Title: Film of DC rally (How many does it look like to you?) Source:
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I visited the rally after the march, as a spectator, hoping to maybe bump into someone I knew from years gone by. There were many, many people there both departing and arriving (both directions) when I got there at about 12:45. I spent about an hour there and walked at least a good mile or more before I headed back to my hotel on the other side of the river.
I was in town for a different function. I had some free time on Saturday so I hopped on the Metro and checked out the rally/protest. I was too late to see the march so I headed toward the Capitol to check it out.
Mudbot says he was there too. I didn't bump into him or anyone else I knew from over the years - too many people were there.
I was looking for FReakers, but like I said, the crowd was too big and lady luck wasn't on my side. I spent about 45 minutes looking and walking but I didn't bump into anyone. I suppose if I wanted to spend hours I might have found out where they were.
Since you got there late, what was the "feel" concerning the size of the crowd? I wasn't there but as you know that particular Washington DC demonstration was one of the LARGEST in history.
Since you got there late, what was the "feel" concerning the size of the crowd?
Since I had an ant's eye view vice bird's eye my opinion is mainly subjective. I would guess 100s of thousands were in attendance over the course of several hours. Again it is just a guess.
Had I tried to make the march I don't think I could have gotten on the Metro to get there because the Crystal City one was packed to the gills/street. That might be a good source of data to explore - Metro traffic on the morning of 9/12.
The Metro was very full when I tried to get on at about 12:30 and this was after the march had started.
So, why would the MSM attempt to suggest it was a factor of ten less than what it was? Aren't these guys interested in BIG_STORIES any more? It is amazing to me, that we have to go outside the nation to find any accuracy in reporting anymore.
This sort of debate about the size of the crowds always occurs at a large event. I heard many quoting upwards of a million while I was on the street and on the Metro. I don't know.
When I got back to the hotel and checked the Internet the first story I saw was WaPo reporting 10s of thousands...I knew the fix was in.
I also find it interesting that 0bama skipped out of town that day. But his "speeches" in Minnesota were covered BIG_TIME. Tehese are the moments in history that we are lucky to see wherein the nation is imploding right before our eyes. Don't forget to tell your grand children about these events. The goal is to rebuild society as quick as we can without the nuisance of lies and propaganda fettering the future, too.
This sort of debate about the size of the crowds always occurs at a large event. I heard many quoting upwards of a million while I was on the street and on the Metro. I don't know.
I heard a report on a major SF area radio station that quoted a UK source saying that source had gotten the entity that takes care of the area (I believe the National Park Service) to say that they (the NPS) believed the march was the largest in history. They also said they had tried to get the same gov entity to give THEM an estimate and it had refused.