Posted on 10/30/2010 12:05:56 PM PDT by Justaham
Television comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert drew tens of thousands of people to the National Mall on Saturday, promising to skewer partisan politics three days before contentious U.S. elections.
The Comedy Central hosts' "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" started off as part slapstick comedy show and part outdoor festival concert.
Stewart opened the festivities by declaring that "10 million" people showed up, representing all ethnic groups in America.
"It is a perfect demographic sampling of the American people," said Stewart, who hosted U.S. President Barack Obama on his show on Wednesday.
"As you know, if you have too many white people at your rally, then your cause is racist, but if you have too many people of color at your rally, then you must be asking for something: special rights -- like eating in restaurants or piggy back rides -- something that we as a society are not ready to give," he added.
The rally, widely viewed as a response to "August's "Restoring Honor" rally organized by conservative talk show host Glenn Beck, blurred the lines between satire and political activism.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
“this was all about helping Obozo and his stooges, but it won’t make a difference”
Took them away from doorbelling and GOTV...EXCELLENT.
“I caught a little of it and it seemed like they were going through the motions on state. The seemed without spirit, dead!”
I wondered what the heck they were going to talk about without droning on about some anti-Bush, pro muzzie diatribe or some other socialist rubbish. FAIL.
‘and then they were lead through laugh, cry, silent, laugh uproariously, et al, like a bunch of sheeple which more or less represents the crowd.’
Did they have cue cards? What dorks!
It appears that this rally equals in size in attendance...if not larger.
Stewart really missed the ball here. He should have declared that "10 trillion" people showed up, and then gotten a $1.00 donation from each of them to reduce the national debt...
NOT EVEN CLOSE!
See Posts 81 and 82 above for description, photos and map.
AGAIN: NOT EVEN CLOSE!
However, I did find this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMupwUD8vzk
Apparently, calling all organizations “NAMBLA” is a running gag on The Daily Show. But since I never watch the show, I wouldn't know. (I have to admit I laughed at the video.)
So, my guess is the sign was an “inside joke”, and not really NAMBLA.
“They seem like conflicted people with real image problems.”
Yup that pretty much sums it up, and describes as well their egomaniac in chief also.
“This thing is a dud, and will be forgotten before it’s over.”
LOL!
Thanks for those photos and the map! It really gave me perspective.
(And the closer picture of the fear/no fear was better, as the others were too dark.)
Did the crowd do as they were told — to pick up their trash? And didn’t Stewart say he had a clean-up committee?
Someone here linked to CSPAN, which is why I clicked it on (I don’t watch TV). It was running in the background when the calls began, and I thought, “CSPAN, why do you continue with the charade of ‘one from each line, that means balance’? In the short time I listened, two democrats called on the republican line, and at least two democrats called on the independent line. So silly.
Pretty sick joke. Might as well have a joke about slavery and the Holocaust too.
If a conservative made it you know the MSM would be all over it.
Did they say the Pledge of Allegiance or sing God Bless America? My guess is ... Did not.
Did you mean Stonyfield?
You shouldn't be buying Stonyfield in any event; the owner is a big lib donor & gun-grabber.
Orwellian. Listen NOT to the media. The left is filled with hate mongers, and they will ally with women hating, children killing (just recall when they killed little kids in Iraq that were taking candy from US soldiers) muzzie extremists over our own US military heroes and patriots. Just try to talk to one of these freaks - I talked to plenty of them during the health care debacle and they have ‘hate’ for average Americans...charmers...and defended by the propagandists...but, as you say, we’re the haters to them...wow.
“if not larger.”
Than what?
WHERE is that location??
“If a conservative made it you know the MSM would be all over it.”
MSM = Mendacious Socialist Morons.
I know, I know, a little hard to remember...:)
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