Posted on 09/12/2009 4:46:48 AM PDT by kristinn
Edited on 09/12/2009 4:47:41 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Please post your updates from D.C. and from news reports here as well as your photos of the day.
Our Walter Reed salute to the troops last night was very well attended. Upwards of 800 people were there over the three-plus hours of the demonstration.
Photos and video taken by This Ain'tHell taken in daylight before the bulk of the crowd showed can be viewed here.
Free Republic 9/11 Candlelight Vigil from Washington DC
Is it true that they shutdown the roadways and quit letting people in?
Obama says status quo no solution on health care
By JIM KUHNHENN (AP) – 16 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS — President Barack Obama assailed critics of his health care initiative Saturday, seeking to grab the megaphone from his opponents and boost momentum in his drive for congressional passage of his chief domestic priority.
“I will not accept the status quo. Not this time. Not now,” the president told an estimated 15,000 people during a rally that had every feel of a campaign event, right down to chants of “Fired up, ready to go!” and “Yes, we can!”
Days after urging Democrats and Republicans in Congress to come together, an invigorated Obama said his plan incorporates ideas from those on both sides and he promised to continue to seek common ground.
“If you come to me with a serious set of proposals, I will be there to listen. My door is always open,” the president said.
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LIAR!
that’s a riot!
LOL!
Classic!
It's called framing the distortion. This will be parsed all next week into next Sunday by the D.C. pundit talking heads with the intent to diminish the impact of the protest.
Bruce Bellott singing a tea party song
Stand up
Make your voices heard
Stand up
Spread the good word
Stand up
Join the tea party call.....
Great sign!
In my whole life, this has been one of the most spectacular and overwhelmingly awesome, (adjectives fail me,) things I have ever seen. I mean you just swell up with pride. Lord, Almighty, ain’t America just somethin’???
I've gone through a couple of Kleenexes myself.
My hope for our country has been renewed.
LOL!! gracious Amiga. (amigo?) :)
I forgot to take one of MLF. :o(
Great sign!!!!
Ain’t that the truth! Keep your hands off my health care...(and my dogs).
My favorite sign was
Marx was a moron
This William Greene...looks like he could be on the Sopranos.
Isn’t that nice :)
May have been posted:
“Here are some video highlights that I just shot at the big 9/12 Taxpayer Tea Party March in DC. Crowd estimates are varying widely, but it’s safe to say it’s by far the largest gathering of grassroots small-government folks I’ve ever seen in my 15+ years living in DC.
Not since I stood in line all night long on the Mall with tens of thousands of other proud Americans to view President Reagan’s casket in the Capitol’s Rotunda have I felt more hopeful that people on our side really care passionately about what happens in Washington.
Anyway, here’s the video. No swastikas, counter-protesters or profanity to edit out – it’s a very peaceful crowd full of proud, yet very concerned, Americans who are just exercising their First Amendment rights.”
and his YouTube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VMXz6xGeqc
Face up to reality! Limbaugh, Hannity, Prager, Hewitt and others are grounded, thoughtful individuals. Beck needs someone to calm him down. Sure he does good work, but he does not LISTEN. Now that is the fault of most talk show hosts, but his inner voice is fraying badly.
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