Live Reports from Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally

Eye Witness Accounts | 08-27-2010 | FrogMom

[jerseyrocks]

Hotels in Washington are almost sold out. Used a service to get mine and they said there are hardly any rooms left. Sounds like the media counts crowds the same way they count poll numbers

[lonevoice]

This will be a fun thread to check in on today through tomorrow (Saturday). It looks like we’ll have lots of pictures, on-the-scene reporting, etc. C-Span will be doing live coverage tomorrow from start to finish, though there appears to be some confusion about what time that’s starting. I’ve read both 7AM EST and 10AM EST. From current reports, it looks like somewhere around a million participants, give or take a few hundred thousand :-)

[who knows what evil?]

We are looking forward to hearing from all Freepers who are able to post LIVE from the event...you’re going to be a part of history!

[Girlene]

I still would like to know what time the rally starts.

Here's all the relevant information from Glenn Becks Restoring Honor site. It says 10 am to 1 pm, 8/28/10.

[onemiddleamerican]

Link for DC traffic cams, for viewing tomorrow.

[Marty62]

Rush is not at the EIB mic. Is he going to be at D.C. tomorrow?

[Girlene]

Rush is not at the EIB mic. Is he going to be at D.C. tomorrow?

I think he's taking a golf vacation.

[Hoodlum91]

From dc.gov

Restoring Honor Rally at the Lincoln Memorial

The rally is scheduled to start at 10:00 am and to conclude at 1:00 pm. The following roads will be closed for this event starting at 8:00 am and should reopen by 3:00 pm:

•17th Street between Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenue SW
•Henry Beacon Drive
•Daniel French Drive (6:00 am)
•23rd Street, SW
•Westbound Independence Avenue between 17th Street and 23rd Streets, SW
•Maine Avenue split to westbound Independence Ave (all traffic will be detoured north to 15th Street)
Additional road closures may occur throughout the day as needed.

There are also rolling closures for Rev. Al’s march and also a student March near Howard University that will block some roads from that direction.

[Hoodlum91]

Going to walk down there now to check everything out.

[onemiddleamerican]

Do you have a phone cam (or regular cam) that you can take and post photos here of prep work and early arrivers staking out spots?

Thanks in advance.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Still on the bus from San Antonio, TX.”

Guessing they filled the 15 seats on the bus?

[crosslink]

I know my kids and even my wife can’t see how big this is but on Sunday I am sure their view will change.

[Global2010]

Don’t even think about the site going down.

No site crashing, and that IMO includes the crowd that trashes every thread with their anti “fill in your religeon” lengthy multi colored assinine cut and paste crap.

I think I will take out some of the fresh strawberries and bluberries that I froze from this season and make some Vanilla/Fruit American Ice Cream Sundaes, topped with dark Chocolate Syrup. (any excuse for a treat but this is a pretty good one)

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Funny how the same people who say they see no problem with the mosque near ground zero,are outraged by grass-root Americans showing up for one day at the Lincoln Memorial.

Excellent point and bears repeating! I may steal that!

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

And I only steal the best.

[Spunky]

Listening to Glenn Beck’s radio show this morning he said the park people are expecting around 500,000 people based on certain criteria.

[Spunky]

Listening to Glenn Beck’s radio show this morning he said the park people are expecting around 500,000 people based on certain criteria.

[Taffini]

ABC News has the crowd at 1,000 /s...NBC says 900

Professional Liars

[crosslink]

Thank you I e-mailed it to my I-pad, We are staying at the Mandarin Oriental right across the street from the mall,got a great deal in Feb.

[who knows what evil?]

I think I will take out some of the fresh strawberries and blueberries that I froze from this season and make some Vanilla/Fruit American Ice Cream Sundaes, topped with dark Chocolate Syrup. (any excuse for a treat but this is a pretty good one)

I have both in the freezer (picked them recently)...great idea!