What Were the Numbers

None | 01/18/03 | Me

[Archangelsk]

Pardon me for asking, but does anyone know what the numbers were in DC today for the counter protest? The Post is reporting 50, and I can't find anything else. Also were was the Washington Times? Did they send a reporter for a little balance?

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[chance33_98]

I found some of the comments by protestors a little funny. Especially those who claimed it was all about oil. Alas, such losers would not come on here to debate me on it. As far as the numbers, no idea really, been busy working on my Linux system today.

[MJY1288]

It looked to be about 50 or 60 from what I saw on the news.

ANSWER had predicted 200,000,, From what I saw on C_Span it looked to be nowhere near that figure. More like 10,000 if that. Most of them were probably bused in by the DNC

[Archangelsk]

It looked to be about 50 or 60 from what I saw on the news.

There has to be a concerted effort to get these numbers up, the news is being dominated by the anti-war crowd, and the real message is being lost.

[dandelion]

According to theWashington Times, the police reported that 30,000 anti-war protestors marched in Washington, well short of their goal of "hundreds of thousands". All told, the protest was a spectacular failure compared to the numbers of protestors that have showed up in recent years to agitate against other causes.

In the words of Nelson - "Ha ha!"

[PhiKapMom]

Our Oklahoma news is reporting 30,000 in Wash D.C. and hundreds in OKC.

[MJY1288]

I'm just 45 miles from D.C. and I wish I could have gone today, But I had to go to work. Kristinn and TgsTakoma do a great job with the D.C Chapter. I've only attended one FReep and I had a great time. There is no better people than FReepers. We can get into heated debates and argue like we are enemies. But we're in this fight together

Cheers & EaglesUp

MJY

[MJY1288]

I don't think there was 30,000, C_Span's camera did a 360 view of the crowd it was scattered and only about 100 yards deep. I would bet there was no more than 10,000 un-bathed commies and my guess half of them were Daschle Staffers :-)

[PhiKapMom]

LOL!!! Wouldn't surprise me! They showed the hundreds in OKC and it didn't look like that many to me either!

[seams2me]

Let's take the total number of anti war protesters, and subtract it from the total population of the US.

There's your number of non-anti-war-protesters.

[LurkerNoMore!]

The local Dallas, Tx. Fox affiliate said there were 100 or so.

[rdb3]

...been busy working on my Linux system today.

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[Texas_Jarhead]

FNC repoted 30k in D.C. and 'tens of thousands' in San Fran

[michaelt]

Let's take the total number of anti war protesters, and subtract it from the total population of the US. There's your number of non-anti-war-protesters.

You're right on target, and the antiwar idiots would have to agree. I was in San Francisco last week and saw a banner advertising for their version of the rally. The banner said "silence=complicity." I'm sure their rally got lots of muddleheads, being the Bay Area and all, but since the vast majority of people stayed home, and based on their own logic, the protesters would have to agree that the public supports the war.

[chance33_98]

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[Exit148]

When I left the Patriot's Rally at the Western end of the Mall along Constitution Ave., a radio reporter was covering the anti-war thingy at the Eastern end of the mall. He said there were protesters "as far as the eye can see." Well, the mall was empty of crowds until I got to the focal point of their rally. There were plenty of the usual visitors, but 'crowds as far as the eye could see'? ---no way! This was about 12:30 just before their parade was about to start. A lot of people? YES! The crowds that ANSWER is touting? No way.

[MJY1288]

I would like to know why more isn't reported about who funds these Anti-American, Anti-War, Anti-Capitalism, Anti-Family, Anti-Hygene, Anti-Freedom, Pro-Communist, Pro-Socilaist, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Dictator scumbags.

They are in direct defiance of what this country is about. Their comprehension of history doesn't go beyond this mornings breakfast. They're incapable of recognizing the dangers of appeasing evil dictators, They are cowards who would rather see the entire population starve to death before they could muster the courage to eliminate an evil Dictator like Saddam Hussain.

I say ship these cowards off to a 3rd world country of their choosing and let them come back in 5 years. I bet they will think a bit differently

[Hostage]

You shouldn't be concerned at the low numbers for the counter group. It is difficult to organize a demonstration in support of war, any war. No one wants war.

Perhaps more appropriately would be a "Patriot's Rally". But there is no need. As long as the war or the disarmament is carried out quickly, there will never be a return to the antiwar protest levels last seen during the Vietnam conflict.

The people that are pushing "No Iraq War" are made up of hard-core socialists/communists and its popular component is made of lefty holdovers from the Vietnam era. THe latter never grew up and out of the sixties culture. They are fossilized in a haze of bad memories. It gives their empty headed celebrities publicity and an opportunity to grab on to a mirage of purposeful substance because inside they are empty, desolate and without purpose.

I have questions of these antiwar participants:

What information do they have to conclude that a nuclear weapons program does not exist in Iraq?

Why do they think peace can be achieved from a position of weakness or as they might refer it, a position of peaceful persuasion?

Where were their voices when Hillary Clinton and her surrogate Albright pushed for the order to bomb Kosovo?

[Archangelsk]

You shouldn't be concerned at the low numbers for the counter group.

I disagree. If our message gets lost as the media continues to covers the "anti-wars" it will be a repeat of Vietnam. We never lost a battle there, but we ended up losing the war here. (Those too young to remember the lessons of Vietnam should brush up on their history).

It is hyper-imperative that we present a united front as a nation. Whether one is under arms or not we are all in this together.