[newpiknicker]

Lucky they got that one election in while they still had a few followers.

Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/21/...-attracts-few/

With Fox News host Glenn Beck’s ratings down and the biggest tea party rally eclipsed by a recent pro-labor rally in Wisconsin, could the tea party be losing steam? One new sign: a big tea party convention in Tampa, FL this weekend — headlined by such conservative favorites as Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), Fox News Judge Andrew Napolitano, and former GOP Congressman Tom Tancredo — attracted only about 300 people. The Save America Convention’s website lists 25 guest speakers, meaning there was one speaker for every 12 attendees. If one includes the 13 musicians and other performers listed as entertainment, that ratio drops to one for every 7 and a half.

Joseph Farah, the founder of the birther news website World Net Daily, who spoke at the event, promised “lots of opportunities for interactivity between participants and presenters.” Indeed, this photo from the convention posted by Saint Petersblog suggests attendees would have little competition to meet Farah and the other speakers.

Aimed at the farthest right of the far right, the three-day event touted a sponsorship from the John Birch Society and an appearance by Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers militia. But this kind of uber-conservative fare has had no trouble attracting bigger crowds not long ago. There’s no video of the event — which didn’t include a single female speaker — since “video recorders and audio rendering devices are prohibited and would be grounds for removal without refund.”

[AAAESLLESO]

Thirteen performers apparently means including members of duos and groups as individuals... Looks like eight acts, 13 artists... And that Jordan whover's CD cover looks like something I might expect from a Neo-Nazi far-right band: Stern, bald head, flame-like red background, military block letter writing. It wouldn't surprise me if they dug into the ultra-right bag for help.

[shenacatro]

Anyone know who the performers were?

[mylittlejewelaa]

The local papers weren't interested. This is the only local coverage I could find, Creative Loafing.

http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dai...ence-in-tampa/

[kabelshik]

Click where it says 13 musicians in the op and you'll see the list. I may have heard of one of them if even.

I'm sure organizers would like to say the media buried them and that's why they had low turnout and no coverage. The truth is though, if you are grassroots and refuse to allow the media total access (denied in this case by not allowing pictures and the likes), you're giving up the right for coverage.

[jakitula]

Click where it says 13 musicians in the op and you'll see the list. I may have heard of one of them if even.

I'm sure organizers would like to say the media buried them and that's why they had low turnout and no coverage. The truth is though, if you are grassroots and refuse to allow the media total access (denied in this case by not allowing pictures and the likes), you're giving up the right for coverage.

Sorry for being lazy on that one, I did a Google search and came up with web page ad, which is what comes up by clicking 13 musicians, yep no one I have ever heard of myself.

Save America Convention Entertainment - http://saveamericaconvention.com/entertainment/

[icerrelmCam]

This is the from the first graph of the description for the artist, Jordan Page:

A politically and spiritually based assault on the corruption of government and empire, Jordan Page's music explores the concept of freedom in all its forms. Page has written and aggressively executed the soundtrack for the second American revolution in his newly released album, "Liberty." Guns not included. (my embellishment)

[ImmitsRom]

I guess a picture speaks a thousand words...