I was a good rally....and good of C-span to cover the whole thing, instead of cutting of coverage when it was scheduled to.
Another thing....as it was pointed out today...and at other times on Fox especially....the dems have "professional protestors" that make their living going from protest to protest.
That commie group Intl. ANSWER is funded by some high rollers and has been around for a long time...I have no doubt that the same people bankroll them and Veterans for Peace...and Cindy Sheehan....have spent major bucks to get these people there.
Our people are doing this on their own dime for the most part. I know that one of the speakers at least was supposedly helped by Sean Hannity, or he wouldn't have been able to be there speaking about his dead son.
Considering that a few states are busy putting there cities back together from hurricanes could also have contributed to a smaller crowd than expected.
All these are good points that should be made to the media every time they are covering a protest, and/or counter-protest.
However, a disapointing turnout is still a disapointing turnout. Our organizers shouldn't be talking big to the media about how many people WILL or MAY show up at a rally. Conservatives are not demonstrators or activists by nature. Many undoubtedly chicken out at the last minute, or are distracted, or whatever. It is something that we need to overcome, and perhaps are, however gradually.
I disagree with the other poster who used the tired, self-righteous, completely unproductive excuse that "our people have jobs." I'm sure many Rats who demonstrate have jobs too. Say what you want about them, they're not lazy. I'm not saying that we should be calling in sick to work. I am saying that giving up a weekend, or half of one, if you live within driving distance of a major FReep-type event is not a big sacrifice once or twice a year.
To rely on the "we have jobs" excuse on a weekend is a poor, poor substitute for the Spirit of 1776, to which we owe our entire country. It also must sound pretty hollow to the men and women who are putting their lives on the line in Iraq.