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Celebrating the 9/12 rallies-TURNOUT EST RANGE FROM 350K (liberal) TO 2 MILLION (conservative)
ABC News ^ | September 12, 2009 | Michelle Malkin

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]

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To: OCMike

Thanx for posting that — very nice. The “Boob Czar” near the end was too funny.


361 posted on 09/13/2009 5:50:41 AM PDT by webschooner (First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win -- Mahatma Gandhi)
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To: oldbill

Having lived in DC for twenty years I can tell you that was a big crowd. It had to be more than 150,000.


362 posted on 09/13/2009 5:53:54 AM PDT by Melchior
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To: Windflier

http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com/2009/09/march-on-washington-whats-real-story.html


363 posted on 09/13/2009 7:25:07 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: grateful
“Whatever the size of the crowds, from the pictures I’ve seen it far surpassed any expectations I had.”

From the YouTube time lapse video, it is definitely in the hundreds of thousands. And to think, for every one person there there are 10 that could not make it for money or work reasons.

364 posted on 09/13/2009 7:29:33 AM PDT by Gabrial (ObamaCare: The efficiency of the Post Office, the compassion of the IRS, the costs of the Pentagon)
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To: Tainan

“crowd est. comment for reference.”

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365 posted on 09/13/2009 7:48:31 AM PDT by oldbill
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To: kevao

I don’t have a comparison to the inaugaration, if someone has a photo showing the areas that were filled during that I could easily compare the areas I saw filled yesterday. I moved around the whole crowd in the vicinity of the Capitol during the event so I have an idea of the areas that were filled with people, though of course I didn’t have an aerial view I did view it from certain high points and statues.

I am certain there were at least 2-300,000 people there the lower estimates are impossible. I don’t know crowd numbers well enough to know if it could be a million.


366 posted on 09/13/2009 7:58:28 AM PDT by Williams (It's The Policies, Stupid.)
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To: CowHampshire

I was there, and taking into account the valid overhead shots of the areas I could not see in total, there were between 200m and 300m there, IMHO.

Talladega is the largest track I have been to, and its capacity is about 175m (Darlington is about 60m, Charlotte about 140m) ...this crowd was larger but not by a lot. That is still a huge number...the Capitol police were clearly caught offguard.

Regardless, this many conservatives streaming in from all over the country has got to open the Congress’ eyes....even if the MSM ignores or denigrates it.


367 posted on 09/13/2009 8:44:15 AM PDT by A.Hun (Common sense is no longer common.)
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To: Zakeet; Jim Robinson; Syncro; sorrisi; trooprally; BufordP; kristinn; Jimmy Valentine's brother; ...
Has anyone found an accurate count of yesterday's highly successful Tea Party March on Washington? We were part of yesterday's March in DC and were STUNNED by the turnout - and the passion of the marchers (ObamaCare is what put most people 'over the edge'). It seemed as if there were over a million people there! However, my husband estimates somewhere around 300,000 to 500,000.

Is there a DC Park Police estimate posted yet? Would that be the most accurate count?

To FReepers in attendance yesterday (and some in Hartford): Sorry we never met up... I could barely keep track of my husband, never mind looking for anyone else. The few times I got on my cell phone, I couldn't hear the person on the other end.

Yesterday's March on Washington was simply amazing... I feel so fortunate to have been able to take part in it.

368 posted on 09/13/2009 9:05:49 AM PDT by nutmeg (Obamunism is destroying America)
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To: Zakeet
NEXT TIME WE BRING PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES!

369 posted on 09/13/2009 9:11:58 AM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: TomGuy
The 'battle cry' for this rally should be something like this:

See Post #369

370 posted on 09/13/2009 9:14:00 AM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: goodnesswins

Oh, so now were supposed to accept the estimate of a friend of a poster.

Ok seriously, ABC’s official estimate of 60-70 thousand is definitely low. But 2 million is a pure fantasy. I’ve seen the video. I’ve seen the wide shot photos. 500,000 is on the high side. FreedomWorks estimate of 450,000 is probably a little on the high side, but it is at least believable. NBC estimated hundreds of thousands. Again, very believable based on the pics/vids.

2 million is ludicrous and you do a disservice to the movement by overstating it. Again, I wish 2 million was true, but it simply is not.


371 posted on 09/13/2009 9:38:36 AM PDT by Tatze (I reject your reality and substitute my own!)
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To: Zakeet

This is great! You should put it on zazzle.com and sell it. You provide the design, they provide the t-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, etc. If it sells well (which I think it would!), you could make some dough.

Just spend it quickly before the government destroys its value!


372 posted on 09/13/2009 9:51:07 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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To: Zakeet
I know this answer is probably elsewhere but I don't have time to search & don't know what words would work.

From the article:
It started encroaching on another group’s permit west of the Grant statue.

Who was the other group and why do the pictures show that most of the forbidden turf was empty and the balance covered by tents??

373 posted on 09/13/2009 10:24:37 AM PDT by norton
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To: Sunshine54
BOOKMARK for tomorrow's classes on US Government!
374 posted on 09/13/2009 12:27:53 PM PDT by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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To: moonpie57

Promisekeepers, I think.


375 posted on 09/13/2009 12:44:19 PM PDT by TaxRelief (Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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To: PRO 1

Not Newt Gingrich. He has never “played along to get along”.


376 posted on 09/13/2009 12:45:19 PM PDT by TaxRelief (Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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To: moonpie57
There's no one on the grass in front of the Capitol or on Pennsylvania Avenue. The photo can't be from 9-12-2009.


377 posted on 09/13/2009 1:30:13 PM PDT by FDNYRHEROES (In just His first 3 days, the War on Terror became the War on Free Speech.)
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To: FDNYRHEROES

If you look closer at the picture, you’ll see a stage in front of the West Lawn grassy area. 912ers were positioned in front of that.


378 posted on 09/13/2009 1:35:33 PM PDT by BelleAl
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To: livius
Based on my experience attending anti-abortion marches....I’d say it was around 1 million.

That seems to be the consensus of many attendees with your experience.

This argument over the actual attendance stat is going to go on for some time, but everyone who followed the event, and everyone who was there, understand that the real story is that this movement is building. The more the left attempts to ignore and minimize it, the bigger it will get.

Poll after poll after poll shows that a clear majority of American citizens do not like the way that congress and the "President" are handling the country, and that they want them to slow down and exercise some fiscal restraint.

The fact that Congress and Obama have shown no indication of backing off their radical leftist agenda is frightening, and even infuriating millions of people. This is only making matters worse for the government, and for us.

The Democrats in power are not only guaranteeing themselves a resounding defeat in the upcoming mid-term elections with this behavior, but are openly risking, and even instigating something much worse.

379 posted on 09/13/2009 1:56:38 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Zakeet

I wish I could have been in Washington, but I and about 10,000 other Texas patriots didn’t let a steady rain stop us from attending the Cow Town (Fort Worth) tea party featuring Judge Andrew Napolitano.


380 posted on 09/13/2009 2:11:40 PM PDT by Ben Chad
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