How many teabaggers are 'officially' showing up today?

[PCIntern]

Crowd estimates will vary of course, but something tells me that this aspect of the 'gathering' may get interesting...

[northernlights]

1. including the 2 from the lobstah festival in Rockland, ME...

I say exactly 1 mole. Or at least, that's what the news reports will say. More likely about 10 or maybe 12. But if they photograph at just the right angle....

[pnorman]

2. At the last such Teabag event in DC, Fox Noise REPORTED between 1 and 2 million.

That's REPORTED, rather than "PREDICTED". The actual number was about 60,000, somewhat larger than was predicted here on DU, but still rather puny by "leftish" standards. I myself rejected Avogadro's Number, and went with "10,000 to 100,000"

[pnorman]

8. "drew thousands", according to WaPo!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/08/28/GA2010082800047.html?sid=ST2010082704942

I was high, by a degree of magnitude. I'm OVERJOYED!

[pnorman]

9. "estimated 87,000"

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20014993-503544.html

Rather impressive, but we're looking at Teabaggers, close kin to Chickenhawk. Had there been the SLIGHTEST posibility of getting maces, tazed, battered by billy clubs, attacked by snarling police dogs, hosed by water cannons, crammed into "Free Speech Zones" or paddywagons, or placed on the No Fly List??? What would the "crowd size" be then? My guess is that two paddy wagons could have handled it easily. And Gwen Beck? Nowhere to be found

[pnorman]

10. From another DU thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9037144

[AndyA]

3. There always seem to be fewer than what is reported.

I pray for a thunderstorm, just about the time the hate fest begins. That will be a message from God.

[ThomWV]

5. Unless its an anti-war march, in which case no reporting takes place at all

[Scuba]

7. +1

[shirlden]

4. My sister will be there

I am so ashamed .........hope she keeps her head down and face away from the many cameras. Yes, she is a racist. I hope Lincoln throws lightening bolts at all of them and MLK haunts their sick minds.

:nuke:

[PCIntern]

6. there's at least one in every family...

Depressing...