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Tea party-style protest planned for tax day in Tampa

Tribune photo by KEITH MORELLI

Organizers have two events planned in Tampa. One will be from noon until 2 p.m., and the other from 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

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Published: April 14, 2009

TAMPA - Anti-stimulus protesters plan to make their voices heard on tax day.

Led by former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, protesters plan to hold a "tea party" at Lykes Gaslight Square in Tampa on Wednesday to "voice their outrage" over massive federal government spending on bailouts and economic stimulus packages.

The gatherings are being timed to coincide with April 15, the day when most Americans are required to file their federal and state income tax returns for the previous year.

Similar protests are planning for other cities across the state and nation.

The tea party protests got their start with an on-air diatribe from CNBC editor Rick Santelli this year about the White House agenda, stimulus spending and pork.

Santelli called for a Chicago tea party, in the spirit of the Boston Tea Party of 1773.

Last month, organizers held a rally on the steps of the federal courthouse downtown.

Wednesday's tea party rallies will be from noon to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.

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