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How big a crowd will the Glenn Beck rally draw?
washingtonpost.com ^ | August 28 2010 | Annys Shin

Posted on 08/28/2010 9:32:08 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Depending on density, a crowded National Mall can hold between 1.5 million and 3 million people.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.washingtonpost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: glennbeck; rally; restoringhonor
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I just wish I was there. I was there for what has been the largest number on the mall, the Promise Keepers March. Its really not even a contest as the pictures bear out. The communist anti-American white hating scum known as Farrakhan did not muster more than 350000.

You can find out that the squares of the mall between the Washington Monument and the Capitol hold 750,000 IF they are packed. the Million Man Myth did not do even that. Promise Keepers did that AS WELL AS 2/3rds of the elipse around the Washington Monument and more. Its about ideology. Farrakhan wanted his validated and he lied and lied and lied about it to get his supposed validation. PK folks were there on only one mission, to get men turned on to and back to God. THAT is what heals and fixes problems. I would dare say there were as many black men at the PK march as the MMM.

As for today it will be a smaller number, but make no mistake it will have national and lasting impact and I only wish I could have been there to be a part of it.


101 posted on 08/28/2010 11:11:28 AM PDT by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: Bob Buchholz

102 posted on 08/28/2010 11:12:59 AM PDT by kanawa (Obama - "The only people who don't want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.")
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To: tacticalogic

I’ve been using a flat-bladed screwdriver on the spring/rod, but the biggest problem is working the screw/washer at the same time. Two hands and all that...

I’d thought of a magnetic screwdriver, but don’t have one anywhere near small enough. I’ll try the super glue angle. Thanks!


103 posted on 08/28/2010 11:15:18 AM PDT by bcsco (From Recovery Summer to The Winter of our Discontent...)
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To: bcsco

You can try using a dab of heavy grease to help keep the washer and screw together.


104 posted on 08/28/2010 11:18:22 AM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: tacticalogic

That’s not an issue. The small odd-shaped washer fits well on the screw threads and sits in place alright. My one big problem is just having two hands to work everything together. But I’m tryin...


105 posted on 08/28/2010 11:20:49 AM PDT by bcsco (From Recovery Summer to The Winter of our Discontent...)
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To: bmwcyle

Thank You!


106 posted on 08/28/2010 11:23:01 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: bcsco

Let us know how it goes. I had the trigger assembly of a Browning BPS fight me for about 45 minutes one day, so I can sypmathize.


107 posted on 08/28/2010 11:23:30 AM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: Marine1992; darkwing104; 50mm; Old Sarge; Darksheare
The Viking Kitties are not amused.

They ordered this ZOT just for you. Eat up.


108 posted on 08/28/2010 11:27:31 AM PDT by TheOldLady (Pablo is very wily.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
There were easily well over 500K+ people there. From the Lincoln Memorial to The Washington Monument it was a sea of people (C-Span didn't show that shot). plus there were 130,000 watching the Live Stream from Glenn Beck's Facebook page.

And even cooler, during the event there was $5,500,000 raised for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. You could text an automatic $10 donation to them from your cellphone, but I went to their website and donated. And Glenn only talked about this Charity for maybe five minutes.

Great cause too. It helps the families of our Special Ops guys who die in action, on training missions, or are left severely wounded for life (lost limbs, in a wheelchair, etc).

109 posted on 08/28/2010 11:29:06 AM PDT by Condor51 (SAT CONG!)
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To: Admin Moderator
Very nice touch! A most impressive zot.
110 posted on 08/28/2010 11:32:31 AM PDT by JPG (How much taxpayer $ did Mookie blow today?)
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To: bcsco

Forgot to ping you. [blush]


111 posted on 08/28/2010 11:35:07 AM PDT by TheOldLady (Pablo is very wily.)
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To: Marine1992
Bye, Moron1992!


112 posted on 08/28/2010 11:42:15 AM PDT by 50mm (A ghlacadh do shilelagh agus cead bliain suas do nostril chle)
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To: Bob Buchholz

Shot here of rally from Washington monument:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pursuing-Liberty/140184343473?ref=ts


113 posted on 08/28/2010 11:43:34 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012 -- Bolton their Secretary of State)
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To: MEG33

http://freedomslighthouse.net/2010/08/28/sarah-palin-speech-at-glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-part-1-video-82810/


114 posted on 08/28/2010 11:46:12 AM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911)
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To: bcsco

My only other option with the 10/22 bolt is to immerse it in Hoppe’s #9 solvent.
*sigh*


115 posted on 08/28/2010 11:51:29 AM PDT by Darksheare (I shook hands with Sheryl Crow and all I got was Typhus and a single sheet of toilet paper.)
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To: tacticalogic; Darksheare

Well, I can get the washer & screw/odd-washer tightened in the frame. And the cylinder release arm works. I just can’t get the spring and rod in place. Trying to control pressure on the spring/rod (which runs horizontal over the frame hole) so that the screw will fall in place is just too tough for a guy with hands like myself.

Anyway, it works. I have the spring/rod in a small paper bag, all taped up. I’ll have a gunsmith look at it later. In the meantime, the arm works, the cylinder releases as it should, and the gun fires both single/double action. I think the spring/rod are just for the arm falling back into place after pressure is placed on it to open the cylinder.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I appreciate it.


116 posted on 08/28/2010 11:55:16 AM PDT by bcsco (From Recovery Summer to The Winter of our Discontent...)
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To: bmwcyle

Thank you for the link.


117 posted on 08/28/2010 11:59:45 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012 -- Bolton their Secretary of State)
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To: ConservaTexan

Thank you!


118 posted on 08/28/2010 12:01:23 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: bcsco

LOL and thanks Ad Mod


119 posted on 08/28/2010 12:02:49 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Darksheare
I have a bit of carbon fouling there that makes it not fuction at times.

Oven cleaner dissolves carbon.

120 posted on 08/28/2010 12:03:20 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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