Here's my set of pictures from the rally. Thanks to Coleus for taking that last half of the set. The crowd at peak time was about 3,000 ralliers. Thanks to all who came. The rally was a learning experience and we make mistakes every time. We will rectify those mistakes. We are getting better at this every time. Let us hope that support the troops rallies are no longer necessary. I suspect however, that we will have to continue the struggle. We will do better next time.
Some shots taken from the speakers platform. Captions will follow before each set.
Some shots of one our speakers, the honrable Brett Schundler from New Jersey.
A shot on me and Brett Schundler.
More shots taken from the speakers platform. You can see the sea of troops supporters. I also used the opportunity to hog the megaphone and cheer the crowd on.
Since I was stuck at the platform I couldn't take wide angle shots of the crowd, I gave my camera to Coleus who took all of the following shots of the rally. You cann see how deep that crowd was, easily close to 3,000 people at it's peak.
Some of the pictures may not load, they are a total of 3.9 megs, right click on the little empty pic box and then click on show picture.
Kudos to the NYC Freepers! It's a shame that your legion of 3,000 was outnumbered by anywhere from 120,000 to 200,000 against the war.
It's almost unfathomable that the city that took the greatest hit from the 9-11 terror attacks could rally in any numbers greater than a few hundred against the war.
I don't regret leaving NYC a year ago - I salue you guys but the numbers in NYC are so overwhelming. NYC is, by and large, a lost cause.
Wait until Mayor Ferrer or Sharpton gets elected!
