We are back from Iowa.  Please forgive us for not getting our blogs out to you sooner.   New Years eve day was spent making plans for our first live streaming event on StreetVoicesLive.com.  At that time we had 9 team members: Billie Tucker, CEO of Big Voices Media; Amy Kremer, American Grassroots Coalition and Tea Party Express; Jason Hoyt, Liberty Restoration Foundation; Ken  & Beth Hazen & Jared Rhodenizer with V.V.I.T.; Lu Coberly, Ted Wendler and Patricia DeFazio of FCTP.

There was much that needed to be done in order to get this project off the ground.  Between setting up equipment, scheduling interviews, running around to different rallies as well as interviewing people on the streets.  It was so exciting being in the midst of it all.  We were not only able to see some of the candidates from afar, but also on a more personal level while watching the interviews take place.  

While attending the Ron Paul Rally, we were able to get a couple of interviews with his supporters and get their perspective on their candidate.   

We also had the pleasure of filming for First Coast Tea Party's channel on Big Voices Media an interview given by Amy Kremer with Rick Santorum.  

Later in the day we went with Billie Tucker to a downtown Convention Center where she was interviewed by our local channel 12 News affiliate.  While there we were able to interview briefly a couple of  Korean International News reporters.  We were curious as to why international news agencies are so interested in our political elections.  Clips from some of the interviews were used in the live streaming event on Tuesday evening and will be archived on First Coast Tea Party's channel on Big Voices Media.com on demand for those of you who may want to view them later.  

Other individuals who joined our team were Jack Temple and Becky Gerritson from Wetumpka, Alabama Tea Party & Catherine Engelbrecht from truethevote.org.  

Our time in Iowa was educational, inspirational and fun.  To hear about what happened in Iowa, watch tonight on Channel 4 news at 5:30 and 6:00.  They interviewed Billie today to get insights into our trip.

Here are a few pictures from Ted, Lou and Patty reporting for First Coast Tea Party in Iowa.