Tea Party rally draws more than 400 in Old Town (Maine)

Tea Party rally draws more than 400 in Old Town (Maine):

OLD TOWN, Maine — Seven months ago Gene Goodine invited eight people to his home in LaGrange to talk about the “progressive direction” the nation appeared to be taking. On Saturday, more than 400 people concerned about that trend turned out for a meeting at the Herbert Sargent Community Center on Bennoch Road.

“Our purpose is to educate people about the history of this government and the progressive turn it is taking under liberal leadership. We want the masses to learn what’s actually happening in Washington,” Goodine said in an interview.

The event was part of the national “Tea Party” movement that has become prominent over the past year."