Posted on 01/18/2025 7:35:45 PM PST by SeekAndFind
There's a famous line from the film "On Golden Pond" by the great Katharine Hepburn: "The loons! The loons! They're welcoming us back."
Well, the loons are back in D.C., but they're not here to welcome Donald Trump as he prepares for his inauguration on Monday; they're here to scream, thrash, make a commotion, and just generally behave like escaped mental patients.
It's not like they haven't done it before—remember 2017, when they engaged in tasteless P-Hat protests around the city and the nation as a whole? So brave. (Warning: some of the signs and slogans are profane and nasty.)
That was the day after Trump's first inauguration, and now some of the usual suspects are back in town to screech their hatred for the president-elect. Although they're making plenty of noise, their numbers are so far nowhere near what we've seen in the past. Perhaps getting so thoroughly thumped in the elections has dampened their enthusiasm.
The D.C. People’s March, organized by several activist groups, kicked off Saturday morning. It will culminate in a rally outside the Lincoln Memorial at 3 p.m., and about 50,000 people are expected to attend.
On Sunday, Trump will host a rally at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, where allies such as tech billionaire Elon Musk are expected to deliver remarks. The Village People, Kid Rock and Billy Ray Cyrus are also set to perform.
While the protesters are making plenty of noise, their numbers pale so far in comparison to what we’ve seen in recent years. Perhaps the Democrats getting thumped in the elections has dampened their enthusiasm?
Washington DC- Live look at how the People’s March is currently going.
LGBTQ protesters wave rainbow flags and dance in front of a guy holding an “AIDS judgement or cure?” sign pic.twitter.com/AhdDQcCjXE— Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) January 18, 2025
This outlet alleges that at least some of the protesters are vandalizing property. Where’s AG Merrick Garland? Oh yeah, he left his office for the last time Friday.
JUST IN: Protesters in Washington, D.C., have been seen vandalizing various parts of the city.
Should they be prosecuted? pic.twitter.com/dSqZvkFvYQ— Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) January 18, 2025
The protests don’t seem particularly consequential, but that could change; in 2017, as many as 4.6 million people around the country—including almost 700,00 in DC alone--participated in the Women’s March, and some call it the largest single-day demonstration in our history. This one could gain steam, but the poor darlings will be awfully cold—temperatures are forecast to be in the low 20s on Monday with a nasty wind chill.
The P-Hat demonstrations, in my view, represent one of the lowest points in ProgressiveWorld in modern times. I saw people I knew and liked excitedly book their flights to Washington so they could put offensive hats on their daughters’ heads as if this was saying something profound (it wasn’t). While women’s rights are an important issue, I don’t see how debasing yourself and donning offensive gear that is demeaning to females is the way toward progress.
Let’s think of something nicer:
Absolutely!!!
My neighbor has a major case of TDS. He’s not a bad guy otherwise. I never discuss politics with him.
Weather forecast is 28 degrees Fahrenheit as a high on Monday with possible snow. Not going to be a fun time.
Pray for a freezing rain. That should thin out the crowds, lol!
Curious how the soft latte lovers will handle the cold, should be delightful.
They need to crawl back into the Black Goo they came out of.
I like the way you think 😂
They’ve all been spayed and neutered, so they don’t have to worry about their pronouns and “binaries” freezing and falling off.
Here at the niteowl nest, it is -6 degrees F this morning, with winds gusting to 25 mph. There is no shortage of leftoid loons within a 50 mile radius, but whether with or sans pronouns and binaries, you would see very little street theater if the inauguration were here. Yet another good reason to move the nation's capitol to Pleasanton, Nebraska.
LOL! Well played, LukeL!
Here in Central Texas it’s only 24 degrees but the wind is making it “feel like 16”. I love global warming. The heat we normally have here kills me.
Beat me to it.🤣
The Anti-Trump protests at a futile event they already lost their point of anger but holding out hope so those at the inauguration will notice them.
Kinda like a kid on the floor kicking and screaming for ice cream.
I hope they demonstrate their commitment to the cause by licking a flagpole or some such nonsense.
I remember (about 2006 or 7 maybe?) freezing my tuche off at a FreeRepublic-organized counter-protest to Code Pink. I took my 13-year-old grandaughter, and she was interviewed by a company that provides teaching video to schools. Her school showed it, and she said it embarrassed her to death (all her friends had beach and mountain stories about their spring break, and her crazy grandma takes her to a huge protest LOL). I think she learned a lot that day.
lovely weather for it
The “protesters” in 2016 were a lot of mentally ill liberal women who had pre-booked non-refundable flights and accomodations in DC to celebrate Hillary’s inauguration.
do you have evidence to prove that?...
Normal people don’t wear pussy cowl scarves.
Troll.
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