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Just How Big Was The Stewart-Colbert Rally?
TPM ^ | 10/30/10 | Evan McMorris-Santoro

Posted on 10/30/2010 4:33:26 PM PDT by Tea Roll

No one seems to be sure exactly how many people packed the National Mall today for the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear, but there's one thing everyone can agree on: sanity and/or fear are extremely popular.

MTV's spokesperson told the Washington City Paper's Mike Madden that 250,000 people came out to see Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert take the stage Saturday, while Viacom (the parent company of MTV and Comedy Central, home to Stewart's and Colbert's show) told the New York Times' Brian Stelter that "well over 200,000" were in....

At the rally itself, Mythbusters hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage said they counted about 150,000....

To be sure, even the smaller estimates show an extremely large crowd for a DC event, even one in this year of tea party rallies packing the Mall and the Capitol lawn. I have been to many a tea party rally, from the big ones to the small ones, and jammed in the crowd at Stewart's rally as I was today I can say there was an amazingly big turnout....

(Excerpt) Read more at tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: colbert; rallytorestorefear; rallytorestoresanity; sniff; stewart; victorkilo; vikingkitties; zot; zuluoscartango
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To: manic4organic

It looked bigger than th One (Socialist) Nation rally. The camera angles were definitely made to make the crowd look bigger.


81 posted on 10/30/2010 5:17:12 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Darksheare; Tax-chick

Looks like a great thread to declare Undead just before Halloween!


82 posted on 10/30/2010 5:18:40 PM PDT by Frank Sheed (Fr. V. R. Capodanno, Lt, USN, Catholic Chaplain. 3rd/5th, 1st Marine Div., FMF. MOH, posthumously.)
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To: davetex
That is beautiful! You know....I'm a classic kind of gal so I'm not up on all weapons. I research and then buy when I can. So far, I've stuck with old reliables: 1911 .45, Carbine, .308 (M1A Scout).
83 posted on 10/30/2010 5:18:45 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (If you try to remove the 1st Amendment, we'll just have to move on to the next Amendment)
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To: Jazz1968

I agree, Hilter drew good crowds.


84 posted on 10/30/2010 5:20:15 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn (Pr.29:2))
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To: FR_addict
I watched a little of this on CSpan. It looked bigger than 50,000 from their camera angle but from the shot in this thread, I think you are right, about 50,000 bussed in liberals.

That was intentional. The organizers didn't want any other views accept the one they provided. They positioned platforms for camera at a low angle to make the crowd appear larger that it really was. I believe the technique is called "Forced perspective". MSM use that tool all of the time at Obama Speeches.

“Rally to Restore Sanity” Pledges to “Strictly Prohibit Filming” at National Mall


85 posted on 10/30/2010 5:20:20 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: Darkwolf377
I gotta say, that’s a pretty weak showing. Until now I had no idea of the crowd size, but that’s REALLY small.

Palin has done better than this, unorganized, unadvertised, somewhere in Podunk, Illinois. As far as quality, a few orders of magnitude better.

86 posted on 10/30/2010 5:20:20 PM PDT by Seven plus One
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To: manic4organic
Tuesday we kick all their @sses.

I'll be praying hard this weekend!

87 posted on 10/30/2010 5:22:47 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Tea Roll

Tea roll
T-roll
Troll
Duh


88 posted on 10/30/2010 5:23:34 PM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: Outlaw Woman

“So far, I’ve stuck with old reliables: 1911 .45, Carbine, .308 (M1A Scout). “

Very smart choices. You can’t go wrong with those.

Still wish I had one of those carbines though, darn it.


89 posted on 10/30/2010 5:25:36 PM PDT by davetex (All my weapons got melted by a meteor!! No Sh*t)
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To: Freddd
Beck raised Millions of dollars for our troops who have fallen in the line of duty, for their families...seems everyone forgets to mention that.

That is an excellent point, thanks for bringing it up!

90 posted on 10/30/2010 5:26:26 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Moderates manipulate, extremists use violence, but the goal is the same.)
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To: Frank Sheed; Monkey Face; sionnsar

Yes, it would! After Hallowe’en, though, since we move on the First.

We could celebrate Dia de los Muertos here, with dancing skeletons and sugar skulls.


91 posted on 10/30/2010 5:27:20 PM PDT by Tax-chick ( The Underground Grammarian is at war and will give the enemy nothing but battle.)
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To: Outlaw Woman

That’s not a very big crowd. Nowhere near last year’s 9/12 March, which was held up on the Capitol grounds. Just the overflow from that first 9/12 March seemed as large as the whole Stewart/Colbert crowd.


92 posted on 10/30/2010 5:34:25 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Tea Roll

Michelle is that you again


93 posted on 10/30/2010 5:36:20 PM PDT by italianquaker ( teabag the vote!!)
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To: Outlaw Woman

I love my Garand!

Ah, the classics...:)


94 posted on 10/30/2010 5:38:26 PM PDT by rlmorel (When Charity is mandatory, it becomes Servitude.)
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To: Outlaw Woman

m-14? Been dreaming of owning one someday before I die...
Bikk


95 posted on 10/30/2010 5:42:50 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: All
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96 posted on 10/30/2010 5:43:05 PM PDT by Squidpup ("Fight the Good Fight")
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To: Tea Roll
It appears between all the astroturf, the box lunches, the free passes, the free busses, all the goodies they could muster that between the two Leftist rallies since Aug. 28th the Leftist's may have come close to the audience size of Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally attendance record.
97 posted on 10/30/2010 5:45:54 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: davetex
Still wish I had one of those carbines though, darn it

Gunbroker.com has had some tremendous deals on Carbines...Winchesters no less.

I started the 'sport' relatively later than most, so my brother, who has been my teacher, has influenced my decisions on weapons. The carbine is my favorite for a rifle because it's a perfect 'fitting' weapon. Not heavy and accurate as heck. Anyway, I'm not Hathcock, but I love guns. LOL.... and the more the better!

98 posted on 10/30/2010 5:46:50 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (If you try to remove the 1st Amendment, we'll just have to move on to the next Amendment)
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To: Tea Roll; Bender2
You sure got balls jackass.
99 posted on 10/30/2010 5:48:42 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("[T]here is nothing so aggravating [in life] as being condescended to by an idiot" ~ Ann Coulter)
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To: Outlaw Woman

I’ve seen that picture posted several times but you can’t see anything in it. It’s dark, murky and doesn’t show people at all.

I wish there were a better picture somewhere, but it doesn’t really matter how many people came out for this. It was entertainment for the shallow and meant nothing.


100 posted on 10/30/2010 5:52:28 PM PDT by altura
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