Kill the Bill final push: Boston Tea Partiers party on

A small but enthusiastic Army of Davids — about 80-100 local stalwarts by informal count — manned the ramparts in front of the Samuel Adams statue at Faneuil Hall this afternoon, Beantown's contribution to the Tea Party movement's "final grassroots push against Obamacare."

Getting there was half the fun. Walking along East Boston's Meridien Street on our way to catch the T into Boston, we stopped to chat with some of the locals, like this affable fellow who wanted nothing to do with a Government takeover of health care. Our Scott Brown campaign shirt and "Just say no" protest sign were the icebreakers that brought smiles and high fives and friendly banter from people we would never have dreamed of talking to before but who now seemed like old friends.

Charles Bulfinch's Georgian Neoclassical Faneuil Hall as backdrop for Anne Whitney's statue of original Boston Tea Party fomenter Samuel Adams facing Congress Street across from City Hall was the place to be as thousands of tourists and pleasure seekers took advantage of the weather-perfect first day of spring.

Participants were in a mood for regime change. We know how Bob, above, feels. Our own Rep Michael Capuano, whom we called and wrote and emailed and snail-mailed in the last period of time, just emailed us this evening with the following wimpout:

After careful review and absent any last minute changes on reconciliation, I will vote YES on health care reform. Although I am not happy with every aspect of this bill, I have come to the conclusion that the benefits for Massachusetts and the country outweigh the problems.

Twitter buddy Garrett Quinn was there, covering the event for Red Mass Group and had this to say on Twitter:

Most people I spoke with at #hcrboston think #hcr will pass. Say congress "just isn't listening" and "they're mad."

Roger and Sandy from North Reading were totally engaged and up on everything. So fun to talk to. Together with us they gave a couple of cocky, cute but clueless progressivist-indoctrinated Boston College students who tried to catch us up on our facts a run for their money. The amiable couple had already made their reservations for Glenn Beck's August 28 rally at the Lincoln Memorial.

Radio talkster Michael Graham helped swell the ranks with a contingent of loyal fans.

Update: Universal Hub links.

Comments

[Ryan]

100!?

Try 25-30 missy!

Maybe from across the way it looked that way, but upon closer inspection and if you bothered to cross the street, what looked like a larger crowd was actually a bunch of tourists watching the step / dance group that preforms behind where the protest was staged at the end of fanieul hall.

When I was there at 2:30, prime time, there were only about 30 people tops. There was also one guy claiming the world was going to end in 2011. People were stopping and asking him wasn't it supposed to be 2012...

[Ryan]

yeah, gonna comment again because the utter lie to you readers and lack of a full size picture just pisses me off.

Wheres the original missy? Why the sub-res picture in this day and age? What you hiding?

[Gayle Miller]

Ryan, you are clearly a site troll and - I might add - an ass!

Keep on making our voices heard, dear Sissy and Tuck - you're doing what I couldn't yesterday! Seems my fridge decided to go all deceased on me - I'm salvaging food to put on the freezer on the deck!

[Joan of Argghh!]

Still waiting for the MSM to show full size pics of the crowd in D.C. yesterday, oh Ryan Of the Umbrage, Lord Protector of Context and sometime Marshall of the Internets.

The sins of omission get short shrift in our ADD excuse of a Media.

[Ryan]

I agree Joan, but is that not what blogs are for? To cut through the BS, not repeat the lies and misinformation?

Either way, was not trolling. Just wanted to call it as I saw it.

The group was very feisty and passionate, and was willing to talk, not shout at anyone. It was a good rally. But, it wasn't anywhere near 100 people, and the photo used is misleading.