Second: a few names would not be accepted...sorry will try again USS Johnson and penelopeshire,at the end.
The day started so very well. Overcast and a bit threatening but cool and comfortable. I found parking at a meter on the first street away from the capitol. As I walked past the huge pool a beautiful “V” of ducks flew high overhead and I knew it was to be a great event. ( remember that happening just at the start of the Beck event before?)
Lots of tourists were out and the number of PATRIOTS working their way toward the capitol was evident by their HAND MADE signs and many YELLOW flags. The entrance to the West Side of the Capitol was already crowded with early arrivals who had chairs and blankets and had obviously set themselves up for a great day!
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There were 2 events. The early and late ones were on the East and were NOT part of the permit area.
That was called by the members of congress led by Steve King and Michelle Bachman and was before and after the Patriot Rally called AUDIT THE IRS which had a permit for the WEST side of the Building.
There is an aerial picture and some others here on this thread. This is the EAST side and shows the small crowd that attended. They did all come around the building by about 12:15 and added to the the growing crowd there.
Pictures that show the Washington Monument in the background or the huge stairways up the Capitol are taken of the much larger WEST side crowd!
I chose to stay and socialize with the people waiting for the noon start of the Rally.
I think I have it right now... no “H”.
Several (7) posts to describe the rally and I got the spelling wrong so you were not included in the first ping...sorry! USS Johnston too! I forgot his “T”.
I add and subtract letters sometimes!