Atlanta’s Teabag, er, Tea Party will be hellish, packed
April 15, 2009 at 1:02 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsTonight anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 people will converge upon the Georgia Capitol to shake their fists and dangle their rage-filled tea bags in protest over nanny-state, big-spending guvmint!
Notables expected to bask in the spotlight — or face possible jeers — include America’s Most Noble Human Sean Hannity, former U.S. Rep. Dick Armey of Texas, a country singer, and this guy who wants you to know about the dangers of the approaching digital TV signal conversion. State lawmakers include Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, and Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers of Woodstock.
And it looks like the $25,000 fete will create confusion for motorists.
“The Tea Party at the Capitol combined with Braves traffic could possibly create a traffic nightmare,” said Paul Marshall, a spokesman for the state Department of Transportation.
Marshall advises using MARTA if going to either event, and he urged Braves fans traveling by car to take the Fulton Street exit off the Downtown Connector to avoid the area surrounding the Capitol, where he said the Hannity event “could draw thousands.”
Yes, MARTA, the same public transit system that many of the GOP honchos who are attending or contributing to tonight’s event kissed off during the legislative session.
If you do decide to drive to the protest on the metro region’s heavily subsidized road system, be prepared for gridlock. The AJC quotes Marshall as saying the worst traffic will be during rush hour and at approximately 11 p.m. CBS Atlanta has a list of road closures. Central Atlanta Progress and the Georgia Building Authority have maps of nearby parking lots.
MARTA, however, will be your best bet. Check out Citizens for Progressive Transit’s A-TRAIN trip planner for the best route to and from public transportation.
April 15th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
more like a douche-bag party.
April 16th, 2009 at 7:55 am
It’s funny how liberals are all about Free Speech unless they don’t agree with what’s being said. You hippies keep licking windows and drinking from the everlasting fountain of hope and change. Pay no attention to us “douche-bags”….
April 16th, 2009 at 8:49 am
I hope the grade school insults keep coming. It is confirmation that we have struck a nerve. I am surprised that Creative Loafing would allow such an immature and unprofessional title/article. Journalism should be about reporting the news, not opinion.
April 16th, 2009 at 9:12 am
CL is not a newspaper and it clearly has a bias.
That is fine. Unlike the AJC and CNN, they are open about their position.