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How big a crowd will the Glenn Beck rally draw?
washingtonpost.com ^ | August 28 2010 | Annys Shin

Posted on 08/28/2010 9:32:08 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Depending on density, a crowded National Mall can hold between 1.5 million and 3 million people.

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KEYWORDS: glennbeck; rally; restoringhonor
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1 posted on 08/28/2010 9:32:10 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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From the looks of it on C-SPAN, it is NOT a real great turnout, despite excellent weather.
2 posted on 08/28/2010 9:33:26 AM PDT by traditional1 ("Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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Schools start on Monday.

I’m sure this kept many folks from traveling here.


3 posted on 08/28/2010 9:35:22 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
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To: traditional1
"From the looks of it on C-SPAN, it is NOT a real great turnout, despite excellent weather."

Huh? The place is covered with people from the Lincoln Memorial to past the Washington Monument.

4 posted on 08/28/2010 9:36:03 AM PDT by avacado
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To: Berlin_Freeper

About 1,000 times the amount an Al Sharpton rally will draw.

Beck said that media estimates placed the crowd from anywhere between 200,000 to 500,000.


5 posted on 08/28/2010 9:36:49 AM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: traditional1

Seriously? It goes all the way to the Washington Monument.


6 posted on 08/28/2010 9:37:15 AM PDT by Shelayne (Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20)
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To: traditional1

LOL - The CSPAN telecast I’m watching shows a crowd I’d estimate at a minimum of 500k.


7 posted on 08/28/2010 9:37:48 AM PDT by jla (Have you used Rosetta Stone language method? Please Freepmail me.)
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To: traditional1
It looks like the National Mall is packed with people.

I tried watching on C-Span. They didn't even cover the event for at least the first twenty minutes before I finally switched to Facebook.

That didn't bother you did it?

8 posted on 08/28/2010 9:38:40 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Chump Obama promised "Change" and we got chump change.)
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Really? Not a great turnout? Are you watching the same broadcast as me? There must be over 500K there, plus hundreds of thousands listening on c-span and other places.


9 posted on 08/28/2010 9:39:22 AM PDT by Michael_Michaelangelo (The best theory is not ipso facto a good theory.)
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To: traditional1

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2579210/posts

Crowd estimates, early reports from Beck’s ‘restoring honor’ rally


10 posted on 08/28/2010 9:42:16 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: Marine1992

Nice! Thanks for playing.


12 posted on 08/28/2010 9:44:14 AM PDT by REDWOOD99
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo
thousands listening on c-span and other places.

I had to run an errand and found it being carried on Sirius/XM (Patriot channel). I didn't have to miss Palin's speech!
13 posted on 08/28/2010 9:45:20 AM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Marine1992

Since Aug 20, 2010


14 posted on 08/28/2010 9:46:03 AM PDT by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: Marine1992

Thanks now kindly bugger off Mr 8-20-2010


15 posted on 08/28/2010 9:46:35 AM PDT by dennisw (2012)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I have been watching the C-span coverage and it appears that they are extremely careful not to show a shot from any vantage point that would allow the viewer to see the entire crowd. Very low angle shots, tight coverage on small groups, shots of people sitting on the ground with lots of space around them (no idea where they are sitting at). I would like to see a shot from the top steps of the Lincoln memorial or from the Washington Monument.


16 posted on 08/28/2010 9:46:36 AM PDT by Bob Buchholz
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To: Berlin_Freeper

http://www.ustream.tv/restoringhonor


17 posted on 08/28/2010 9:47:21 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: illiac

I noticed.


18 posted on 08/28/2010 9:47:40 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: Bob Buchholz

http://www.ustream.tv/restoringhonor


19 posted on 08/28/2010 9:47:55 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Marine1992

Welcome to FR, newbie. And thanks for your service to America. However, instead of taking pot shots on a Glenn Beck thread, perhaps you should give valid reasons instead of name calling. That would help for sure.

Also, prepare to be flamed by Glenn Beck fans. You’ve asked for it.


20 posted on 08/28/2010 9:48:18 AM PDT by bcsco (From Recovery Summer to The Winter of our Discontent...)
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