***The media tend to focus on the “showy” aspects of protests — signs, people dressed in costume, etc. — but I think the real impact gets across when the sheer numbers of people can’t be ignored.***
Sorry, Jenny, but you’re wrong. The media ignores such a protest if it isn’t for a liberal cause.
What would happen if hundreds of thousands of prolifers showed up and peacefully demonstrated? The media would largely ignore it, and report that a few hundred people showed up.
Here’s the evidence (great video, trust me):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXVA0fefh8