Extremely Modest Turnout at Benghazi Memorial Rally

[babylonsister]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/09/11/extremely_modest_turnout_at_benghazi_memorial_rally.html


Extremely Modest Turnout at Benghazi Memorial Rally

By David Weigel

Posted Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at 1:42 PM


There are not one but three events around the Capitol today to memorialize the four Americans murdered in Benghazi one year ago. They started with a 10 a.m. press conference asking for a select committee to investigate this; they continued with a rally on the West Lawn. Not to focus too much attention on optics, but it was a fairly shambolic affair, with the hundred or so protesters unsure of when the events would start. Noon? Half-past? When the "Million Muslim March" arrived at the Capitol from Pennsylvania Avenue?

It ended up starting shortly before 1, and it looked like this:



The lawn didn't fill much more than that; a dozen or so people hid out in the shade (it's 90 degrees today, and humid), off camera. As to what was said, I'll have more on that later.

[lpbk2713]

1. Another Port-a-Potty event.

... which Faux will claim was attended by thousands.

[xfundy]

2. If Fox Noise run pics

Be sure to count the palm trees.

[Scurrilous]

3. Oy!

[Nye Bevan]

4. I had forgotten that today was the anniversary of that attack too.

RIP Ambassador Stevens and the other victims.