Supporters of Saturday's "tea party protests against President Barack Obama were quick to highlight their big turnout. It turns out the photo of the sprawling crowd is more than 10 years old, apparently taken during a 1997 Promise Keepers rally. |
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Supporters of Saturday's "tea party protests against President Barack Obama were quick to highlight their big turnout. It turns out the photo of the sprawling crowd is more than 10 years old, apparently taken during a 1997 Promise Keepers rally. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.
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