Labor Day Rally for American Workers Draws 75,000 Supporters

Reuters ^ | Sep 7, 2009

[BAW]

A crowd of more than 75,000 gathered in Holden, West Virginia today to celebrate Labor Day and show their support for American workers. The rally, hosted by Friends of America and sponsored by roughly 100 businesses and organizations, was emceed by Ted Nugent and featured live performances by country music stars Hank Williams Jr., John Rich and Fox News personality, Sean Hannity among others. The focus of today's rally was the threat overreaching government, environmental extremists and corrupt corporate interest pose to American labor.

Thousands of cars began lining up outside the Harless Industrial Park before dawn and attendees traveled from as far away as Alaska to attend. Today's rally also included live performances by Blackwater Outlaws, Taylor Made and Halfway to Hazard. International Coal Group President, Ben Hatfield, climate change expert, Lord Monckton and Massey CEO Don Blankenship also addressed the crowd.

"We don't need a government that wants to shut down our coal mines," Blankenship told the crowd today. "We don't want a government that wants to increase our power bills. We don't want a government that loans our tax money to our overseas competitors and that refuses to loan money to our employers. We don't want a government that is run by people who believe they can change the earth's temperature when they can't balance a budget."

[BAW]

75,000 is awesome, especially in West Virginia - shouting distance from the Beltway.

[GeronL]

So from this report it sounds like a big pro-union rally

[9YearLurker]

Exactly. Took mention of Nugent and Hannity for me to have a clue that it wasn’t as reported.

[kromike]

If the jOker lets his signature Death Care die on the operating table, there's a slim chance that he can survive politically.

But when I read reports about the numbers of attendees at Tea Parties, town halls, etc., I truly believe that DeMint is right: Death Care will be the jOker's "Waterloo." And the jOker will be the "Waterloo" for every dim-witted dhimmicrat / RINO that votes for this.

[A message]

We don't want a government that is run by people who believe they can change the earth's temperature when they can't balance a budget."

A statement for the ages.

[Freddd]

It was not a pro union rally....just Pro America .

[GeronL]

I am just referring to the way the media is writing about it

[NRA2BFree]

That’s exactly what I thought too. Reuters spun it to make it sound like this rally was in support of the unions. I sure hope this 75K people show up for the March on DC on the 12th!

[Windflier]

"A crowd of more than 75,000 gathered in Holden, West Virginia today to celebrate Labor Day and show their support for American workers."

Incredible feat of political spin by Reuters there. This event was a pro-America rally, not a United Socialist Workers of The World event, as the misleading language attempts to portray it.

To the writer's credit though, they at least went on further in the article to give voice to the actual intent of the event organizers and participants.

Gotta admit that this is a long way up from totally ignoring the tea parties and widespread patriotic protests, for the press. Now, if they can just ease off the spin button, we'll have it just right.

[SuperLuminal]

Shouting distance from what “beltway?

[SuperLuminal]

Holden is as remote and far from the DC beltway as you can get...About an 8 1/2 hour shout.

[Bell00]

West Virginia has absolutely nothing to do with the Beltway. Shouting distance? It’s a world away.

[smartymarty]

If 75K showed up for this, just wait till 9-12. It’s going to be phenomenal. I can feel it. It’s in the air. You cannot stop the cry for freedom. I can’t help but recall Mel Gibson’s cry as he lay his head on the chopping block in that movie about Scotland.

[onemiddleamerican]

Here's links to numerous You Tube videos from the rally.

Included in that link page are Nugent, Hank Williams Jr., Blackwater Outlaws... maybe more will be psoted throughout the next few days. Nugent really kicked ass in his commentary. And the guy who "built" the rally, Massey Energy CEO, Don Blankenship, spoke yesterday, and his speech was very good. I hope somebody posts it. The guy should run for office.

[keats5]

I had the same impression.

[bert]

......And the jOker will be the “Waterloo” for every dim-witted dhimmicrat / RINO that votes for this. ......

and there will NEVER be another black president.

[FreedomPoster]

The Beltway is the circumferential highway around Washington, DC.

[GeronL]

The Rooters reporter did that on purpose, of course

[Just mythoughts]

I wondered why BamaKennedy decided he needed to remind US ‘he won’ by holding court in Congress on 09/09/09. I wish the Republicans would boycott his speech the instant he starts bashing the ‘right’. Just get up and walk out.

Wonder if he will speak about 9/11 and why he had to tell Van to hit the road?

[wny]

interesting no? 75,000 show up for a rally. but they’re not there to praise Obama so zip, zero, zada national coverage by the MSMwhores. But whwnever 12 people showed up anywhere to protest Bush, then that got 24/7 coverage.