Teaparty Results and Followup

Thanks to all of you, the day was a success. We had at least 1000 people participate. Of the people there 678 of them signed the petition we had that is going to Washington and Albany.

To followup with this to keep this going we want to keep collecting petitions until May 15th. To the right of this blog in the "Events Documents" section there is a Petition Signup Sheet and Petition Detail sheet. Please help us by getting as many signatures as you can get by May 15th.

You can send the petitions after you are done to Steuben County Young Republicans, 234 E. Pulteney St., Corning, NY 14830.

Star-Gazette prints article on Corning Teaparty

The Star-Gazette's Ray Finger does an article on the Corning Tax Day Teaparty. Ray interviews Peter Halliday, the President of the Steuben County Young Republicans. They group is organizing the local Teaparty that is an effort to get people of all parties and ages together to have their say about the out-of-control spending. The Teaparty is a historic occasion where there will be an estimated 1500 tea parties held across the country in various spots on this day.

Radio Interview with Fran and John

Fran Labordi and John Buckley have a great radio show on WLEA each Saturday. On Saturday, April 11th they interviewed Peter Halliday, the President of the Steuben County Young Republicans, about the Tax Day Teaparty being held in Corning, NY. You can hear the whole interview below. More from Fran and John's show can be heard at WLEA on the Newsmaker Show.

Radio Interview with Kevin Dorn

Kevin Dorn on WLEA interviewed Peter Halliday, the President of the Steuben County Young Republicans, about the Tax Day Teaparty being held in Corning, NY. You can hear the whole interview below. More from Kevin Dorn can be heard at WLEA on the Newsmaker Show.

Your Chance To Be A Part of History

It's time to be a part of history. We need your help. Please email me at phalliday@excelsiorsystems.net if you can help volunteer the day of the event. Please be there at 5:15pm if you can volunteer. We will be collecting petitions for the event to send to Washington and Albany. We will be collecting food for a food drive to help the Salvation Army. We are also registering unregistered voters. All of this take effort, so please help us out.

Click on the image to read it closer up.

Bring A Sign To the Protest

Many people have asked about whether signs will be provided. This is a real grassroots effort, so we want you to bring your own sign. Personalize it. Make it the message you want to send.

You can use poster board and some markers. It doesn't have to be expensive or fancy. Just make sure it's big enough to see. Make sure the message is terse enough to read quickly.

Below are examples of some messages that can get your creative juices flowing. I'm not suggesting you use one of these. It's better for the message to be yours, but here are some ideas to get you started.

• Less Pork in Bills, More Pork on Grills
• The Revolution Starts HERE [with an arrow pointing down]
• Get Your Hand Out of My Pocket & Leave Me Alone!
• STOP the Borrowing
• STOP the Spending
• STOP the Taxing
• I Can Spend My $$ Better Than Government Can
• It's Time to Clean House! -- And Senate!
• I Want My National Sovereignty Back
• Stop the $$$ Presses!
• We The People ARE FED UP
• Revolution! Nuff said
• Is this what you voted for?
• Government is Broken
• FAIR TAX
• RIP America
• We don't want pork, We Want Liberty
• Special Interest Get the Pork, We Get the Beans.
• No Public Money for Private Failure
• Andrew Jackson was Right: No to Bank Nationalization
• Cut Taxes, Not Deals
• Next Time, Read the Bill Before You Sign It
• You Can’t Borrow to Prosper
• Don’t Mortgage the Future
• For a Young Person (Don't Mortgage My Future)
• Solve Problems, Don’t Sweep Them Under the Table

Interview: Peter Halliday on Frankly Speaking

On Frank Acomb's radio show Frankly Speaking on Friday, Peter Halliday was interviewed by Mr. Acomb about the Tax Day Teaparty. Frank does a conservative talk show airing every weekday from 6am-9am on WENY radio.

In the interview, Frank asked Peter about the Teaparty why it's happening. What will happen that day. And other discussions.

Peter Halliday is the President of the Steuben County Young Republicans. They are an organization of people from 20-40 that are registered Republican and interested in politics and making a difference in their community.