I tried to get the 9-12 organizations to pull the permits for the stage for the big DC march. They dilly-dallied, unfortunately, and Armey and company pulled the permits instead.
So, what you had was a million and a half to two million people marching in the streets saying "Give us our country back," and the Republicans who controlled the microphone saying "Give us our power back."
Two VERY different messages.
Well said!
“So, what you had was a million and a half to two million people marching in the streets saying “Give us our country back,” and the Republicans who controlled the microphone saying “Give us our power back.”
I agree. My dh and I were discussing this tonight. He said that if twice as many people had showed up on 9/12, it would have stopped the agenda that was pushed thru this past year. I disagreed. I feel that if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it....does it happen? There was practically NO coverage of the event last year. The Tea Party movement frightens the entrenched powers that be in both parties.