Michael Johns Addresses Independence Day Tea Parties in New Jersey, Texas and Washington, D.C.

Conservative leader and writer Michael Johns, a former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst, addressed three large Tea Party events over Independence Day weekend. The national Tea Party movement began this past April, when some 500,000 Americans attended approximately 800 Tea Party events across the nation to express opposition to the growing size of the federal government, high taxes, and various policies of the Obama administration. Independence Day weekend was even larger, featuring an estimated 1,300 Tea Party events in nearly every state in the nation.

Johns spoke at the July 3 New Jersey Tea Party in Summit, New Jersey. The following day, July 4, he spoke at the Washington, D.C. Independence Day Tea Party at the U.S. Capitol. Video of his comments to the Washington, D.C. Tea Party is available in two segments at: Speech by Michael Johns to Washington, D.C. Independence Day Tea Party (first segment) and Speech by Michael Johns to Washington, D.C. Independence Day Tea Party (second segment).

Later on July 4, Johns spoke at the Dallas Tea Party, held at Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas. Additional speakers included conservative author and blogger Michelle Malkin and author and war hero Scott O'Grady, and the event culminated with fireworks. The Dallas Tea Party was attended by 37,000 people, making it the largest Tea Party held in the nation to date. Video of his presentation to the Dallas Tea Party is available in three segments: Speech by Michael Johns to Dallas Independence Day Tea Party (first segment), Speech by Michael Johns to Dallas Independence Day Tea Party (second segment), and Speech by Michael Johns to Dallas Independence Day Tea Party (third segment).