10 Most Offensive Tea Party Signs And Extensive Photo Coverage From Tax Day Protests (PHOTOS)

HuffPost has comprehensive coverage of the Tax Day Tea Party protests. Click here for the latest photos and video. CLICK HERE to be alerted about future reporting projects.

More than 2,000 HuffPost citizen journalists signed up to report on their local tea parties, sending photos, videos, and written dispatches, and we've already received hundreds of photos (the complete Flickr slideshow is below, or check out the photostream here).

Below, some stand-out slideshows, beginning with the 10 most offensive tea party signs we've seen:

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Ten Offensive Tea Party Signs

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Photo courtesy of Jesse Russell in Madison, WI.
"The American Taxpayers Are The Jews For Obama's Oven" reads one sign in Chicago--Tony Ramao.
"Our Tax $ Given To Hamas To Kill Christians, Jews and Americans, Thanks Mr. O"--photo by Richard Terk in Sacramento, California.
Courtesy of ginandtacos.com
One stream-of-thought poster reads, "No Taxes. Obama Loves Taxes. Bankrupt USA. Loves Baby Killing"--photo by Mary Wood.
"Barack Hussein Obama The New face Of Hitler"-- T. Romao, Chicago.
Edward Favara sent in this photo from Tampa, FL. A black figure that resembles President Obama is portrayed slitting the throat of Uncle Sam.
Photo by Eric Aguirre in Bryan, TX.
A car size sign blames Presidents Obama, Clinton and W. Bush for abortion, sodomy, socialism, and the so-called New Word Order--photo taken in Columbia, SC by W. Salter.
Photo by Bernard J. Schober in Phoenix, AZ.

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Here's a slideshow of children carrying signs during the rallies:

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Taxing Tots

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The tax-paying public weren't the only ones protesting on Wednesday. Those who still keep their savings in a piggy bank were out in force. Children appeared as eager to voice their grievances as their older counterparts--photo by Aggie Yeakel in Panama City, FL.
Photo by Mathiu Young in Fresno, CA.
Photo by Mark Allen in Fort Walton Beach, FL.
A young girl in Baton Rouge, Louisiana does not need Obama's stimulus package and asks that he not "steal" her future--Paul Darby.
Photo by Louise Bruce in Ithaca, NY.
Photo from Wanda Violet in Tallahassee, Florida
Photo by Paul Darby in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
By Paul Darby in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Photo from Wanda Violet in Tallahassee, FL.
Photographer Michael J. Lessner says everyone has a gripe in Roseburg, Oregon.
Photographed by Mark Allen, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Photographed by Laurel Williams, in Orlando Florida
Anne, 7, Alexander, 9 and Philip outside of the Rhode Island State House--photo by Bess Kalb.
Teabaggers in Peasanton, California--by Amy Greenberg.
Photo by Samuel T Goldman in Colorado Springs, CO.

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Professional photographer Mathieu Young sent us these pictures from Fresno, CA., which had one of the largest Tea Party protests in the country. According to organizers, over 7,500 people were in attendance.

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Tea Party In Fresno, CA

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Young man looking forward to President Barack Obama's last day in office--photo by Mathieu Young
Young man holding a "Black People Against Obama" sign--photo by Mathieu Young
Children at the Tax Day "Tea Party" protest in Fresno, CA on Wednesday April 15th, 2009--photo by Mathieu Young
Children attending the Tax Day "Tea Party" protest in Fresno, CA--photo by Mathieu Young
Man holding a "Real Americans Only Bow Before God" sign, referring to President Barack Obama bowing to King of Saudi Arabia during the G-20 summit in early April--photo by Mathieu Young
"Impeach Osama Obama AKA Hussein"--photo by Mathieu Young
A man wearing a Barack Obama mask during the Tax Day "Tea Party" protest in Fresno, CA--photo by Mathieu Young
People register to prove that the Tax Day "Tea Party" protest in Fresno, CA was the largest in the nation. Organizers claim that more than 7,500 attended--photo by Mathieu Young
Julio "The Contractor" and his brother George, at the Tax Day Tea Party Protest in Fresno, CA. Both immigrated from Cuba in 1971 and fear the United States might be heading towards Cuban style Communism--photo by Mathieu Young
Young men attending the "Tea Party" protest in Fresno, CA--photo by Mathieu Young
"RIP U.S.A."--photo by Mathieu Young

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Check out this slideshow of kids and their funny answers to simple questions. It's one citizen journalist's Tax Day version of "Kids Say The Darndest Things."

The slideshow below features some more great submissions from HuffPost citizen reporters:

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Tax Day Tea Parties

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The Statue of Liberty crying over the financial crisis in Columbia, SC--photo by W. Salter
These young kids in Colorado Springs apparently work, pay taxes, and have a mortgage to worry about--photo by Sam Goldman.
One woman in Colorado Springs holds a sign that reads, "Obama=Hitler"--Photo by Sam Goldman.
Children at Tucson's Tea Party--photo by Diane Roth
Even the young were tea-bagging in Rockford, Illinois.
A few hundred people tea partied in Washington, D.C. in a park across from the White House despite rainy weather. The anti-tax Tea Party kicked-off an estimated 600-plus similar protests that will be held today across the country. Protesters aimed their anger at President Obama, and not only for his tax policy--photo by Zachary Hasychak.
One protester holds a sign that visually mashes Obama with the TV character Steve Urkel from Family Matters--photo by Zachary Hasychak.
Photo by Zachary Hasychak.
This sign hangs from a lamp post at the Alamo Plaza party in San Antonio, Texas--photo by Toni Delgado.
Around 150 people gathered around a replica of the Statue of Liberty in South Bend, Indiana outside the County Courthouse--photo by Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick.
A man dressed as Jesus attends the party in Austin, TX--photo by Clancy Nacht.
Hundreds turn out at Austin City Hall in Texas.
One protester in Philadelphia takes issue with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN--photo by Stephanie Craig.
Getting off topic, one protester in Colorado Springs brings the issue of abortion to the party.
Obama pictured as Hitler in Philadelphia, PA--photo by Toni Romao
Some signs carried rather violent messages--photo by Bruce Lettieri
Some protesters in Washington, DC played with President Obama's famous declarations--photo by J. Scott Willey
"Obama = Hitler"--photo by Sam Goldman
The issue of illegal immigration was also brought up in San Diego, California--photo by Dick Eiden
Some of the rhetoric got personal--photo by Toni Romao
A teabagger in Fort Lauderdale, FL could use a spell check on the word socialist.
A number of children attended the Tea Parties, as in Tucson, Arizona--photo by Diane Roth
A protester brought the race issue to the Tea Party in White Plains, NY--photo by Bruce Lettieri
A couple dozen people gather in Nanuet, NY.--photo by Robert Woudenberg.
Protesters in Philadelphia brought Ron Paul signs. During his bid for President, Rep. Paul called for the elimination of the IRS, which collects taxes--photo by Harris J Sklar.
Protesters braved the rain in Philadelphia to gather in Love Park--photo by Haris J Sklar.
An estimated 300 people gathered in Newton, NC.--photo by Gregory Gevik.
Another non-tax related sign in Washington, D.C. reads, "When Pres. Obama Bowed to the Saudi King, He MOONED America!"--photo by Zachary Hasychak.
Statehouse in Columbia, SC--by W. Salter.