Madison Tea Party Tax Day Rally, Sarah Palin

UPDATE: Sarah Palin is NOT being paid to appear at the rally.
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UPDATE: Palin Heads to Wisconsin, Left Already 'Joking' About Violence"
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Taxed Enough Already?

There is a Tax Day rally in Madison on Saturday, sponsored by Americans for Prosperity.

Sarah Palin will be there.

From NBC15:

Sarah Palin is coming to town. She's set to attend a tea party rally at the capitol on Saturday. But a counter-rally is also in the works.

The former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate is the keynote speaker at the Americans for Prosperity annual tax day rally. And love her or hate her, Sarah Palin is sure to draw a big crowd on Saturday.

“Obviously governor Palin is a large draw. She gets crowds everywhere she goes and people want to hear her speak,” said Matt Seaholm, the state director for Americans for Prosperity.

It should be another busy weekend in downtown Madison.

“Our folks are still fired up,” said Seaholm.

Sarah Palin will address fellow conservatives from the capitol steps on Saturday.

“Wisconsin is really the center of the political battles right now and she wanted to come show her support for what we're doing,” he added.

Seaholm helped organize the tea party rally and says their message is simple.

“We're the taxpayers, we're the bosses. Smaller government, lower taxes, and getting Wisconsin and American back on the path towards fiscal sanity and job growth.”

The tea party rally starts at noon and at the same time, a counter rally will be held on the other side of the capitol.

“Yeah, sure, we welcome Sarah Palin to come to town, but the majority of Americans don't take Sarah Palin seriously,” said Tag Evers, who is organizing the counter rally.

“We are expecting a turnout in the thousands. Sarah Palin is a polarizing person,” said Patrick Depula, also organizing the counter rally.

Evers and Depula say Palin's visit is a joke.

“Live from Madison, Wisconsin, it's Saturday night live!” said Depula.

If Sarah Palin isn't taken seriously, then why is her appearance drawing so much attention?

Why is it news?

If they consider Palin irrelevant, then I assume there will be no mention of her presence in Madison.

That, of course, isn't happening.

If Palin is such a joke, why are Evers and Depula taking her seriously?

Why are supposedly "thousands" showing up to protest?

Are they staging their counter rally to protest "smaller government, lower taxes, and getting Wisconsin and American back on the path towards fiscal sanity and job growth"?

Are they really against those goals?

Is the counter rally meant to be an event supporting bigger government, higher taxes, fiscal insanity, and job loss?

It seems to me that the counter rally is the joke.

Video.


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Event Details, from Americans for Prosperity:

When: Saturday, Apr 16, 2011

Where: Madison (map)

Description: Vicki McKenna, James T. Harris, and Wall Street Journal’s John Fund, will be in Madison this Saturday for AFP’s Tax Day Rally! Please join us Saturday, April 16th at 12 PM at the State Capitol (East wing of Capitol and King Street) as we rally for limited government, lower taxes, and economic freedom for our great state.

The liberals are planning to drown us out, claiming that it is “their house.” Let’s show them that it’s the taxpayers-NOT the tax spenders who actually pay the bills to keep the Capitol running.

Can we count on you to be there? Register here!

We are also providing bus transportation from various locations around Wisconsin. For more information and to sign up click here.

If you plan on driving to Madison, we will have remote parking with shuttles at the MATC parking lot at 1702 Hoffman St. For directions and to learn more, click here.

This is a chance to celebrate our recent victories and to rededicate ourselves to the work that remains to turn our state and country around. I hope that you can make it.