Street Scene: Tea Partiers Take Over Downtown Portland

News As conservative Tea Partiers protested Tax Day on highway overpasses Thursday, some drivers honked and danced in support, while others flipped them the bird, yelling obscenities out of car windows. Around 20 tea partiers gathered on the Southwest Broadway overpass on Interstate 405 were coached to keep the mood happy and upbeat. “You might be the first Tea Partier they've ever encountered,” ...   More