Thanks for your report — I’m guessing you weren’t able to pose any questions? (ref your post about FReepers submitting questions). I’ll withhold judgment on whether Willard took any TEA Party paraphenalia seriously... skeptical.
Correct. The crowd was just too big. No opportunity to pose questions. Not even an opportunity to shake hands if you zigged instead of zagged. I didn’t hear any crowd estimates other than from fellow Freeper Salena Zito (who also scribes for the Tribune Review). It was the same as mine: well over 1,000 in a fairly small venue.