How big was the DC tea party

[Nbadan]

I'd say that's closer to the 'tens of thousands' figure annouced earlier by FAUX...

[boutons_deux]

Where were these Beck s when dubya was running up deficit, while cutting $1T in taxes to the super-wealthy?

Where were these Beck s as dubya's feds deputized 25K local law enforcement to spy on Americans? "taking over" local policing functions.

Where were these Beck s when dubya was giving away $50B to health care industry under Medicare Advantage so it could compete with cheaper, more efficient govt Medicare? (Medicare Advantage is still 12% more expensive that govt Medicare)

Where were these Beck s when dubya allowed US multinationals to repatriate $300B in profits at 5% tax rate?

iow, Beck s are Astroturf shills.

[George Gervin's Afro]

who cares how many people were there? It's not like any of these people voted for Obama nor will they ever. They are like those on this board, butthurt and immature.

[Wild Cobra]

I assumed you were doing your usual thing. I doesn't make a difference to me, I'm not a tea party/beck follower. From the pics though I think the 1 million+ estimate looks right.

I agree. By the picture of 14th and E, and the park services article, at least a cool million, it looks like about 60,000. That's just what you can see of the march. I remember seeing a packed mall. Far more than the 60,000. , I think nobody can disagree with over 600,000. That's a cool 0.2% of the population. If the democrats in congress ignores this message, they really do need to be voted out.

[George Gervin's Afro]

I agree. By the picture of 14th and E, and the park services article, at least a cool million. , I think nobody can disagree with over 600,000. That's a cool 0.2% of the population. If the democrats in congress ignores this message, they really do need to be voted out.

what about the 99.08%? I say ignore the message because none of these people voted for obama anyway. It's the sore losers showing up and complaining..so I guess you want the dems to listen to people who didn't vote for them..

[Wild Cobra]

what about the 99.08%? I say ignore the message because none of these people voted for obama anyway. It's the sore losers showing up and complaining..so I guess you want the dems to listen to people who didn't vote for them..

Normally, when someone takes the time to do something, you can figure another 1,000 people feel the same. If there were 1,000, for even just 60,000, then that's 60 million people! If there were 600,000 people, that really shows people were motivated, to break the nominal 1 in a thousand.

[balli]

600,000 people? GMAFB. Again:

ABCNews.com reported an approximate figure of 60,000 to 70,000 protesters, attributed to the Washington, D.C., fire department. In its reports, ABC News Radio described the crowd as "tens of thousands."

And they're not people anyway. They're slime sucking morons, and racist trash. any politician listening to this crowd of heads.

[Shastafarian]

Normally, when someone takes the time to do something, you can figure another 1,000 people feel the same. If there were 1,000, for even just 60,000, then that's 60 million people! If there were 600,000 people, that really shows people were motivated, to break the nominal 1 in a thousand.

Do you just pick numbers at random? Or is there a method to your bull ? But wait, this means that 60,000,000,000 people would've voted for Obama! Yeaaaaaaaaah math!

[Yonivore]

I'd say that's closer to the 'tens of thousands' figure annouced earlier by FAUX...

I would disagree if the graphic SnakeBoy linked to at USA Today is an accurate representation of how crowd sizes are calculated on the Washington Mall.

[Wild Cobra]

Do you just pick numbers at random? Or is there a method to your bull ? But wait, this means that 60,000,000,000 people would've voted for Obama! Yeaaaaaaaaah math!

There you go again, showing your utter stupidity.

I said it broke the nominal 1 in a thousand. To break something does not necessarily mean to exceed it. I was talking in general rules, it broke the rule. Please, get educated a little. Stop being a lib .

Look at this photo:



Now this from the Parks Services article:



The statue is in front of the capitol and the crowd goes all the way back to
the Washington Monument, probably beyond. If we go by the pic in the Parks
Services article, it's at least 1,186,000 people. Now since we conservatives
don't push and pack like lemming lib s, I'll agree it's probably only about
600,000 people.

[Shastafarian]

There you go again, showing your utter stupidity.

So far so good. You didn't make up any statistics yet.

I said it broke the nominal 1 in a thousand.

The nominal 1 in a thousand you just made up.

To break something does not necessarily mean to exceed it.

Exceeding something you pulled out of thin air.

I was talking in general rules,

Imaginary rules

it broke the rule.

Fake rule.

Please, get educated a little.

Please, stop making up.

Stop being a lib .

Stop making up and passing it off as fact.

Look at this photo:



Now this from the Parks Services article:



The statue is in front of the capitol and the crowd goes all the way back to
the Washington Monument, probably beyond. If we go by the pic in the Parks
Services article, it's at least 1,186,000 people. Now since we conservatives
don't push and pack like lemming lib s, I'll agree it's probably only about
600,000 people.

I never questioned the amount of people there. If you think I did then you completely missed the point.

[Wild Cobra]

That's a bunch.

Judging from the graphic SnakeBoy linked...it's going to be over a million.

If packed like the article says, at least 1,000,000 people! I guess we have to subtract the 240,000 area. Still, the 946,000 plus the overflow on the side streets and around the Washington Monument... Easily a million plus!

[hope4dopes]

Yeah I know that we are having two local tea parties this weekend as well. It's really exciting to see this huge crowd, it's really inspiring to see the citizens organizing themselves. if these weseals Obama and Soros have done anything, we owe them a debt of gra ude,in getting the idea driven home to americans that they need to be active in politics.It seems to be a movement that is growing at a very impressive pace.
I think there will be a real shift in congress in 2010, I've heard though that ACORN will be trying to buy votes for the democrats by passing out underage Salvadorian hookers in back alleys.

[Shastafarian]

I've heard though that ACORN will be trying to buy votes for the democrats by passing out underage Salvadorian hookers in back alleys.

Imaginary underage Salvadorian hookers?

[Stringer_Bell]

I like how many 9/11 truthers, Anti-Federal Reserve, and Anti-war hippies get mixed up in events like this as the media portrays them as coming out of the woodwork against Obama. Fox News folk were claiming the other day that the outrage is the result of how unbearable the government has "become" to some people, but the crazies have been coming out for years without media cameras recording their protests.

One man's conspiracy theorist is another man's educated citizen, eh?

[boutons_deux]

The Million Moron Beck s don't have enough $$ to buy enough Congress bas s to achieve their red herring/strawman objectives.

[Wild Cobra]

The nominal 1 in a thousand you just made up.

The nominal 1 in a thousand is a long standing accepted statistic throughout our history. Example, For every one person who takes the time for an action like writing his congressman, it is accepted there are about a thousand who feel the same. Considering this was a planned event, the one in a thousand probably doesn't apply anyway.

Grow up and stop crying about your erroneous 60 billion.

[hope4dopes]

Imaginary underage Salvadorian hookers?

Denial will only take you so far eventually you wake up in the gutter with vomit all over you and no wallet,but I guess you'll have to hit rock bottom first..... Somehow I just don't think the American people are going to buy it, I think they don't want there tax dollars going to some pimp daddy in DC no more.It just keeps getting worse and worse huh.

[Shastafarian]

The nominal 1 in a thousand is a long standing accepted statistic throughout our history. Example, For every one person who takes the time for an action like writing his congressman, it is accepted there are about a thousand who feel the same. Considering this was a planned event, the one in a thousand probably doesn't apply anyway.

I have never heard this and think you're just making up as usual.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Again none of these people voted for Obama or the dems so why do they have to listen to them? Did bush listen to the anti war protestors?

[hope4dopes]

The Million Moron Beck s don't have enough $$ to buy enough Congress bas s to achieve their red herring/strawman objectives.

Yeah if they could only get a legitamate face to put on it like farrahkans, they might be able to get off the ground.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Denial will only take you so far eventually you wake up in the gutter with vomit all over you and no wallet,but I guess you'll have to hit rock bottom first..... Somehow I just don't think the American people are going to buy it, I think they don't want there tax dollars going to some pimp daddy in DC no more.It just keeps getting worse and worse huh.

Only the fox news crowd cares about it..

[Shastafarian]

Denial will only take you so far

Denial of imaginary underage Salvadorian hookers? Were there real underage hookers?

eventually you wake up in the gutter with vomit all over you and no wallet,

From experience I take it

but I guess you'll have to hit rock bottom first.....

like backing a party that has no power in the current government?

Somehow I just don't think the American people are going to buy it,

What are they not buying?

I think they don't want there tax dollars going to some pimp daddy in DC no more.

An imaginary pimp daddy? And it's "their" btw.

It just keeps getting worse and worse huh.

For who? Last I checked the democrats still controlled the House, Senate, and White House.

[Wild Cobra]

I have never heard this and think you're just making up as usual.

Prove me wrong then, or shut up.

[Shastafarian]

Prove me wrong then, of shut up.

I can't prove a negative.