unions like the afl cio are all in it. Shame on you folks. Blister on the heal of man kind.

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Myron Holley

6:51 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

One other thing. This artical was a poorly descised slam at the T. PARTY folks. Did not cover the other rally where thousands attended.

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Jack Kelly

8:18 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

Good freaking Lord. Stop your incessant whining.
What credentials do you hold that makes you remotely qualified to criticize an article? What about your education? Your experience?

That's what I thought. Nadda. Nothing. None. Not a damn thing. So, shut up already and stop acting like you know what in the hell you're talking about.

This article was NOT a slam. This article had nothing to do with the "other rallies where thousands attended." It had to do with a LOCAL rally -- in Brecksville -- where just over 2-dozen people showed up. The entire article was FACTUAL (which whiny, know-nothings like you know nothing about). And it originated in the Brecksville Patch, where the event was located. So, mentioning other rallies would have NO relevance whatsoever. When other rallies have been held locally (i.e. Cuyahoga Falls just a couple of weeks ago), they're covered in the local Patch.

People like you who criticize an article because YOU do not agree with it only further show you don't have a clue what you're talking about.
How would you like it if we came and busted your hump because you didn't put the pickles on the bun the right way? Yeah, I didn't think you'd appreciate it.

So, take your Metamucil, get your Fruit Of the Looms out of the wad they're obviously in, shut the hell up and get to bed, Crankshaft.

Myron Holley

7:03 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

Here is a couple of links that will get the air headed left and the knot headed right going. The best ones on OBUMMER has been blocked via O BUMMERS FOLKS. any way here you are.
http://gothamist.com/2012/04/27/justin_wedes.php

http://rt.com/usa/news/agents-chicago-nato-federal-161/

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Myron Holley

9:46 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

Love it when we get the left tightened up like steel spring, So easy and so predictable.

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Myron Holley

10:07 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Jack = jack =JACK, More than likely editors will not let this through as they have not in the past when answering the far left. Its fun to ring your bell on the left. The article was a left'est propaganda article. Like it or not. Tough talk no. Why are you so angry. Its not my fault your real father skipped and ran. Of course you all ways was a few short cards on a full deck. I see time has not improved you. As to my med's from the drug store for senile prevention. Well at least I have reached that age. Doubt if you will. But yes I am well. Thank you for your concern.

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Myron Holley

10:07 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

You asked for my credit's. Well I speak 5 language and spell and write not to well in any. Have been around the world several times. Have more medals, ribbons and citations than you have teeth. Of course judging from your anger that may not be to many. Lets say teeth of average person. Ran for Congress once. and state assembly 3 times. I have been in and lived in every state in the Union except Alaska. Have started and still have 3 thriving business's. Have ate with kings, presidents, congress and senators, Bums, Those on the far left and on far right. Do not always agree but will listen and understand they have the right to there ideas. Never ask them or tell them to shut up. That's a Neo Nazi way of doing things, I fully well recognize left or right propaganda when I see it. With The T party again, Personaly do not agree on every thing. [ but then not a party man} Unlike the party boys and I mean boys who are full of poison. Hope this helps with your High blood pressure, Por Nada.

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Myron Holley

1:47 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Jack this is like shooting a unarmed man. So will leave you be. How ever remember Girl scout awards and boy scout awards don't count. As a award for being on time or not having a accident at work. All though I have the highest regards for both scout Org . But to see your screaming shut up like a girl. stomping your feet and jumping up and down. You should watch your blood pressure. As to being in fantasy land for most of your far left it may seem so as you have never been any where or done any thing to help man kind. I forgot to mention We. wife and I have helped build a school in Cambodia, and Thai Land, and are still supporting it. We also. Have had many foreign exchange students from all over the world . Have 7 adopted children from Korea, Japan, Thai Land, Viet Nam, to France. to name a few. What you care about and think is por nada. The French have a word for you called [ will sound it out for you] De mond Currr. Like Kerr with a C.
Back to article. It was written well. Did not care for the left est negative way but that's me. Great thing about our country is we can have both and still live to gather. But then there is always the exception as in your case. One more thing, I did vote for O bummer but never again. Yep I was

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Susan Ruiz Patton

5:40 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Several comments in this stream were deleted because they violated our terms of use. We do not permit personal attacks nor do we permit profanity, even if it is masked. Continued comments that violate our terms of use will result in suspension from Patch.
Signed -- The Management

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Roger

7:41 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Thanks Susan! Really tired of frequent offenders thinking the rules don't apply to them. This forum isn't a radio talk show where the host(poster) is free to say anything he wants. If they want to slam, degrade, and belittle people that don't agree with them, let the set up their own blog, and get their own readers. There are some regular offenders who seems to know everything about every topic and every community, and have no qualms about what they say, or who they call what. They are just writring to incite and insult. Thanks again!

Chris Butts

2:52 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012

30 People? Soon the Tea Party movement will be a distant memory.

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tom m

7:44 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012

and soon so many from the occupy movement will be in jail for murder counterfitting trying to blow up bridges etc

Stan Wilson

6:00 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012

The Tea Party will be defeated in the Civil War of 2015

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