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

ST. LOUIS--(Business Wire)--
The national leadership team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition this morning
announced a series of Tea Party Buycott events designed to support John Mackey
and the Whole Foods grocery chain. Mackey is the CEO whose op-ed in The Wall
Street Journal opposing Obamacare and supporting free market health care reform
has sparked unprecedented and unwarranted attacks from left wing propagandists.

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
or
Michael Johns, 609-670-8142
michaeldjohns@gmail.com
or
Kevin Jackson, 314-308-2147
theblacksphere@gmail.com

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