Comparison DC Mall Pictures - Teabagger Protest VS Obama's Inauguration

[WePurrsevere]

I thought this might help put things in perspective a bit. ;)


I also found this if you'd like a better shot of the Mall at Obama's Inauguration:

[stranger81]

1. Thank you, thank you. This does put things in perspective.

K&R

[jasi2006]

18. Alot of green showing for the teabaggers nt

[eppur_se_muova]

22. Some Astroturf is only to be expected. :^) nt

[Fla Dem]

34. There'll be more people in most NFL stadiums today than were in DC yesterday

FedEx Field...Washington DC.....Capacity 92,000
Giants Stadium...East Rutherford NJ......80,000
Cowboy Stadium....Arlington Tx...........80,000
Arowhead Stadium...Kansas City Mo........79,500
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium...Jacksonville Fl...........77,000
Invesco Field......Denver Co.............76,000
Ralph Wilson Stadium...Orchard Park NY...74,000
Bank of America Stadium...Charlotte NC...73,000
Cleveland Browns Stadium..Cleveland OH...73,000
Lambeau Field....Green Bay Wi............73,000
etc.....

[Arctic Dave]

2. But someone said they were there and there was a brazillian people!!11 series!1

[thunder rising]

4. I heard more than that. Like they couldn't photo the crowd cause the shuttle isn't in orbit ;-)

[ShortnFiery]

3. Yes, these teabaggers represent a gathering, not a movement. Thanks eom

[NightHawk63]

7. They do represent a MOVEMENT to me....

...if you catch my drift. ;)

[ShortnFiery]

8. Uh, yes.

;) :hurts:

[47of74]

11. Yes, I do catch your drift

And hopefully it's a movement that's circling the drain.

[Kerrytravelers]

5. But... but... but... Obama's is nothing but the commies and the marxies.

The "Real America" was bussed in today by Freedom Works and Dick Armey.


:rofl:


Thanks for the great pics! :patriot:

[WeDidIt]

6. D.C. Fire Department Says 60,000 - 70,000

ABC Article

Tea Party Protesters March on Washington

Thousands March to U.S. Capitol to Protest Government Spending, Health Care; Many Chanted 'You Lie'
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN
Sept.12, 2009

Thousands of conservative protesters from across the country converged on the Capitol Saturday morning to demonstrate against President Obama's proposals for health care reform and voicing opposition to big government, what they say is over-the-top spending.

Carrying signs depicting President Obama as Adolf Hitler and the Joker, and chanting slogans such as "'No big government" and "Obamacare makes me sick," approximately 60,000 to 70,000 people flooded Pennsylvania Ave, according to the Washington DC Fire Department.

<snip>

[WePurrsevere]

16. That's a lot closer to reality then "million" or "2 million" ...

I thought I was being generous when I estimated it at around 40 to 50k.

[pdxmom]

9. The latest is that the teabaggers are so ashamed of their turnout that

they're posting photos from other rallies and claiming it was today. One was from the Promisekeepers rally in '97, complete sunshine (it was cloudy there today) and buildings missing (Native American Museum).

They are so desperate.

[WePurrsevere]

14. I saw those pics.. desparate is right..

The truth in the above pics speaks for themselves. :)

[inna]

10. *we* are the ones who should be marching in millions for Universal Health Care for all Americans.

the fascistic fringe is more organized and united than the left/progressives, and that is NOT a good thing.

[marketcrazy1]

12. wrong thread N/T

[WeDidIt]

13. Teh DAily Rag from the UK says "Up to 2 million"

:rofl:

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

[WePurrsevere]

15. Umm...the reporter who wrote that needs to get a

padded cell and a reality check. :crazy:

[krispos42]

23. And up to 2 million saw Obama speak in Minneapolis yesterday

In that 0 < 20,000 < 2,000,000




I also have up to $2,000,000 in my checking account. I have up to 2,000,000 cats. My TV set is up to 2,000,000 inches on the diagonal. And I'm packing up to 2,000,000 inches in my pants.



Jus' sayin'

O8)

[Historic NY]

17. lots of grass showing

[TK421]

19. They need a place to graze n/t

[WePurrsevere]

21. Oh my... LoL.. I hate to insult the animals though.

:D

[ConnorMarc]

20. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

[msanthrope]

24. Did anybody get pix of the portapotties??? n/t

[seabeyond]

25. for a true comparison should not be inaugration, but the anti war ralllies and this. nt

[WePurrsevere]

28. I agree but this was done more to dispel the 1 & 2 million

nonsense out there.

FWIW I looked for pics from the major anti-war/anti-Bush rallies but couldn't find any that had a similar perspective. If you happen to have or can find a couple decent shots I'd appreciate it if you'd share them with me. I could swear I remember seeing one out there when they occurred but can't find a usable one now. :)

[seabeyond]

29. i dont have picture, have been curious myself, not computer literate, lol

maybe someone will be able to find something. i am really curious myself. i know we had a couple BIG ones in bush time

[WePurrsevere]

31. Well, if you or someone can hunt some down...

I'll do up a pic like this one for that as well. :) I'm very sure that our major protests in DC were quite a bit bigger then this party of nope and dope bigot brigade.

I just did this up because I became so annoyed hearing "1 million" "2 million" when I was watching videos and reports that in reality didn't show anywhere near that.

[seabeyond]

32. how many are they saying was at the inaugration? nt

[WePurrsevere]

33. If I remember correctly it was 1.8 million..

There's all sorts of figures in here and it seems to confirm somewhere around 1.8... a record. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Barack_Obama

[intheflow]

38. I can't find any good anti-war aerial shots,

but here's a photo from the 2004 Pro-Choice Rally.

[WePurrsevere]

40. Wow.. very cool.. thanks! It's an opposite viewpoint but...

it shows the Mall quite a bit fuller then yesterday and gets the point across doesn't it? :)

Was there an attendance figure to go with the pic?

[intheflow]

43. Organizers said there were 1.15 million people.

The Kaiser Foundation (of all organizations!) put the estimate between 500,000 and 800,000, depending on the news source: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=23390

Here's the Washington Post's article, estimating the crowds in the "hundreds of thousands": http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A41997-2004Apr25¬Found=true

[WePurrsevere]

45. Thanks for the info! That's a really good size crowd.

:hi:

[Swamp Rat]

26. k&r

[countingbluecars]

27. The tents in front of the monument

are most likely for the Black Family Reunion. I'm betting there were plenty of people on the mall not associated with this protest.

[WePurrsevere]

30. Very true... I had heard there was a couple of other events..

one involving the press.

I figure there's also going to be the press as well as some "gawkers" to watch the freak show as well... not to mention counter type protests.. like the "Billionaires Against Healthcare" group that was there. :D

[n2doc]

39. And it is a frickin Saturday- lots of folks go to the Mall on the Weekend

Frankly it doesn't look much different than any give nice (not too hot, or too cold) saturday.

[WePurrsevere]

41. Excellent point..

it was overcast but otherwise it seems like a rather nice Saturday so I suppose if you're living in that area or visiting that would be one of the places to go enjoy the day. :)

[leveymg]

35. Foreshortening makes the TBs seem to be numerous than they were - maybe 35-50K

Not a bad turnout for a broken movement, but not nearly the two million or so who were on or near the Mall for the 01/20/09 Inauguration.

[fortyfeetunder]

36. Bahaha!

I figure there was not enough teabaggers there to turn the water a different color!
Some weak teabags! :puke:

[Warren DeMontague]

37. Or, how about the March For Womens Lives? 1.2 Million people, ignored by the media.

[BrklynLiberal]

46. EXACTLY! that top pic is the one I was going to post.

Never saw one camera or media rep the entire day....not even a helicopter!!!!

[Hannah Bell]

42. more to the point would be photo of tea-bag rally v. health reform rally.

the photos posted merely show the extent to which the dems *could have* mobilized people to support reform, but didn't.

[WePurrsevere]

44. The comparison was done to...

dispute the wild numbers they have been coming out with... not "them" vs "us".

[emjem1963]

47. Footage disproving attendance claims

I took this footage walking from 9th Street to 3rd Street. The speakers you hear in the background place the time at around 2:30 - 3:00 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XETW11LWEIQ

Still shots here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emjem1963

A longer version of the video is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxl9z36OcZA