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Health Care Protesters Overwhelm Capitol
AIA-FL Blog ^ | November 5, 2009 | Bethany Stotts

Posted on 11/05/2009 8:35:15 PM PST by bs9021

Photos of today's crowd outside the Capitol:

Health Care Protesters Overwhelm Capitol

Bethany Stotts, November 6, 2009

Today’s November 5 rally may have drawn as many as 20,000 protesters against the health care bill which will soon come up for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to an Americans for Prosperity representative. As I’m no crowd size estimator, I won’t even hazard a guess, but the panoramas below should give you an idea of how many people were there.....

(Excerpt) Read more at academia.org ...


TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: 111th; blog; donttreadonme; healthcare; obama; obamacare; teaparty; teapartyrebellion
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1 posted on 11/05/2009 8:35:16 PM PST by bs9021
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btt


2 posted on 11/05/2009 8:39:37 PM PST by uncitizen (I'm mad as hell and i'm not gonna take it anymore!!)
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I am afraid the terrible news out of Ft Hood has just about ruined the chance of the protest getting much coverage.


3 posted on 11/05/2009 9:16:38 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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4 posted on 11/05/2009 9:17:48 PM PST by xeno
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yep, they are not listening again.


5 posted on 11/05/2009 9:36:51 PM PST by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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Impressive for such short notice ay?

Palin/Bachmann 2012 “give estrogen a chance”.


6 posted on 11/05/2009 9:52:53 PM PST by bicyclerepair (Thank You Mr. Thompson, I'm Series.)
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To: NavyCanDo

I really don’t think it makes a diff that the protest didn’t get much coverage. Reason i say that is because all that matters is if Congress cares, and they don’t.


7 posted on 11/05/2009 9:54:23 PM PST by uncitizen (I'm mad as hell and i'm not gonna take it anymore!!)
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To: NavyCanDo

It never crossed my mind today to check with the dinosaur media. I came straight to FR and YouTube—where there is pleny of coverage.


8 posted on 11/05/2009 9:59:53 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: bicyclerepair

yeah for all your guys who got there......thankyou for all you do....


9 posted on 11/05/2009 10:04:32 PM PST by cherry
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WOW! How impressive - THANK YOU all that went!


10 posted on 11/05/2009 10:11:44 PM PST by presently no screen name
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paranoia here ...but to scuttle a big media event in Washington one might one to cause chaos elsewhere.....

convenient that bama was out west wasn't it.....

just why did this shooting take place TODAY....of all days....with bama very near....

just like the Oklahoma bombing....it was just a bit too coincidental that Clintoon was talking about gun control at the time....

11 posted on 11/05/2009 10:23:49 PM PST by cherry
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More Healthcare Rally Photos
12 posted on 11/05/2009 10:34:44 PM PST by xeno
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I looked at every picture. Neat signs. The guy who had the sign on his shirt was clever. Truly a great great turnout. Thanks!


13 posted on 11/05/2009 10:43:31 PM PST by presently no screen name
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14 posted on 11/05/2009 10:45:42 PM PST by nutmeg (Madame Speaker: TEAR UP THIS BILL!!!)
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To: cherry

Did Sean address it tonight - show pictures? It would be good for all to see - it’s very encouraging.


15 posted on 11/05/2009 10:47:51 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: nutmeg

Good sign and tagline!


16 posted on 11/05/2009 10:49:13 PM PST by presently no screen name
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Thanks for viewing the photos. It's great to share today's experience with other patriots.


17 posted on 11/05/2009 10:49:59 PM PST by xeno
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Just got home to Michigan. What a great day in D.C. and sad one in TX.
Roaming the halls of the Rayburn Building today with hundreds of Tea Party Patriots was as good as it gets!


18 posted on 11/05/2009 10:51:55 PM PST by PDMiller
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Thanks! Here's another one:

Darn, I wish I could've been in DC on Thursday... I did my part, though, calling Congress critters:

"STORM THE HILL" SWITCHBOARD CALL NOW (202) 224-3121 TO KILL THE BILL (post 46)

19 posted on 11/05/2009 10:55:47 PM PST by nutmeg (Madame Speaker: TEAR UP THIS BILL!!!)
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Thanks for the FANTASTIC photos, xeno! Did you take all these?

Thank you so much for being there! 20,000+... just incredible.

I'm envious... wish we could have been there. My husband and I went to DC for the big 9/12 rally, plus we attended quite a few Tea Parties between 4/15/09 and 9/11/09 here in the Hartford, CT area.

The 9/12 March on Washington was an event I'll remember for the rest of my life... There were no "reliable" estimates for the crowd, but I swear there were a million people there.

20 posted on 11/05/2009 11:00:51 PM PST by nutmeg (Madame Speaker: TEAR UP THIS BILL!!!)
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