WASHINGTON — Americans have historically swung between anger at big business and anger at Washington. This year their rage has targeted business and government with equal fury.

Public frustration over Wall Street failures that led to the financial crisis was typified by the uproar over bonus payments to American International Group Inc. executives. Those feelings haven’t dissipated, political strategists say. At the same time, Americans are equally upset at what they call overreaching by Congress and federal bureaucrats, with protesters taking to the streets to decry “socialism” and a “government takeover” of the economy.

Policy makers face a quandary. With voters simultaneously recoiling at laissez-faire policies and a big-government approach neither party in Washington seems capable of corralling an angry public.

“I think this is a very populist moment,” said Vin Weber, a former Minnesota congressman and now a top Republican strategist. “People held onto their distrust of big business and Wall Street, but what has happened is their distrust of big government has come back as well.”

Last year when Barack Obama won the presidency and Democrats swept to big congressional majorities, commentators heralded the dawn of a “new New Deal.” Time magazine put Mr. Obama on its cover sporting a cigarette-holder in a pose reminiscent of Franklin Roosevelt. Democrats sought support for an ambitious agenda that included a stimulus package, an overhaul of the health-care system and a bill to address climate change.

 Along the way, they have encountered an angry distrust of government, and politicians of all stripes, that is palpable in tea-party groups forming around the country.

“I have had I don’t know how many politicians ask, ‘Can I speak at your tea party?’” said Catherina Wojtowicz, coordinator of the Chicago Tea Party group. Her response: “Honestly, it’s your turn now to shut up, sit down and listen.

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WASHINGTON — A sea of protesters filled the west lawn of the Capitol and spilled onto the National Mall yesterday in the largest rally against President Barack Obama since he took office, a culmination of a summer-long season of protests that began with opposition to a health care overhaul and grew into a broader dissatisfaction with government.

On a cloudy and cool day, the demonstrators came from all corners of the country, waving American flags and handwritten signs explaining the root of their frustrations. Their anger stretched well beyond the health care legislation moving through Congress, with shouts of support for gun rights, lower taxes and a smaller government.

But as they sang verse after verse of patriotic hymns like “God Bless America,” sharp words of profane and political criticism were aimed at Mr. Obama and Congress.

Dick Armey, a former House Republican leader whose group FreedomWorks helped organized the protest, stood before the crowd and led the rallying cries in nearly the same spot where Mr. Obama took his oath of office eight months ago.

"He pledged a commitment of fidelity to the United States Constitution," Mr. Armey said, suggesting that Mr. Obama was in violation of what the founding fathers intended the size and scope of the government to be.

"Liar! Liar! Liar! Liar!" the crowd shouted back, echoing the accusation that Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., hurled at the president three days earlier during Mr. Obama’s address to Congress.

The demonstrators numbered well into the tens of thousands, though the police declined to provide an estimate of the size of the crowd. Many of the participants came on their own and were not part of an organization or group. But the magnitude of the rally took the authorities by surprise, with throngs of people streaming from the White House to Capitol Hill for more than three hours.

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While all of the government news outlets reported ten of thousands actual time lapse footage gives the crowd a more accurate number at 300,000

The important thing to remember here is, that these were not paid demonstrators, they were not bused in, they were American men and women who felt it  important enough to be there to make sure their message was being heard.  Sadly, only a few politicians came out to hear it.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The conservative advocacy group Tea Party Express massed at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday to protest health care reform, higher taxes and what they see as out-of-control government spending.

Reporter Justin Hall attended Saturday’s rally. “We think things can get a lot worse before they get better,” he said.

1 of 3 Marchers en route to the rally held no feelings in check as they waved signs reading, “Proud member of the angry mob,” “I didn’t vote for this Obamanation,” “Fire the czars” and “You represent us, not rule us.” Nazi imagery and a poster of President Obama as an African witch doctor were popular images.

The march leading to the Capitol stretched for blocks on the final day of the Tea Party Express’ cross-country bus tour, which began August 28 in Sacramento, California. En route, the group hosted rallies in about 30 cities. An official crowd estimate was not available, but reporters at the scene described the massive crowd as reaching the tens of thousands.

At each stop, the tour highlighted members of Congress “who have voted for higher spending, higher taxes, and government intervention in the lives of American families and businesses,” according to The Tea Party Express Web site.One woman at Saturday’s events summed up her feelings about issues this way: “It’s too much too fast.”

A major theme of the rally was the push for less government.

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And where was Mr. Obama?  Was he here to talk to the people that want to have a voice in the nation?  Nope, he was in Minnesota.  He has no interest in hearing the voices of those that oppose him as he is going to push his agenda through in spite of the opposition.

Maybe it was all of the Nazi signs and Posters of Witch doctors that scared him off.  Please!  There were few of them, you really had to look hard to spot one.  CNN had an agenda, it is the Administrations agenda, the agenda to paint the opposition as haters.  Are we haters?  I am sure there are those that hate the president.  That is a true statement for every president that has ever been elected.  However, most of the people I know and I speak with don’t hate Mr. Obama.  They hate his socialistic agenda.  If he would stop spending our money I bet those same people carrying signs would be singing his praises.  I know I would.