Celebrating the 9/12 rallies; Turnout estimated at 2 million; Update: How many?; FreedomWorks in error
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I can’t make it to Washington DC today for the national 9/12 march, but I’m with all the marchers in spirit.
It’s been an unprecedented year for limited government activism. It would never have been possible without the early initiative of grass-roots leaders in the #tcot community on Twitter, Smart Girl Politics #DontGo — and concerned women like Keli Carender and Amanda Grosserode who stood up in their communities against reckless spending in Washington before anyone was listening. Before the cable news was paying attention. Before it became fashionable for politicians to latch on.
Activists were derided as amateurs who couldn’t turn out a crowd. Then they were smeared as corporate shills. They were criticized for not having a coherent message. Then they were mocked for ideological single-mindedness. They are resented by professional strategists who accuse them of organizing empty protests that won’t translate into electoral gains. But the movement has given birth to a new generation of movers and shakers who have rejected establishment partisan politics for nimble, Internet-facilitated, issues-based advocacy.
The success of the Tea Party movement and its allies/successors shows that there’s no monopoly on “community organizing.”
You are the change we’ve been praying for.
March on!
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Livecam of the D.C. rally here. Wow!
The Tea Party Express blog is here.
12:34pm Eastern: Police estimate 1.2 million in attendance. ABC News reporting crowd at 2 million — tweets Tabitha Hale from D.C.
Teeny, tiny fringe, huh?
Video highlights via Ed Frank:
Update: Tabitha Hale says Parks & Rec estimated 1.2 million. An ABC News correspondent says it wasn’t national ABC News network that reported 2 million figure. I take them at their word — and am checking to find out more info.
So, how many were there? Allah looks at the numbers reports here. He writes:
However big it was, it was bigger than expected. From the NYT: “Many 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.”
Charlie Martin extrapolates at Vodkapundit.
As I joked after the Tax Day Tea Party: “When left-wing activists make crowd estimates, the algorithm is: Six figures = one million.”
Safe to say, by liberal math standards, today’s turnout rivaled the “Million Man March” and the “Million Mom March” for sure.
Late update: The misattribution to ABC News came from Freedomworks:
Conservative activists, who organized a march on the U.S. Capitol today in protest of the Obama administration’s health care agenda and government spending, erroneously attributed reports on the size of the crowds to ABC News.
Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks, the group that organized the event, said on stage at the rally that ABC News was reporting that 1 million to 1.5 million people were in attendance.
At no time did ABC News, or its affiliates, report a number anywhere near as large. ABCNews.com reported an approximate figure of 60,000 to 70,000 protesters, attributed to the Washington, D.C., fire department. In its reports, ABC News Radio described the crowd as “tens of thousands.”
Brendan Steinhauser, spokesman for FreedomWorks, said he did not know why Kibbe cited ABC News as a source.
As a result of Kibbe’s erroneous attribution, several bloggers and commenters repeated the misinformation.
Thanks to ABC News for clearing this up.
The Left, of course, has seized on the error to discredit the undeniably massive turnout today.
If only they were as vigilant about policing other figures — e.g., the “47 million uninsured” statistic…
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One more helpful measuring stick via reader Rosemary Hayes:
Here is a link to a schematic of the national mall used to esitmate crowd sizes. It was used in references to planning for BO’s inauguration.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-19-crowd_N.htm
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Here’s an excerpt from my Dallas Tea Party remarks on July 4 in celebration of today’s events across the country:
I’ve been reading in the newspapers about how the Tea Party movement is “losing steam.” I’ve been told by my colleagues in the mainstream, lame-stream, drive-by, state-SPONSORED media that you have died.
I’ve been told by the smug vulgarians on cable TV (yes, that’s you Anderson Cooper) and I’ve been told by the bigoted know-nothings in Hollywood (yes, that’s you Janeane Garofalo) that you all are nothing more than a teeny, tiny minority of fringe extremists.
I’ve been told that…thousands upon thousands of committed, peaceful, principled sons and daughters of liberty [do not] exist.
Well, I am happy to report to the rest of the country that you Tea Party Patriots are alive and kicking and moving full steam ahead in the common defense of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
They want you gone.
They want you silent and out of sight.
They want you marginalized, demonized, and demoralized.
Will you let them?
…On July 3, 1776, John Adams expressed his wish to his wife Abigail that Independence Day would be “celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival.” He hoped it would “be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty” and “solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.“
“My fellow Americans.” There are few words sweeter and more stirring than those three words. “My fellow Americans.”
Whether native-born or naturalized, we [are] united in citizenship, joined by common purpose, bound eternally as heirs of our founding fathers’ legacy.
We are not here merely for the games, sports, bells, and bonfires. We are here because we recognize the grave importance and civic duty to remember the reason for the July 4 season.
And the reason for the season is: LIBERTY.
The reason for the season is: LIBERTY.
As you all know, I am the daughter of legal immigrants from the Philippines. They stood in line, took their citizenship tests, filed mountains of paperwork, and — speaking in English — swore allegiance to the United States. The more- than-two-century-old oath of American citizenship declares, in part:
“I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty … I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic… I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”
For millions of naturalized Americans by choice, the oath of allegiance is sacred. It is as sacred to them as the very first oath of allegiance our forefathers first swore to at Valley Forge. It is a solemn public commitment to embrace and defend American laws and institutions. The rights and responsibilities that accompany this coveted status are earned privileges, not entitlements.
That inheritance of rights as well as duties is in my bloodstream and in yours. Our skin may be brown, yellow, black, or white. But as fellow Americans, my fellow Americans, we share this transcendent fidelity to liberty.
On July 4, 1821, John Quincy Adams reminded us that our interest in commemorating the Declaration of Independence was not merely in enumerating its list of grievances against British tyranny. But more importantly, our lasting interest lies in commemorating the “principles which [the Declaration of Independence] proclaims.”
This extraordinary document was, JQ Adams said, “the first solemn declaration by a nation of the only legitimate foundation of civil government. It was the corner stone of a new fabric, destined to cover the surface of the globe. It demolished at a stroke the lawfulness of all governments founded upon conquest. It swept away all the rubbish of accumulated centuries of servitude. It announced in practical form to the world the transcendent truth of the unalienable sovereignty of the people.”
This transcendent truth, enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and embodied by America over 233 years, has indeed covered the surface of the globe. While we too often take it for granted, it thrives in the hearts and minds of fellow freedom lovers in China, Cuba, Honduras, Iraq, Iran, and around the world.
Every day should be July 4. Every day should be a day to count our blessings and marvel at the gifts our God and country have bestowed — and to which we have all been entrusted to protect and pass on to our children and their children.
At an Atlanta Tea Party in February, some kids held up a popular tongue-in-cheek sign that read: “When I grow up, I want to be free.”
What their parents certainly know, and what our Founding Fathers made clear to their oppressors and the world, is that we are born free.
Freedom is not for government to give.
But it is for all of us to ensure that government does not take away.
On this first principle, we can afford no moderation. The business of protecting our home life from meddling intrusion, our homeland from foreign invasion, and our commerce from reckless restriction is not to be conducted in dulcet tones with bent spines and bowed heads.
The founding fathers did not intend for us to politely implore the masters of government for freedom like oliver twist begging Mr. bumble to fill his meager bowl with more gruel:
“Please sir, I want some more.”
Only extreme vigilance – forceful, rabble-rousing, aggressive, unyielding vigilance, can safeguard our inalienable rights. And in practicing this extremism, we have nothing – NOTHING – to apologize for. Ever.
We have spent many months enumerating our grievances against the soft tyranny of a new age. And tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow we will continue to do so.
But today, we have no time to despair. There is no room for gloom. you have been mocked and derided and smeared. you will be mocked and derided and smeared some more.
But our forefathers have suffered far worse. And so have the men and women on the front lines over the ages who have given arms and legs, sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, husbands and wifes.
John Adams knew the price they would pay, and yet maintained hope, real hope: “I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory.”
We take strength in each other. We take inspiration from the past.
We publicly declare our independence from the culture of dependency.
We publicly declare our independence from the false guardians of the free market.
We publicly declare our independence from the culture of corruption.
We publicly declare our independence from the poseurs of personal responsibility in both major political parties.
We should take these obligations freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help us God.
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Here’s a photo Michelle will love!
Yet another gem, zorro!
Keep ‘em coming.
Cap their terms and trade them in!
That should have been in quotes.
Go Green, trade in Congress.
I went to our AZ local one. I got pictures posted at my page and I emailed you some Michelle!!
AWESOME!
My best guess is Zero’s biggest crowd was election night in Chicago. A million were predicted, actual crowd more like 800,000. Anyone think otherwise?
Really hoping this beats that easily.
Ya think the LSM isn’t mentioning this huge awakening of America is due to the fact none of the crowd are being paid, like most left wing demonstrators.
You do have to remember the union workers don’t do squat unless being paid and Acorn gets paid by the givernment to be cheat the American tax payer.
“tens of thousands”…geez!!!
Go Baby! God Bless America!
Thank you American’s for doing your 1st! Boy, am I feeling good today seeing all this on Fox. I just pray we can stop bho, team, and the dc bunch and take our Republic back.
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OT – Governor Rick Perry deploys Texas Rangers supported by Texas National Guard troops to “hot spots” of drug and human smuggling in rural areas along the Texas-Mexico border. Of course, I’m sure the leftists will decry his action as “ra-a-a-a-acist!”
ECS
I’m willing to bet that there won’t be much litter left to clean up afterwards as opposed to what the place looks like after hippie pigs go to leftist ‘movements’.
We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
Anybody have a link for the 2 million number?.. I want to send it to my friends.
It’s not really important how many there were. The point is there are a LOT OF PEOPLE at this thing, and other similar functions nationwide.
The crowds are only getting bigger, and the Interloper-in-Chief and his pals on Capitol Hill had better take notice.
This isn’t about Healthcare, folks. Healthcare is only one aspect of the problem people are standing against today. It’s corruption and socialism.
We should all take a stand as Federalists and make sure this movoment continues to grow!
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Schweggie,
Ask and ye shall receive.
I LOVE IT!
Fox News is still only reporting “thousands”. I’d also like to know who is reporting “millions”.
Me too Phil…I haven’t seen it anywhere else.
If the 912 organizers would post the numbers of the people on the buses that came, we would have a very good idea how many there were in D.C. for this event.
Buses were just a portion of the means of transportation. I’ve seen interviewees state they drove themselves. I can also assume many flew in, as I would have considered if I had the time to go.
Heh, don’t your find it rich that more people showed up for this than watch CNN or MSNBC? And of course, neither are putting in the coverage that FOX (the bulldozer) is?
If this had been paid with ‘corporate backers’ as MSNBC is claiming, we would have an accurate count.
TWO MILLION PATRIOTS MARCH!!!
If this doesn’t make barry hussein pee his pants, I don’t know what will…
I am sooooooo tired of the blatant lies by the MSM and Washington.
The MSM covered the Million Man March ~ that wasn’t ~ more than they covered this ~ that was.
Let’s see them counterprotest this one!
Here’s a nice photo of the crowd. I’m not an expert but I’d say at least 1,000,000 in that photo.
Unfortunately work and school kept me from going to DC. I am retired US Army using my GI Bill that I earned.
Although I couldn’t physically be at the March, I am with all who support what is good and just in our country and will be more determined to get the word out here in Mississippi!
From the great John Blutarsky….”LETS DO IIIIIIT AMERICA”
Just got back for the march.
Had NO idea how many had come, until we were in the subway coming home.
We got there 9:45 or so, and it was jammed…with a marathon going on in the way!
They had to start the march to the Capitol at 10:30 (an hour EARLY), because there were too many people, and it was blocking ANY means of movement…heh.
DANG: I just *H*A*T*E* it when “domestic terrorists” (like me) create traffic jams.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH…..!!!!!!
I thank each and every one of the 2 million who marched in DC against the current government spending and Obama and the Democrat’s health care bill.
Thank you for fighting for this country as we know it. God bless you all for being there to show the world.
I don’t understand why Beck talked the whole time rather than listening to the speakers. Thought this was supposed to be a people’s moment ,not a Beck Show moment. Thanks to Breitbart and c-span where I found the uninterrupted tea party speakers. Sorry I stuck with Beck so long that I missed a lot of it. C-Span 2 will show it again on Monday night at 8PM
2,000,000
Where were the main-stream media?
sucking up to BHO
hiding
covering up by not reporting The Truth.
Ok, here’s a bunch of photos all in one place! I like the Nancy Pelosi “Joker” image…
I just got back from the DC protest. The last estimate I heard upon leaving at about 2:40 PM was 2.2 million. Every state was represented.
I would love to have bottled the creativity. The people made tens of thousands of personal signs, many were truly clever.
Oh, by the way, everybody paid their own way and I am sure the cost for a couple of million people had to be in the hundreds of millions of dollar.
My favorite sign was on a portapotty. It said ACORN field office. Boy is that appropriate.
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WOW
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Is this the one publiuswarmac9999?
Where’s the irrepressible Chapoutier and LGM today? Oh.. maybe they are licking their wounds right about now.
The best part……. The police did not have to wear riot gear……..Funny the contrast………..
Don’t they get satelite photos of these events? I would think a look at those would allow a bean counter to easily get numbers… why isn’t that done?
I posted this video on my FB page. “Fringe THIS, Libs!”
Umm… a link maybe Vickisoup?
Neeveer mind. I hadn’t noticed the added video above.. geesh!
I had to give up on Beck. It was 2 hrs. of his own infomercial about his vision. On the recommendations of several over at HA, turned to C-SPAN too. Have to hand it to them! Great coverage…& nooooo commercials.
I like Beck, but today was not the day to take all the credit away from the huge number of patriots that made the trek (self funded) to voice their displeasure of monetary servitude. The thing that keeps getting lost is that many that have joined the movement are Democrats (albeit, not your garden variety Marxists). We have to welcome one and all into this movement for it to work. It’s just not conservatives that are deeply concerned. Not all conservatives are rich and not all democrats are on welfare. We all have something to lose. Thy name is freedom.
I posted Michelle’s embedded YouTube video. Funny thing is that now the ABC news website says, “Thousands march…”. Yeah. “Thousands“. Wait until people see the video and realize what a bunch of liars they really are…maybe? Finally??
Drudge link to Washington Post says “about 30,000 in crowd”.
So, somewhere between 30,000 and 2.2 million? Anywhere to get a slightly more accurate count?
Yeah … WaPo quoted the number of people that “registered online” to attend from ONE WEBSITE … and tried to make it look like that was the number of people that attended … what a bunch of kool aid drinking fools …
Here’s how I calculated:
Live shots of the crowd from Fox News showed crowd filled the lawn area of the mall from in front of Capitol to Washington Monument. Using Google Earth, I measured the distances. Length = 5650 feet; width = 220 feet. I used an estimate of 4 square feet per person (very, very generous estimate). I rounded down the measurements I took from Google Earth. Here’s the math:
5280′ x 200′ = 1,056,000 sqft
1,056,000 sqft ÷ 4 sqft/person = 264,000
I’m actually more inclined to go with 2-3 sqft/person, giving another estimate of 352,000 to 528,000. Of course, I have no idea how many people were outside of the area I used for calculations.
In conclusion, I’m going with an estimate of 264,000 to 528,000 (average of 396,000). We’re talking at least 10x what the MSM is reporting.
I’ll keep looking for estimates from various sources for a while and post back later if anything later.
MSN frontpage also says “Thousands…” technically they are correct. They just forgot to square their number! Let’s keep it going Patriots. The whole stinking bunch of anti-American, commie-loving bastards will soon be on the run. Spread the disinfectant of truth and the light of freedom and watch the cockroaches leave the premises.
fabulous turnout of well behaved mob nazis whose only break in decorum was to tell the cnn news babe to go home. it was great! JUST A LITTLE OUTSIDE!
God Bless the Citizens of America acting to restore the greatness of this country!
Politicians, media and pundits who disrespect us – bring it on!!! We’ll see who ultimately prevails!
Molly Henneberg just reporting on Fox TV that they are still waiting for the final crowd estimates from the park police.
It should be no surprise that the news media has done everything possible to diminish the numbers at the rally. However, the numbers were clearly well above the 60,000 to 70,000. From 14th street to 6th street, the crowd was shoulder to shoulder. People were coming in from the side streets shoulder to shoulder.
I went to one inaugural a few years ago, and this crowd was considerably larger. ABC’s original 2 Million is probably close to correct, but anything over a few hundred thousand must be considered significant. And let’s not forget the many local 9/12 events as well.
Doesn’t the typical sports stadium hold 50,000+?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-19-crowd_N.htm
The National Park Service would seem the best source for a crowd estimate.
This link is a report on crowd estimates for inaugurals.
I so wanted to go but I was there in spirit. Michele deserves a lot of credit as her vigilance in spotlighting the crooks helped awaken many to how bad our government has become. I am so proud of these patriotic Americans!!!This is just the beginning of taking this country back!
Your typical football or baseball stadium does hold about that amount. Basketball venues are in the 20 k range.
Here is Obama in February at the 15000 seat target center
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH-sfzmISQI
dear leader and the media were out of town hustling his health care agenda to obamabots…what maybe a couple thousand if that versus 2 mil…can’t be bothered with talking to the real patriots and hard working Americans now could they…this is why he’ll be a one term president and not get too much done…
thanks Michelle for all you do…keep shining the light on the scumbags that infest congress and organizations like acorn….
zorro…post of the day!!!
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don’t stand in the doorway
Don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There’s a battle outside
And it is ragin’.
It’ll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin’.
Bob Dylan – ca. 1964
Just got back. As far as crowd estimates, 4500 buses registered at the 912dc.org site * 50/bus = 225,000 is the absolute minimum. And I know that from Richmond, VA alone there were 30 buses that didn’t register.
When we were leaving, people were STILL just arriving because they couldn’t get trains. Everything going into the city was clogged. It had to be at least 1.5 million!
I am so glad I could go. This was fantastic.
AND, I didn’t see one piece of trash the whole day except for some cigarette butts. Compare that to the TONS of garbage left after the inaugaration.
They say this should have been read today in DC to every politician!
GOP Job #1
Pass it along we need this to reach every politician!
Special thanks for our own Keli in the Seattle area- be proud sister!
As for ‘on-line’ services – - –
just this sec – there is exactly 1 story on google news – a bbc story titled in a way to suggest the protest but actually about obama’s speach.
And on yahoo – well, it is not even happening – but they have a feature on obama’s speach and highlight how he is ‘bringing the country together’!
Just a little FYI.
My wife and I attended the Fort Worth Tea Party in the rain (we just needed Gene Kelly for a “Singing in the Rain” number!) Awesome experience! Big turnout, although I haven’t heard the numbers. While we were there, we didn’t see any local media — hope we’re wrong about that, and that they showed up later, after we had to leave.
TX_HCG
You sound like you are in Virginia.
I am most interested in your estimates of the crowd and the conditions left by our “protesters”.
At one on the small events I attended here in St. Louis, the event leader reminded all of us to make sure not the smallest amount of trash was left behind.
Here’s a shocker. MSNBC actually has a headline banner on top of their main page, and a remarkably balanced story (for MSNBC of course). How they’ll spin it later is of course another issue.
Thousands pack D.C. to protest spending, taxes
You have to allow for the Drivebys 10X multiplication factor used for any crowd supporting Leftwing/Marist/Race based issues. The idiots in the msm didn’t cover the Promise Keepers rally a few years back either(it had well over a million attendees).
Conservative crowds always are underestimated. (but I’m sure it’s an innocent oversite by the msm…..NOT!
Atlas Shrugs reports that the Capitol Cam was shut down during the protest, so you can’t see the crowds there.
Censorship.
Remember all of the comments we used to read about how “we’re so screwed!”? What made those people think that we are alone? We’ve never been alone.
I’ve been saying we’re winning since the November 2006 elections when we punished the McCain/Bush/Kennedy/Pelosi GOP for trying to cram the McCain/Kennedy amnesty bill down our throats.
Then the GOP made the appalling mistake of running the very architect of this 2006 disaster (after trying again to cram the same bill down our throats AFTER the 2006 fiasco) as their 2008 presidential nominee. We came back and punished the GOP even more. We’ve never lost our focus nor our intensity. Many of us seriously underestimated our fellow Americans.
Had we all held our noses and voted for “the lesser of two evils”, we would not be in the situation we are in today: perched on the threshhold of victory. The tide has turned.
We are winning even though both parties and the MSM are at war with us. Wait until we find a candidate to take the reins of our movement. I’m thinking that 3rd party looks better and better.
It’s great being us!
I couldn’t make it to DC today but wanted to be there. I so glad to see they were 2 million strong in DC alone. The tally is much higher across the country and I’m sure there were millions more there in spirit.
Maybe it’s time to send a tea bag to the White House, the House and the Senate to make sure they didn’t miss it on the news.
I love it.
Yes, and not just in the count of people present, either.
Hey, that’s only about 0.3% of the population. Hahahaha! Using the “Million Man March” reporting standard, they should be reporting that 30 million people showed up.
I am positive that this has the establishment on its heels and discouraged.
Yes, purealchemy, I am in VA. In order to go to DC today I arranged a biz trip in VA this week. Then, I attended with the Richmond Tea Party group (fantastic bunch of folks BTW).
From the podium, at around 2pm they announced the attendance to be 1.6M.
*Bravo, Bravo, Bravo to all!; Don’t ever forget that the Democrat Party is the “Death to America” party and most in the GOP are just a tad less so; They are either going to get the message loud and clear about no more spending, borrowing, and taxing, or a whole mess of these rat bastards will be out of office come 2011.
*Independent of Party, United for Liberty!
I wished I could have attended in person.
I would hope that at least Congress is listening to people ‘voting with their feet’ today and going to 9/12 events not just in Washington DC but throughout the country.
I’d also like to add that I’m sending money to support Joe Wilson’s candidacy and hope that if he chooses to ‘apologize’ on the House floor that he makes it like Socrates’ Apologia and makes it a scathing indictment against the rest of Congress pointing out the lies that engendered his remark and the facts that Congress seems all too busy trying to sweep under the carpet about the expense and the general lameness of the various health reform bills.
yep he is bringing the country together…about 1.5 million of them in D.C. and millions more around the country today and more tomorrow…great job dear leader thank you for waking the masses…WE THE PEOPLE – We are coming, we are coming…
CNN just did a story on what went on… and then their black anchor interviewed two people who said it was all about not accepting a black president… raaaaacist. CNN BASTARDS!
Also, could someone PLEASE provide the evidence/link to the over one million mark? I need to prove to a few people that it was that high…
Thanks!
Phil,
Both parties are ignoring the messages we’re sending loud and clear. I’ve long said that a third party didn’t stand a chance and that there’s a perfectly good GOP that waiting to be taken over.
I might have been wrong.
Today, I believe that there has never been a better time for a third party.
AP said the protests involved “thousands.” Do you really think the government-run media would accurately describe this event? NO WAY! I was proud to see Senator DeMint stand with the protesters. Too bad he was the only senator willing to do so.
Keep the momentum going and growing! We see the intensity and the passion of Americans who are fed up… Let’s hope they all STAY fed up and throw these freaking thugs out of Washington!
DeMint is one of the very few politicians who would not have been booed for trying to co-opt the movement by front-running the event. It would have been fantastic for Joe Wilson to show up though.
I think it’s better for the pols to stay out. It keeps what is undisputedly a grassroots movement non-partisan. We are fighting back against corrupt government, not corrupt Democrats.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but even at conservative estimates is this not the largest march on washington in history?
Up to two million march to US Capitol to protest against Obama’s spending in ‘tea-party’ demonstration
Let’s not lose the historic significance of the day!
Spin this one Rhambo.
I noted in the WashPost story that most of the signs were homemade.
Look at any pro-Obama rally and see how all the signs are the same, and are professionally printed.
I think this difference speaks volumes about the two sides.
One is a reflection of real people’s beliefs, and the other is astroturfed “community organizer” fodder.
One of the funniest signs at the DC TEA Party March today was something like…Government Ain’t Yo Mama… Later Steve Forbe’s made a statement during Forbe’s on Fox that went something like…People need to take responsibility and stop sucking on the government teat…What a coincidence…ROTFLMAO!!!
Here is something to consider too-
For every protester there, I would estimate 10-20 wanted to be there but couldn’t be. This is based on the multiple groups I follow or are part of!
The giant has truly awoken!
Will the GOP get it?
Now that’s change I can believe in. Thanks to all who posted pictures and your experiences. It was a good day to be an American!
I would like to have been there if I could.
Had to work a couple of hours today to catch up…and the spouse was and still is none too pleased!
From your mouth to God’s ears.
If they don’t, they will go the way of the Whigs of ~150 years ago.
The Whigs?
Who are/were they?
…Exactly!
I should have added:
If they don’t, they will go the way of the Whigs of ~150 years ago…whom, ironically, they succeeded/replaced.
I think the people have been clear – NO MORE PROGRESSIVES in either party. Just say NO to PROGRESSIVISM.
Been watching all day. Also reading leftist reaction. Early on they were sneering about the numbers, and the message, and mocking the participants, demanding arial shots, comparing it to the innaugheration crowd, etc, etc. Now they are reduced to saying that it does not matter how many were in D.C., ’cause they are right and we don’t matter.
I still refuse to give them the term.
There is nothing “progressive” about socialism.
New third party should be the Progressive Conservative Party.
I don’t concede the term “liberal” to them either. Liberal is a good term, it means “free”. These guys are promoting tyranny and oppression, not freedom.
Let’s not forget all those that couldn’t be there who were on Twitter as well (like me).
Not to change the subject, but a key underling in the Blagojevich case is dead. No surprise.
Yeah, and the agriculture secretary has ordered everyone to stop calling it “swine flu”. I agree. Let’s go back to the accurate “Mexican flu”. Better than their efforts to name it after a Star Wars android.
Okay. Jackasses will do fine.
Myself, and a number of others I am here with would have attended – however, this fell on a duty weekend. Thanks to all that went – we caught the headlines when would could. Hoorah!
(this, and Scott Brown running for Ted’s empty slot in MA – there is REAL hope coming).
ABCNews.com (All Barack Channel) goes out of its way to post a “news” story about the crowd size. How pathetic.
They’re still shilling for the messiah.
Same with The Washington Post:
“Tens of Thousands.”
Puh-lease!
This is my hometown, and growing up, the Saturday morning question was often,
“What do you want to do today – go to the museums or a demonstration?”
This was clearly 1.5-2 million.