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Tailgate Tea Party calls for change

Lakewood Ranch resident Gene Sweeney organized the first Tailgate Tea Party.
Sarasota resident Carole Holland fought back tears while recalling the way the country used to be when she was a child.
A group of Bradenton residents spent much of the afternoon listening to speeches while relaxing on an air mattress.
Sarasota resident Stan Jones served as the co-coordinator for Patriotic Resistance.
Sarasota resident Vicki Angerame enjoyed the afternoon with her parents Frank and Joyce and her boyfriend Cliff Baldwin.
Gladys Green traveled all the way from Venice for the event. "I wasn't going to miss this one," she said.
Haile Middle School eighth-grader Marcus Balliette, 13, was a little nervous before taking the stage.
Suzanne Kurutz and her 7-year-old daughter Ruthann Mezzullo attended the Tea Party with Bible Baptist Church.
Parrish residents Dan and Phyl Gregan came out in support of the Constitution.