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Steve Vernon, Vice President of Tea Party Manatee, said it's time for the movement to be taken seriously.
"One year ago, we met here at our last Tax Day rally," Vernon said. "Since then, we've been mocked, we've been criticized, we've been ridiculed and we've been defamed by the media and politicians. And I'm tired of it." Others said Tea Partiers are making their presence felt, especially at the local level. "We've got people going to school board meetings, we've got people going to the (county) commissioners' meetings, we've got people going to Tallahassee," said event hostess and Mixon Fruit Farms co-owner Janet Mixon. "We're learning what's happening, and we do make a difference." |
