I know this for a fact since I will be there bright and early tomorrow morning to open a store in the mall. I don't know if it is just propaganda or what but we are open for business tomorrow. Please do not empower this “shut the mall down” movement, local businesses, as well as working-class folks like myself rely on mall traffic to make a living. Do not be intimidated by this rally. You are Americans too and have the right to enjoy your Saturday without being harassed, threatened or intimidated. The mall security will be out in full force to insure that mall shoppers are not harassed. The Mall is private property and those who do not respect that will be arrested.
One of the greatest things we can have as Americans (to borrow from Norman Rockwell) is “Freedom from Fear”....So , please don't hide in your house on Saturday. Thanks for your support.
~A Military wife and Mall employee.
The News trying to give victory to the protesters before the protest even begins.
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And what a pathetic turnout the protesters had. They at best had 50 people, almost all college age punks, probably from Evergreen State Col. The Support the troops side had at least 3 times their number, including about 25-30 of the coolest bikers I ever saw.
The mall was business as usual, full of shoppers spending their hard earned dollars. If the protesters goal was to interrupt commerce, they failed miserably. And for the military being ordered to stay away? No Way! There were many many young men walking around with military haircuts, many of who walked over and thanked us for what we were doing. Many more of their families honked as they drove by our line. And the Police did a fantastic job keeping the ant-war goons confined to a small area near the recruiting station, making sure they could not block access, or march on to the mall property.