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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:25 PM Original message |
A clear photo of 9/12 protesters NOT on the Mall |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Looks closer to 25,000 to me. |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Don't do that. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Nope, I counted them, including the press, there are only 1323. That's it. |
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Stables2010 (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
49. I agree! |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. When Park Police used to do estimates, 4th street was considered the 50,000 mark |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. maybe |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Oh, you're right. But remember: I've been obsessed. |
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gopiscrap (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. I thought it was more like 48,000 |
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gopiscrap (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I'm sorry I meant about 75 Chickenhawks and |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
29. "And 69,000 were trampled in the rush, for in those days the King's word was law!" |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
44. I'd agree with you. |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I zoomed in in PhotoShop... |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. I'm downloading that jpg - hilarious!! |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. And the Black Family Reunion was also held the same day. Which |
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LurkerJohn (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. Here's a larger picture |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Welcome to DU. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Welcome to DU. You realize that photo is pretty much proof that the DC Fire Department |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. So that's 1.5 million, right? |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. Wow! |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
45. Thanks. Hadn't seen that one. n/t |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
48. ALL the anti-war rallies I went to, and the Inauguration included, had MUCH larger turn-outs. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. Compare/contrast. |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. I know, right. The contrast is so drastic. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Inauguration was a sea of humanity and not just at the Mall. |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. Exactly right, and that's what they don't understand. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Inauguration people were HAPPY! |
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Veruca Salt (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #39 |
55. We even walked down the freeway, HA! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. Excellent work! Kick, Rec, Bookmarked and Twittered. n/t |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. That is nowhere near 70,000 people. That's a tiny space on the mall and they are not tightly packed. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Teeth, 70,000 teeth. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Now you know that 70K Pug teeth means a whole lot more People than 70K dem teeth, right? |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I figure they average 3.4 teeth per pug. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. The ratio is expected to be lower next year. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
10. The people pictured represent.. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. On top of the buses, the tents represent another function |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. That's a lot less than 70,000. |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
18. I've been to Dead shows with more people. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. So, uh... Can you name one, just one... |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. As a matter of fact, I've been to Dead shows with only |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:10 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. ..... |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:09 AM Response to Reply #32 |
50. LOL....not if you count the parking lot |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. Epic crowd size failure on the part of the Teabaggers. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
25. Uh-oh...we need to have another look at this whole thing: |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. Best pic to date |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
31. A thread in your honor |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
34. OK so what about the guy counting people passing traffic cameras? |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Finally found it |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. Looks like a weak turn out. Good to see their movement dying out. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
37. I've seen more TOURISTS on the mall than that pathetic crowd. |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
38. This was obviously taken before everybody got there. |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
42. FOLLOW UP: So why am I so obsessed? |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Look at it this way. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
52. For comparison.... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. See post #22... they're now rationalizing that it doesn't matter if they're a tiny minority. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Well, someone's trying to rationalize it, but rationality ain't their strong suit. |
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