October 30 rally photos

October 30, 2009 · Posted in Roanoke Tea Party Posts

Here is a gallery of photos taken at this afternoon’s Say Not To Government Health Care rally in SW Roanoke County. They were taken by Mickey Mixon.

We were surprised, but very pleased, to find Congressman Bob Goodlatte in our midst. He stayed for some time, answered questions from those in attendance and spoke to anyone who approached him. No one had contacted his office about attending – he just showed up.

The police came out several times, each in response to a complaint from Walgreens. They thought that we would take up all their parking (we didn’t), or that Walgreens would somehow be seen as “endorsing” our position. Not sure what the police told the store manager, but they never asked us to move or disperse.