Posted on 08/15/2013 6:13:30 AM PDT by cotton1706
Thousands of activists for immigration reform have gone missing after only four hundred turned up at Wednesday's rally in Bakersfield, CA outside the office of Republican Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy. Though the SEIU reported that "more than 5,000 people" had boarded buses to the rally, only a few hundred actually emerged in Bakersfield--potentially one of the greatest human tragedies in American history. The Associated Press offered a figure of 1,500 attendees, citing estimates from Bakersfield police. Those estimates are clearly erroneous, based perhaps on expected rather than actual turnout. A local CBS affiliate reported from Los Angeles on the morning of the rally that "3,900 people" were going to the rally.
If so, thousands were lost on the way. Many vehicles are apparently missing, as well--the CBS affiliate reported that "the largest car and bus caravan in California" had left Dodger Stadium, though an organizer filmed by Breitbart News' Lee Stranahan that morning only mentioned one truck and several other vehicles.
Yet journalists have failed to follow up on the missing demonstrators.
Of course, the vast majority of those demonstrators did not actually exist.
Earlier in the month, organizers had promised at least 5,000 activists would turn up to the event, which was billed as the climax of "Action August." Yet Breitbart News' Lee Stranahan counted roughly 400 demonstrators at the start of the rally, a figure that matched my impression of the rather sparse throng.
If the bussed-in crowd, which included many self-declared illegal immigrants, swelled at all after that point, it did not do so by much, despite the free lunches dished out by union organizers.
Perhaps the other thousands of protesters were "in the shadows," so to speak, and therefore "invisible" to the naked eye.
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thousands of protesters were “in the shadows,”what shadows do they refer too ? I see or read about in the shadows appearing in the nightly news shown on tv across the entire country as well as newpapers are giving illegals attention. they been arrested for blocking streets getting arrested, disturing the peace and proudly wondering all over America with inprinted t-shirts “ undocumented and unafraid..does not have very many being in the shadows but rather in the spotlight. We see more out of the shadows everyday.Potesting demanding and commanding anything and everything.
Did they check the bars along the route?
Illegal aliens abducted by ancient aliens. The Alien Wars.
...nothing more than Obama's propaganda machine.
This must be happening all over. I heard that NO ONE showed up at Cindy Shehans political rally. What could have happened to these people?
LOL - that's the media math for liberal protests. You've got that right wbill.
For conservatives it's different... When we have a protest of 10,000 people the press interviews three liberals picketing the protest... gives them the story and photos - and we're lucky to be seen in the background.
Maybe they’ll run into those who didn’t show up for the global warming rally the other day
Those damn Conservative aliens again...
Bakersfield has tons of illegals. If only a few hundred showed up this issue is in trouble.
Well...I’m willing to bet it isn’t the rapture.
Where was GZ ?
” Or should I say good article demonstrating leftist fraud ping.......”
Yes, you should say that.
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