The cool thing was it was the first Internet sponsored gathering and FR people came from all over the country on their own dime. We had many known conservative celebrities speak at the time without fees, such as: Ann Coulter; Bob Barr; Matt Drudge; and the memory now fails. Ask Jim Robinson.
Unless you get a big time TV or Radio sponsor behind you, it will amount to little. The TEA Party gathering back some years was one of kind and built up from Glen Beck rallies of the build-up to the Iraq war.
I know because I produced a CD/DVD of all the gatherings from state to state. We sent it to our Troops in Iraq and locally and they loved it. However, we now need a new strategy for countering the socialists/communists.
I believe we need to start telling them exactly why Obama policies are failing them: Here's some examples:
Clearly articulate the points of how USA capitalism has benefited the entire world (point by point - spell it out); we fought for our and others' freedoms (historically we're the good guys); socialism and communism has Never ever worked and always devolved into oppression (give examples); self-responsibility is about being an honorable man or woman who accept their own future and fate; racism is dead except for those who make money off it; Utopia is an unattainable dream since there will always be unfairness as long as bad people exist; etc.
If you and Jim and Kristinn want a Million Man March, I will support you, but just know that DC pays little attention to such rallies. Best of luck.
Understood. And not my call. I am simply putting Jim and Riley together.
If they want to try I am willing.
As I said before on this thread. This proposed gathering is kooksville. A march can be held, but not with those goals.
-——DC pays little attention to such rallies-——
There was a rally in 2010 to protect the Viet Nam Memorial from the lefties. I was flabbergasted at the number of folks thad showed up in the blustry cold weather. There were so many, I could not hook up with FReepers known to be there.
In retrospect, the IRS attacked the Tea Parties.
The gathering panicked the President to pull out all the stops to destroy his opposition
I disagree with you here ANV. While it is true that there were only 4000 that showed up, there was a follow-on event in early December which was the time of the impeachment proceedings on Capitol Hill. There were some linguine spined congresscritters that were beginning to waffle. 500 of us gathered on the Capital steps that day to do a backbone transplant.
It worked.
I agree; this is delusional. It’s unintelligent and ineffective, even as a comic spoof of Occupy Wall Street (valuable negative lessons from which are plentiful).