Tea Party rally kicking off in DC (now on C-SPAN 3)

[brooklynite]

Looks like there are more people (Members of Congress) behind the podium than in the audience.

[brooklynite]

1. First things first...

A prayer, and then a 5 minute diatribe on why the most important element of the Pledge of Allegiance is "one nation Under God"

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Lovely. Was that from a teabagger or a Congressional member?

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Can they all see the

whites of each others' eyes? :eyes:

[zbdent]

27. Kinda hard to see all the whites of the eyes on the whites of the faces ...

Surely, any non-White would be moved to the front row for "diversity" ...

[tridim]

4. She just called for a revolution.

[redqueen]

6. Christ...

how long will she be allowed to get away with this?

[zbdent]

28. Under the Democratic President, as long as she wants ...

Under Bush ... she would have been swept off to a convenient "detention center" as soon as she stepped from view ...

[chrisa]

33. Since their audience will never do anything meaningful.

It hardly matters.

[tridim]

5. The golf claps are deafening

[SharonRB]

8. Jon Voigt says "What a crowd"

"No wonder I couldn't get a room."

Obviously prepared remarks -- not much of a crowd at all. I won't be seeing any Jon Voigt movies anytime soon.

[Dollface]

37. 3,000 to 4000. About the same number as those who died this month because they had no healthcare.

[SharonRB]

7. Doesn't look like a great turnout

Poor Michele Bachmann--the Democrats hold all the power. What goes around comes around.

[tridim]

9. 3000 people are apparently against HCR.

What is that, about .001% of America?

[Beaverhausen]

10. How many in that crowd are on medicare?

I'm not watching...anyone?

[SharonRB]

12. I'm watching online at work

and they're not showing the "crowd" that much.

[MineralMan]

23. Well, there's not much of a crowd to show...

They've panned the area...I'm just not seeing it. Maybe 1000 people, altogether. We had a better turnout for a Franken rally here.

[tridim]

11. Haha Cliff Claven is up now.

:rofl:

[tridim]

14. "Woodstock Democrats"

What a pathetic, little man.

[RebelOne]

32. I am a Woodstock Democrat. Woodstock, Georgia, that is.

[Critters2]

16. Cliff Claven is a rightie?

Will the disappointment never end?

So many idiots.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

29. Oh yeah. He and Victoria Whatever her name is (80s SNL) did assy videos against Franken

while he was running for Senate.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. Mega Bowl! Mega Bowl!

Mega Bowl!

[nolabear]

15. Cliff Claven? Srsly?

[Subdivisions]

17. Why do these fucking idiots get all the press? We can't buy airtime

when we protest. Nevermind, I know why...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

18. I thought right wingers hated it when Hollywood types got politically involved

Although I guess John Voigt and this obscure guy from Cheers are not exactly the Hollywood elite.

[sinkingfeeling]

21. And both of them old enough to be on Medicare.

[2Design]

19. where were they when we protested the war n/t

[NRaleighLiberal]

20. Quick! Let's build the asylum around them...we've got em where we need em!

[SharonRB]

24. Best idea I've heard all day

:rofl:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

31. That's shovel ready jobs right there.

[nolabear]

22. You know, this is kind of pitiful. Second string crabby unemployed actors

and the usual media hounds of the RW, dragging up a string of meaningless memes that have moss on them. European socialism, Chicago politics, real Americans, patriots, blahblah. It's kind of a relief to see. like the last gasps of an old dragon. I'm beginning to think the GOP's days are actually over.

[SharonRB]

25. Bachmann belong in the crazy house

not the People's House. I hope we can unseat her next year.

[piratefish08]

26. I'm sure FR is reporting crowds in excess of the population of the US.....

[Arkana]

36. GUYZ GUYS SRSLY THERE WUZ LIKE 8 KABILLION PEOPLE!!!!

[Subdivisions]

30. But, but, but...King just said there were baggers as far as his eye could see...

He should go get his eyes checked.

[JimWis]

34. I watched snippets of it. Anymore than that and I got sick to my

stomach. I didn't see much of a crowd either. I find it hard to believe these people are actually that ignorant.

[Arkana]

35. How many of them are in Rascals?