I don’t think you could reproduce what happened there. If he were to try it again, the place would be inundated with troublemakers.
The people who showed up the first time were good citizens who — after years of hearing left wing propaganda and wondering if they were the only ones left with any values — suddenly heard Rush and experienced an enormous relief. We suddenly realized we weren’t alone and we weren’t crazy. I tear up a little now even thinking about it.
You had all those people packed shoulder to shoulder in the middle of the town. So crowded you couldn’t even move.
How long did we wait? It was a long time. So long that a few people passed out and had to be helped by those around them. But it was peaceful. Almost reverent, even. And, you’re right. There wasn’t any trash left on the ground when that enormous, tightly packed crowd left.
And, lest I be misunderstood, the reverence wasn’t for Rush. The reverence was for the belief in what America was supposed to be about. Freedom, maintained by people who lived responsible lives. Rush just happened to be articulating it and giving us hope that the ideal wasn’t dead.