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National protest against Obama sees little action at Colorado Capitol
DENVER — Americans for Legal Immigration PAC touted there would be a large protest against President Obama, but in Denver, the reality didn’t live up to the hype.
ALIPAC announced that more than 20,000 people signed up to attend “National Protests Against Obama” at all 50 State Capitols on Saturday.
The groups wanted to air their collective grievances against our chief executive, yet the sidewalks stood silent and Colorado’s State Capitol steps remained vacant.
“I expected to see a couple thousand people. But I don’t think it’s because of a lack of interest. I don’t know anybody who voted for him,” said Obama critic James Patterson.
The sparse assembly of 22 united in their dissatisfaction with our nation’s leader. They flew flags and shared their opinions on guns, Benghazi and immigration reform....
Read More: http://kwgn.com/2013/02/16/national-protest-against-obama-sees-little-action-at-colorado-capitol/
ALIPAC announced that more than 20,000 people signed up to attend “National Protests Against Obama” at all 50 State Capitols on Saturday.
The groups wanted to air their collective grievances against our chief executive, yet the sidewalks stood silent and Colorado’s State Capitol steps remained vacant.
“I expected to see a couple thousand people. But I don’t think it’s because of a lack of interest. I don’t know anybody who voted for him,” said Obama critic James Patterson.
The sparse assembly of 22 united in their dissatisfaction with our nation’s leader. They flew flags and shared their opinions on guns, Benghazi and immigration reform....
Read More: http://kwgn.com/2013/02/16/national-protest-against-obama-sees-little-action-at-colorado-capitol/
Edited to add, over at Faux:
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reminds me of the now infamous Freeper rally in support of the Iraq war:
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They were there.
What do you mean? It looks like "standing room" only to me!
