From all around the web I have gathered together my favorite pictures from the 9/12 events in DC.
(Feel free to add your favorites in the comments.)
My Favorite Photos from 9/12
From all around the web I have gathered together my favorite pictures from the 9/12 events in DC.
(Feel free to add your favorites in the comments.)
I have so photos from Quincy IL 9-12 Rally you can post.
http://www.headlinebunker.com/main/?p=3628
I’m actually starting to warm-up to Obama
Ever since he appointed that Boob Czar, anyway-
That “Boob Czar” could not have been appointed by Obumble. It would have been a flat-chested lesbian of color with an ACORN T-shirt and a bad attitude.
I am so taken aback by the lack of or hack reporting by the MSM, on the 9-12 DC Rally, I took the time to try encapsulate what I witnessed at yesterday’s Washington DC event — to get the word out as much as possible…Enough is Enough!
While marching with an aggregation of Americans down DC’s Pennslyvania Avenue toward the capitol building, I got a lump in my throat upon realizing the enormity of the turnout. Representing all walks of life, age, diversity, experiences, fellow rally-goers were intent on sending an out of touch, elitist President and elected leaders a message – ENOUGH!!!!! As we marched, a helicopter carrying President Obama flew over on the first leg of his trip to a Rally in Minnesota — almost too cliche, if not real life, to the purpose of our being there. [The fact of the presidential helicopter fly over was reported by the news media, along with the warning messages to the White House that the rally would be bigger than first thought…warning messages?]
Everyone was asking, “How many people do you think are here? Along with overhearing remarks such as “I never expected this many people to be here” to “This is unbelievable!”
However, nothing prepared us for what we found when reaching the capitol building — people had already filled up the entire rally area, Capitol Police were already restricting access and redirecting foot traffic. I saw others emotionally choking up as they were first realizing the enormity of what they were witnessing. Further, thousands of people could be seen streaming into the area from all directions – not just the Pennslyvania Ave procession – and people streamed in throughout the rest of the day! Just when you might think the place was as full as it could get, if you turned around — there were even more present.
A variety of Rally speakers, from various backgrounds, political affiliations, diversities, offered messages that resonated with the multitudes and were validated by cheers, constant-thunderous applause, and unified chants such as, “ENOUGH,” “USA,” “Take our Country Back,” “No More Taxes (or Czars, or Lies)” “2010, 2012,” “You Work For Us.” and led spontaneous renditions of “God Bless America,” “America the Beautiful,” “Star and Stripes,” and more. I spotted Forty-three state flags mixed in with a sea of Stars-and-Stripes, declaratory banners, and Don’t Tread On Me flags. Signs made by rally goers representated a slice of this movement’s frustrations with our elected leaders…rally-goers were even taking pictures of others signs!
For those fortunate to attend this historical effort, we knew something huge was happening not only in DC, but also, in the country. For everyone of us at the event, quite a few more would have liked to have joined in DC, but were simply not able or attended a number of same-day-rallies being held throughout the country.
In the final hour of the event, we asked a several of the capitol uniformed police if they had an estimate of the event attendees and were told, by all of them, there were more people attending this DC rally than at the 2009 inauguration event. Additionally, there were over 4000 parked buses — that transported rally goers — AND some buses having been turned away and not allowed to unload their passengers – maximum capacity had been reached!
In the aftermath of the event, the multitudes dispersed and returned home by planes, trains, automobiles, buses, or by foot. On our way home, my fellow travelers and I anxiously awaited the coverage by the Media — SURELY even they could not ignore what had just happened!! Oh, how wrong we were! The mainstream media, more than did a hack job on the event — you could almost see the assigned junior reporters holding their nose because THEY had to cover the event! We know the truth and no wonder the mainstream media practicing hack journalism is losing marketshare/advertisers/credibility by the day — in the long run, the truth of the event and the movement will prevail. ENOUGH is ENOUGH!!!!!!
PS…Thanks to those of you on Pennslyvania avenue throwing things at us from sidewalks or balconies — you just make us more determined — especially the balcony of a building with the first admendment inscribed on the front — larger than life.
Have had fox news on all am mostly in background — so far all I have heard was “tens of thousands” — I hope Greta gets it right
Amaerican Voter — nice report — could you pleaes elaborate on your PS?
Regarding Obama’s Health Care “Reforms”, I like the placard I saw recently from the D.C. protests that said: “I’m not with the ‘No’ group, I’m with the ‘Hell No’ group.”
@budvarakbar
Yes. While marching down Pennslyvania Ave, I had a mostly empty Starbucks Cup thrown at me/at least aimed in my direction as it hit my shoulder. I reached to grab my camera and the coward ran off. One of the others, in my traveling group, had ice thrown at her — we heard of other such incidents from others while at the later rally…wadded up fast food bags, empty aluminum cans, paper cups…fortunately, nothing thrown hurt anyone and did not seem to be widespread.
As we passed by the Newseum Building, we noticed the first amendment inscribed into the front of the building — 20(?) yards tall — very impressive — so we were looking up at it. That is when I saw “people” standing on the higher balcony throwing things at marchers in front of me — on that building’s side of the street…we started yelling at them to stop it and they persisted. I grabbed my camera and got a picture — however, I did not have my long range telephoto on and did not adjust my polarizing filter so I got a darker picture of the “people” — it is indistinct and no debris was caught being thrown. After I snapped the picture — the slimes ran off from view.
On a lower balcony of the same building, I snapped a picture of a small group of people standing there scowling at us with arms folded…the irony is they were behaving in this manner while standing above the 20 yard tall first amendment inscription …they should have been cheering us on/clapping for exercising the right they so obviously hypocritically displayed on their building.
Thanks — about what I expected — empty kool-aid containers – and starbucks
From the photos of the Washington March, it looks like the protestors have the “babe” advantage. People are more attractive when they’re happy and filled with optimism.
American Voter!
Saw your post at American Thinker, and read here again – anyway you would give me permission to submit as a letter to the Editor of our local paper? (Polson, MT) I think more letters to editors around the country should be submitted by 9/12 march attendees – give the perspective that only a participant could have.
Thanks!
@mtnsplendor
Absolutely — pass it around to as many places as you see fit…I got home late and exhausted but stayed awake to draft an overview of what I witnessed…as I was so disgusted with what was being reported by the MSM. I circulated my thoughts to friends, family, associates, local papers, several websites, etc.
There was a lot to tell (as any attendee can attest) but I didn’t want to make too lengthy of an article. — I would have liked to have included mention of two intelligent, knowledgeable Black Congressional candidates for Districts in Virginia and Maryland — making the rounds introducing themselves, shaking hands, answering questions, passing out literature; A hip-hop performance with political prose that had everyone up on their feet and waving their arms – from little kids to Grandparents to wheelchair seated folks – what an envigorating, meaningful performance; a Louisiana minister that gave a vibrant, rousing, unforgettable message that rocked the crowd and underscored our purpose for gathering in DC, and so very much more…
Finally, one DC-Rally attendee had legally immigrated from Bulgaria and was recently granted US citizenship. After living under a socialist-style government, all of their life, this new citizen is afraid the actions/proposals by the US government would lead to the same Socialist styled society, left behind. If left uncountered, they fear loss of basic freedoms (we take for granted) and the implementation of a controlled society. One with new challenges that does not guarantee equal opportunities in such things as education, occupation, income earning, and socialist style health care (free health care but challenges with distribution, rationing, quality, and quantity)
This new American citizen went to participate in the political process and lend support to the growing effort to take back our country…I wish more natural born Americans had the same impetus to celebrate the citizenship that is their right by birth..even by just staying informed on the issues and voting intelligently.
As participation at the 9-12 DC Rally was a voluntary, non-paid effort…if you do further my viewpoint — Please just attribute this overview to simply
— A 9-12 DC Rally Participant.
My posting name is not important — the event was — and thanks for furthering the message.
If only Joe Wilson had had a shoe.
If Barack Hussein Obama is not a Muslim, then why? Consider this:
“Obama was in New York earlier this week to memorialize Walter Cronkite, but he did NOT come to New York to memorialize 9/11” — Rush Limbaugh.
[Note: The events of 9/11 tend to offend Muslims.]
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_091109/content/01125100.guest.html.
@American Voter: if you have any photos of the event you want to share, please feel free to post links to them here. If you don’t have an free online photobucket acct, you can set one up easily here:
http://photobucket.com/
@Mike’s America —
Thanks for the advice — I have to get my camera back from one of my fellow travelers and will then do so.
@American Voter: I appreciate your first hand report and would love to see any photos. I only wish I had been there. We didn’t have mass protests like this when I lived in the District. I guess now we have learned our lesson and hopefully have more such events. At some point the media won’t be able to underreport them.
One word comes to my mind as I look at the last picture on this post – and I think it’s a very suitable caption:
“D’oh!”
The “Boob Czar” sounds more like a Clinton appointment.