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Nationwide Tea Party Leaders Announce Tea Party Buycott to Support Whole Foods This Tuesday

The first two events are scheduled for Tuesday evening, September 1, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri and Dallas, Texas, with additional events in other cities and locales to come. The St. Louis event will be held at the Whole Foods store located in Town and Country, Missouri off Clayton Road and will begin at 6 pm. The Dallas kickoff event will be held at the Whole Foods Market located at 11700 Preston Rd., Dallas, Texas and will begin at 7 pm. Details of these Tea Party Buycotts and future buycotts can be found online at http://www.teapartybuycott.com.

Dana Loesch of the St. Louis Tea Party explained that a Tea Party Buycott asks supporters to gather [in this case] at the Whole Foods store to show economic support. "We are asking supporters to do all their week's grocery shopping that night. Most tea party supporters are not regular customers of Whole Foods, and we want to show our support for Mr. Mackey's championship of free market health care reforms."

Katrina Pierson of the Dallas Tea Party echoed Loesch's comments, adding, "Whole Foods will be supported by tens of thousands of fellow Americans, showcasing the economic impact the Tea Party movement can play in support of people who share our ideals."

Kevin Jackson, St. Louis-based conservative black author, said of the event, "This Tea Party Buycott will send a message that many Americans share Mr. Mackey's concerns. We support his message and his company. We also say to other CEOs with the courage of Mr. Mackey, we will support you as well."

Gina Loudon of St. Louis, Missouri, who conceived the Tea Party Buycott concept and website at http://www.teapartybuycott.com, said, "We're going to hit them where it counts-the wallet."

Michael Patrick Leahy, national spokesperson for the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, said, "We're taking the Alinsky boycott tactic and we're turning it on its head. We're making a positive statement of support, showing that fiscally conservative Americans have purchasing power, and we are more than willing to exercise it in support of great companies like Whole Foods and great CEOs like John Mackey."

The national leadership team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition includes many of the local and national organizers of the April 15, 2009 Tax Day Tea Party, which was attended by an estimated one million Americans in over 900 cities. The coalition's web site is: www.nationwideteapartycoalition.com.

Nationwide Tea Party Coalition
Michael Patrick Leahy, 615-243-6869
michaelpatrickleahy@gmail.com
or
Gina Loudon, 314-922-1901
Gina@stlouisteaparty.com
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Michael Johns, 609-670-8142
michaeldjohns@gmail.com
or
Kevin Jackson, 314-308-2147
theblacksphere@gmail.com