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About 70 people have gathered in front of the steps of the Capitol Annex to protest against taxes, in what organizers dubbed “Tea Party II.” The Rev. Bryan Fischer, in a press release, said, “The purpose of Tea Party II is to give ordinary Idaho taxpayers the opportunity to voice their opposition to an increase in their tax burden during a recession.” Among those gathered was one man with a sign saying “FBO,” which he explained stood for “Forget about Butch Otter.” The event was billed as a follow-up to the April 15 “Tea Party” rallies in Boise and elsewhere against taxes, with the twist that this time, they’d be urging the House to stand up to Gov. Otter against a gas tax hike. “Participants are urged to bring the same signs and the same energy they brought to the April 15 rally,” Fischer wrote in his release. The April 15 rally, held at Capitol Park, attracted hundreds.
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JFanselow on May 04 at 11:16 a.m.
The crowd looked to be maybe half that when I left the annex just as it started. I guess a few more people wandered down. Gotta deduct the dozen or so media, of course!
Sisyphus on May 04 at 12:02 p.m.
And some of us incredulous gawkers and curious onlookers on their lunchbreak. I’m pretty sure Rep. Sue Chew was not an active proponent. This was an anti-Otter crowd in support of the kooks in the accomplishment challenged House. There were signs comparing Otter to Obama to give the flavor. These are people who are used to saying no and getoffamylawn.
thomg57 on May 04 at 1:16 p.m.
So this is the kind of crowd one gets at a Foxless Tea Party?