The weather was in the 70's with a light wind and the sun shown through the clouds. There were over 20,000 people that attended the event.
Mike George, founder of 'America Strong Now' had invited Illinois TEA Party and 9/12 groups. The bus trip was free with donuts and coffee. We left from Bloomington, IL. at 4:00 a.m. and returned at 12:00 a.m. that next morning.
When we arrived, we went to the 'Strong America Now' tent and picked up T-shirts. After slipping on the Strong America T-shirts, we then marched across a bridge with banners in support of Lean Six Sigma, a way to stop waste and fraud in our government.
Once we marched across the bridge we went to the coliseum to listen to the Presidential candidates speak. After that we then went to where all the candidates had an acre of land to give out free things and food. The Iowa residents also voted in the Straw Poll costing them $30.00 per person to vote. There were 17,000 people that voted. Illinois residents could not vote.
I got to see Tim Pawlenty, Mike Huckabee, and Ron Paul walking through the area where the tents were and was able to snap their photos.
We went to Herman Cain's tent and he was serving free "Godfather's Pizza" and was it ever good! We went back for seconds. It was worth waiting in the loooonnnngggg line for another piece. LOL
Michele Bachmann won the Straw Poll with Ron Paul just 1% behind Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty third place.
The experience is one to remember and we are very happy we went. My husband and I are looking forward to our next trip to Schaumburg, IL. to the TEACon event.
20,000 people attended the Straw Poll.
Ron Paul Getting Ready to Speak to Media
Mike Huckabee at Straw Poll
Tim Pawlenty at Straw Poll
Ron Paul's Campaign Bus - LOL
Patriot walking around Straw Poll
Crowd at Straw Poll
Herman Cain's Bus at Straw Poll
Tea Party Patriots Bus at Straw Poll
Pete & Barb Offill, Coordinator
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