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I watched Steve Centani (sp?) report live the number "handful." I was watching different coverages and the CSPAN coverage as I could stomach.

Mainly, my point was how the media plays fast and loose with the numbers to their (liberal) advantage.

You know, I was very proud yesterday - of those that came, of those that donated hard earned funds and couldn't attend, those that gave us a whole lot of moral support in the weeks leading up to the event and yesterday. Frankly, what I witnessed yestereday at the rally and read on this thread and the CSPAN thread upon returning home last night was truly inspiring. So much so that the thought process on my part is already planning out the next event and the one after that. Wars are not won by winning every battle - and we did not lose yesterday - hands down. Remember - Every Patriot FReep adds up. And BTW, we learn from each experience also. That is why the military trains so hard - because you learn each time you go out there and are better prepared for the next event - be it another training exercise or the "real one".

We are the base should conditions get to the point of outrage over the left/anarchist/whatever's shenanigans or another terrorist attack. There now is a "base" of expertise that has arranged press conferences, arranged permits, hired infrastructure (stage, generator, sound system, porta-potties, etc), understsands rally logistics - and the list goes on. Never, ever, through out the baby with the bath water. We are in this for the long term and we hope many of you will be there with us.

"Mainly, my point was how the media plays fast and loose with the numbers to their (liberal) advantage"

I understand, and sympathize.

Speaking of C-Span and liberal advantage, they had a call in thing this morning on the subject of....

RIGHT WING MEDIA BIAS!!

Sounds to me like C-Span fell right in with Dashless and GetaHeart.

With the exception of a few 'startling' opinion polls, right before the 2000 election, indicating the the American voter - translation: viewer - believed the media had a LEFT WING BIAS...WHEN during the 8 years of Clinton's reign did major media outlets bother agonizing over media bias OF ANY TYPE???

That's a rhetorical question. I know you ALL know the answer.

Don't be fixated on the numbers -- the press always reports what they want. The Washington Times today reports about 30,000 anti-war combined protesters and several hundred Patriots while the Washington Post reports totally inflated numbers of 75,000. That's a huge disparity between different media entities. I think the Chief of Police reported closer to the 30,000 estimate for the anti-war, pro-Palestinian groups.

Whether the Patriots Rally for America had in attendance what some media called "a handful" or others called several hundred is irrelevant. The people who braved the elements and the warnings of violence from the anti-war groups are all to be commended. They came to the rally, listened to the inspiring and outstanding speakers, flew their flags proudly and defiantly in the face of the America-hating leftist/communist/anarchist protesters and rallied in support of the U.S. and our troops fighting the war on terrorism.