Posted on 09/12/2009 2:21:15 PM PDT by Zakeet
Edited on 09/12/2009 4:03:43 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Huge crowd, yes. But not two million. Even DeMint has now changed his first boast on this. Malkin is wrong because the police do not give estimates.
We were there and have seen a lot of crowds on the mall for inaugurations, July 4th festivities, marches, etc. Two million would not fit on the Mall in its two mile stretch.
Best estimate from experience? - 200,000 plus. For those familiar with the Capital and the Mall, the crowd filled the Capital west lawn, the area around the Grant reflecting pool, and west to Fourth street. It started encroaching on another group’s permit west of the Grant statue. It could be another 100,000 to 200,000 because they were forced to spread out along the sides of the rally because of the permit limits and the loudspeakers’ range.
It was a very large crowd, far beyond expectations, but too many groups inflate the numbers (mostly libs). It was NOT “tens of thousands” as the CNN NBC crowd are trying to say, but more like hundreds of thousands. BTW, the DC or Park Police do NOT make estimates, so anyone saying so is wrong.
Not bad for a rally organized by amateurs with no coordinating megalith like unions or the NAACP. Just real people. Almost ALL of the thousands of signs were handmade, not the fancy pre-printed ones handed out by liberal groups like MoveOn and SEIU.
I posted this on earlier threads. Now reports coming out are backing up my estimate. 200,000 (up to 400,000 because many were off to the side in the nether reaches of the Capitol lawn) is a HUGE number - four full Yankee Stadiums. Let’s not get carried away with the 2 million claim and give the left an opportunity to refute everything else.
And it was true grass roots. Almost ALL the signs were handmade, not the product of SEIU and DNC printing presses that characterize liberal rallies.
Dang, most people wait until they have to go before they make a move, guess you needed a strong bladder out there today.
The Park Police stopped making estimates of crowds a long time ago.
The media underestimation reminds me of what they’ve done with other protests like the big pro-life one I attended back in 1990.
That is not what Michelle Malkin is saying.
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/12/yes-the-picture-is-real-nutroots/
Ah, yeah, a little too communistic, isn’t it?!
I like the “American Party”. Or my son suggested the “United Party”
Thanks for that.
I just can’t help but miss Tony Snow today.....
There is a time lapse from that cam on the Michelle Malkin site, its a real pic. The time lapse is amazing.
The pictures of the packed in people at 14th and E were taken while the crowd was marching and before they were packed in front of the Capitol. The crowd, when packed in, went about a quarter mile down the mall. So Im not buying the 1-2 million number. But hey, Ill go with it if ABC buys it.
Thanks so much! This was a treat to see for those of us who couldn’t make it. Loved the “Friedman, not Marx” and “Boob Czar” marchers! What a hoot!
Was Sarah there?
I agree! United We stand....
What a great day in America!
Local ABC station just reported “as many as 75,000”. There’s easily more than that in that first picture you posted. Then they immediately reported that many health care supporters showed up for Obama’s speech like it was comparable, I found another report that only 250 supporters showed up there.
WOWZA! Look at the time lapse! That is AMAZING! The MSM is dead to me. (Tens of thousands. Whatever.) Totally dead. I am sending this to everyone on my e-mail list.
The truth WILL get out. They can’t stop this from going viral.
That aerial pic with the teepees is Stand in the Gap (Promise Keepers) in 1997. I was at that and have that pic framed. I was at today also and would guess not as big as PK, but bigger for sure than “Million Man” march.
70,000 will fit in a smallish pro football stadium.
If you had a town full of these people you could leave your doors unlocked at night like the old days.
That time lapse must be shown to everyone who thinks that still pic is fake
Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.
they live in frederick md which is the last stand for GOP
Of course he fled to Minneapolis... that’s where the imams are (one of the spots anyway).
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