Tea Party Express to Rally in Valley Park Wednesday
Local Tea Party members will be in town as part of a nationwide tour. How large will the Wednesday crowd be in Valley Park, which is the only scheduled St. Louis-area stop?
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Tea Party Express is making three stops this week in Missouri; two on Wednesday in Kansas City, one in nearby Valley Park Wednesday and one in Springfield, MO, on Thursday.
Tea Party Express-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman will help kick off the Missouri leg of a national tour in Valley Park and in Springfield, MO. In Valley Park, the rally will be at 6 p.m. at Victory Field House, 932A Meramec Station Rd. It will feature U.S. House candidates Ann Wagner and Martin Baker, Ed Martin, who is running for attorney general, and local Tea Party organizer Scott Boston.
Finally, the tour will rally in Springfield with local activists, including Super Dave Day of the Springfield Tea Party.
Tea Party Express has hosted more than 300 rallies across the country. The organization will be traveling with several speakers and entertainers, including Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer; Our Country Deserves Better PAC Chairman Howard Kaloogian; Mike Holler, author of The Constitution Made Easy; Entertainer Lloyd Marcus, who wrote The Tea Party Anthem; Diana Nagy who preformed live during the Tea Party Republican presidential debate on CNN; conservative youth rapper Polatik; and comedian Jim Labriola, who is known for his role on the TV show Home Improvement.
Larry Lazar
1:55 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012
no, but thanks for letting me know! I'll avoid my usual commute through Valley Park on Thursday.
Julie Brown Patton
2:06 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012
Ed Martin emailed that both U.S. Senate candidates Todd Akin and John Brunner were invited to this event and may come.