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Celebrating the 9/12 rallies-TURNOUT EST RANGE FROM 350K (liberal) TO 2 MILLION (conservative)
ABC News ^ | September 12, 2009 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 09/12/2009 2:21:15 PM PDT by Zakeet

Edited on 09/12/2009 4:03:43 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: KansasGirl

I saw that the flag was at half staff, they are not here?


41 posted on 09/12/2009 2:41:06 PM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (Zero will never be my President, never!!!!!)
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To: AnglePark

The President , and his Party Enforcers , will NOT be aware of the range and scope of his Opposition, UNTIL he is made to resign. A big collective NO! as an act of resistance , is the next step.
A MILLION OR TWO people is hard to ignore, and the Dem Power Elite, with Zero at the top, will only be doing themselves a disservice by pretending, as their spinmeister/strategists were this morning, that it’s entirely normal , and this protest is basically no different from Code Pink’s presence at Anti-Bush/Iraq war rallies. Their tune will have to change a little when the actual numbers are figured out, and then submitted to the
“Dem Strategists” over the next several days. I can’t wait to hear how Bad Bobby Gibbs handles this, but I think there is bound to be official word from the WH itself that will be designed STRICTLY TO ASSUAGE WHAT IS GOING TO BE A GROUNDSWELL THAT IS GOING TO GO ON IN A HUNDRED DIFFERENT WAYS ALL FALL AND WINTER IF NECESSARY. The absolute first order of business, though, should be a concerted effort to make them pay attention by making every effort to replace THEIR majority with OURS in 2010. CAN ANYONE OUT THERE
post the upcoming elections, who is up for re-election,who the contenders are,and what numbers it would take to get a majority ? JUST WATCH OBAMA, and how he reacts to this: I am sure he is somewhat stunned. I am equally sure he will make a particularly rancid response intended to sooth, and assure the 2 million that he has their interests at heart also.


42 posted on 09/12/2009 2:41:18 PM PDT by supremedoctrine (Time is the school in which we learn that time is the fire in which we burn.)
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To: Zakeet

Lovin’ it !!!


43 posted on 09/12/2009 2:42:09 PM PDT by diji ( Give according to your ability receive according to your need)
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To: AnglePark

A friend who is in DC and has lived there for all his 60 some years of life was there and he said it is the single largest demonstration he’s ever seen. Yeah, he was around for the civil rights, anti-war stuff since Vietnam, the million man crap. All of it. This one he was, of course, personally invested in, but he said it was a glorious thing to behold. I want ObaMao to have “stuff” running down his leg. Yeah, bring on your ACORN and SEIU goons and let’s rock ‘n’ roll.


44 posted on 09/12/2009 2:42:29 PM PDT by Emmett McCarthy
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To: Dallas59

I had no idea 2 million racists would gather in washington! /sarc


45 posted on 09/12/2009 2:42:38 PM PDT by omega4179 ( -11)
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To: FlingWingFlyer; All

There weren’t protests this big or so many ahead of the 1994 midterms. We all know what happened in ‘94...

Can you imagine what will happen in 2010?


46 posted on 09/12/2009 2:42:48 PM PDT by quesney
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To: Maceman

yes it is. I was watching that cam today live. Why would you make such a statement?


47 posted on 09/12/2009 2:45:00 PM PDT by genetic homophobe (They hate Sarah because she lovingly carries a failed abortion on her hip.)
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To: Zakeet

Maybe that was nobama’s eyes at Canada wannabe Minnesota whacko rally today.
Back when Mora was on Britt Hume’s panels, whenever the dem/libs had stepped in it, she got the big O eyes.

Great graphic.


48 posted on 09/12/2009 2:45:07 PM PDT by dusttoyou (libs are all wee wee'd up and no place to go)
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To: quesney

The Americans in this country have had enough. The piggies might have us outnumbered but we’ve got them surrounded.


49 posted on 09/12/2009 2:46:28 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Americans! "Behaving badly" since April 19, 1775!)
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To: Petronski; Maceman; onemiddleamerican

Here is where the pic came from earlier today.

http://www.trafficland.com/city/WAS/camera/9087/index.html

I and others watched this camera this morning on the live thread.


50 posted on 09/12/2009 2:46:47 PM PDT by KansasGirl ( Obama's heroes have always been left-wing radicals.)
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To: AnglePark

It was pretty awesome when everyone was chanting, “can you hear us now?”


51 posted on 09/12/2009 2:46:48 PM PDT by jennyjenny
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To: All

you’re getting set up by a punk folks....from the FoxNews website

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It looks like Saturday’s event is going to be a huge gathering, estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to 2 million people,” Doug Thornell, an aide to Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., wrote in a memo obtained by FOXNews.com.

But conservatives believe the memo is ploy to inflate expectations for the turnout anticipating that it will fall short.

“It’s an old political tactic to get out in front and make wild projections and when they’re not met, claim their opponents don’t have the juice,” said Pete Sepp, a spokesman for the National Taxpayers Union, one of the organizers of the rally.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/12/tea-party-express-arrives-march-washington-protest-government-spending/


52 posted on 09/12/2009 2:47:03 PM PDT by ak267
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To: Zakeet; All

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1213056/Up-million-march-US-Capitol-protest-Obamas-spending-tea-party-demonstration.html


53 posted on 09/12/2009 2:47:18 PM PDT by Charlespg (The Mainstream media is the enemy of democracy destroy the mainstream media)
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To: genetic homophobe

Later in the day, around 2, the street was empty on that CAM. They must have been at the mall.


54 posted on 09/12/2009 2:48:14 PM PDT by Blogger
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To: Zakeet

I just got back. It was GREAT!!!! People were backed up down the mall. They said we didn’t have a permit and everyone started shouting, “WE OWN THE MALL”!! They backed down especially when they tried (but couldn’t) clear the roads.

I don’t think anyone in their wildest dreams expected this. The news media here was saying 10’s of thousands but everyone knew that was bogus. Someone said Chris Matthews reported 60,000 and we all laughed. Politicians are making a BIG mistake. This is a growing movement.

BTW-They did everything they could to make our lives difficult including fencing off areas and closing train stations. We still had a great time.


55 posted on 09/12/2009 2:48:21 PM PDT by HarleyD
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To: Red in Blue PA

Do you honestly expect the liberal media to accurately report on an event such as this?


56 posted on 09/12/2009 2:48:54 PM PDT by 101voodoo
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To: Maceman

It’s not? I saw it while I was watching the live web cam at the site this morning- how are you sure it wasn’t today?


57 posted on 09/12/2009 2:49:28 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Zakeet

Yes!

NPR is giving us good coverage as far as transmitting the message honestly, but they are saying “tens of thousands” are there. Yeah, right!


58 posted on 09/12/2009 2:49:35 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (They pour flaming jet fuel on people to please their god. How shall we respond?)
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To: Rebelbase

Then why didn’t he?


59 posted on 09/12/2009 2:50:02 PM PDT by tuckrdout ("Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Empireoftheatom48

The flag was probably at half staff for Sept. 11th.


60 posted on 09/12/2009 2:50:04 PM PDT by RatsDawg (At least we don't have to worry about riding in Ted Kennedy's car anymore...)
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