Does anybody have a protester estimate?

armyowalgreens

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Sat Sep-12-09 02:33 PM
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Does anybody have a protester estimate?

It's hard for me to tell from the photos. I saw the mall and it seemed pretty full. But other photos seem quite empty.

I'm guessing anywhere from 5000-20000. But I could be way off.

What say you?

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ShortnFiery

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Sat Sep-12-09 02:34 PM
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1. I'm estimating 50,000 tops. They're not packed-in as we were during the Anti-War

rallies in D.C.

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lapfog_1

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Sat Sep-12-09 02:36 PM
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2. Find me a nice overhead (or nearly so) shot

that shows the protest, and encompasses all the regions where they are gathered, and a close up (I have a few of those), and I can use some magic tricks and come up with a very reliable estimate.

So far, I haven't seen a nice overhead shot, only ones from traffic cameras that do no show the extent of the ground occupied by the protest.

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skipos

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Sat Sep-12-09 02:39 PM
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3. Glenn Beck said something about 2 million people

was he as accurate as he usually is?

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Rosa Luxemburg

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Sat Sep-12-09 02:48 PM
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6. LOL! probably 20

they probably photoshopped the rest!

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iceman66

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Sat Sep-12-09 02:39 PM
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4. I think your estimate is pretty accurate.

Not that the media won't lie and say it is 100X that much!

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WeDidIt

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Sat Sep-12-09 02:44 PM
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5. Glenn Beckk reported an "official attendance" of 60,000

so you know it's much smaller.

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Kadie

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Sat Sep-12-09 02:49 PM
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7. I estimate somewhere between ignorant and stupid.

:hide:

oh, you mean how many showed up? oopsies.

:evilgrin:

Just my reaction to some of the protest signs I have seen today.

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gopiscrap

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Sat Sep-12-09 04:07 PM
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8. I heard 17 people and 2 poodles

Edited on Sat Sep-12-09 04:08 PM by gopiscrap

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