‘Tea party’ planned in Hanoverton

STAFF REPORT

HANOVERTON — A “tea party” to protest the impact President Barack Obama and Congress are having on the national economy is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday outside the Spread Eagle Tavern.

The Hanoverton restaurant at 10150 Plymouth St. is owned by Columbiana County Republican Chairman Dave Johnson.

Johnson will speak at the event as will David Zanotti of the American Policy Round Table, a conservative group; Ohio House Minority Leader William Batchelder; Bob Frederick, who recently lost his Chrysler affiliation for his Frederick Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep dealership in Boardman; and William E. Murray, chairman, president and chief executive officer for Murray Energy Corp., a coal operator.

Tea parties are designed as a protest to the federal government’s bailout of various companies using tax dollars. “Tea” stands for “taxed enough already.” More than 1,300 events are scheduled nationwide for the July 4 weekend.