Angry mob descends on Buffalo for the Western New York Tea Party

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It was a perfect day for a tea party on Buffalo’s historic waterfront as over 300 angry Western New Yorkers got together to protest America’s #1 dysfunctional state government. To say that they were angry is no overstatement as even the mention of names like Paterson, Silver, Smith, Volker or any other of New York’s entrenched pension grabbing political class brought on resounding jeers and boos from the audience.
Only one politician dared to show up to make a speech, State Senator George D. Maziarz an ally of one of the event organizers, activist Rus Thompson. Senator Maziarz gave some tips on how citizen action can stop Albany’s constant schemes to tax everything in sight. Even so Senator Maziarz was not immune from the mood of some of the protesters, a few hecklers were not in the mood to hear anything from any politician this day.

Views and Press Coverage of this event (I will update this as reports come in):

From the Buffalo News:
Tea Party protests high taxes, ‘failed’ government

From the Buffalo Bean Blog: Buffalo Tea Party: Mad As Hell

The Buffalo Shark has a few pics posted: Tea Party After Action Report

Progressive blogger Buffalo Pundit has a number of posts, video and pictures.

Speakupwny article: Russ Thompson’s speech highlights Buffalo tea Party

Political Class Dismissed (Jim Ostrowski’s speech): My Remarks to the Western NY Tea Party (March 18)

Niagara Gazette: TAXES: Hundreds show up for ‘Tea Party’

Tonawanda News: TAXES: Angry citizens stage revolt

WKBW Article: Taxpayers Stage Real-Life Tea Party to Protest High Taxes

Mike Rebmann from the North Buffalo Journal and Review has a slide show on Political Class Dismissed.

From WIVB: Tea party tax revolt on the waterfront