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.
Actually, it was probably at half staff for Kennedy.
I would say a mill. If the mall was pretty full then we are talking at least that.
Maceman, Instapundit also had that same image. So what makes you say that image is not from today?
There was more than that. Look at the video.
450,000 is the estimate from Freedom Works.
Who’s going to be the candidate of the People’s Party? Sarah? She didn’t even show up today. :(
I guess it would have to be Inhofe or DeMint. They at least bothered to address the crowd last night.
prisoner6
The report I just read posted on abc’s web site says between 60,000 & 70,000. Now, I know the crowd was larger than that, but I doubt that it was 2 million & if they reported it earlier I would like to see it......just sayin’...
Regardless, it was an awesome sight to behold & I’m so proud of all those who made the trip.
HOLY CRAP!!! 2 MILLION PEOPLE!!! WAT TO GO!!!! YOU HAVE RESTORED MY FAITH IN THIS COUNTRY!!
That is the first mainstream source to report that figure, FWIW.
Admin, please change the ABC in this thread.
Bingo. Let's not start poping champaign corks.
prisoner6
Based on the video, FreedomWorks estimate of 450,000 would be valid.
Not from today?
Why do you say that?
It is the ordinary American people who have organized themselves.
Yeah Zero, we ARE who we've been waiting for!!!!
Who is the ultimate source on the attual attendance?
If they can get this much in the first year (and there will be more), it will only get bigger.
That is awesome! I’m sure they can hear us, but it’ll be interesting to hear how the WH spins this one.
If Palin would have showed up, the crowd would have been MUCH bigger IMO.
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.
ABC has this picture and THOUSANDS ESTIMATED.
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ABC is reporting 60,000 to 70,000
So someone is WAY off.
Hmm...Any guesses as to who has a vested interest in keeping those counts WAY DOWN.
The traiterous media may have just gone to new depths.
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