Crowd size at big TeaBagger rally in DC today said to be about 200

[Bozita]

It was HUGH!!!I!

http://www.slate.com/id/2290029/

Shutdown Syndrome
The Tea Party isn't as "extreme" as Democrats would like it to be.
By David Weigel
Posted Thursday, March 31, 2011, at 7:40 PM ET

At 10:51 a.m. on Thursday, the speaker of the House took questions from reporters about the tick-tick-tick toward a possible government shutdown. "Democrats are rooting for a government shutdown," said John Boehner. "Our goal is to cut government spending, not shut down the government. … We're going to continue to fight for the largest spending cuts we can get to keep the government open and fund it for the rest of this fiscal year." Boehner reminded the press that Republicans had passed their own package that cut $61 billion over the fiscal year.

An hour or so later, a couple of blocks away, about 200 Tea Party activists trod over damp grass to hear their leaders respond to Boehner. There was at least one reporter for every three or four activists. They were there to hear conservatives rip into Republicans for statements like the one Boehner had just made. "I think there are more press than Tea Party Patriots here," joked freshman Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., in an aside to one of the organizers.

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[RKP5637]

1. And Fox likely reported it as 2 million. n/t

[proud patriot]

2. sunshine patriots and summertime soldiers

for shame ..

[babylonsister]

3. Lawrence O'Donnell just said Politico reported 100-hah! nt

[malaise]

4. Hubby wanted to know what happened the way I laughed at

that :rofl:

[DJ13]

5. more press than Tea Party Patriots

When did the "patriots" part get added?

I started hearing the MSM using that term just recently and it seems like a deliberate propaganda ploy to make those extremists more palatable to average people.

[Old and In the Way]

10. Probably a poor conjunction of 'party idiots'.

Did anyone notice Captain America behind the speakers? I wonder where Batman was? Batwomen was a featured speaker.

[muntrv]

6. They forgot to fan out!

[ReggieVeggie]

7. 200 dim twits show up and the "liberal" media is agog

200,000 show up in Madison, and the "liberal" media needs to consult with right-wingers about the hateful union/commie thugs

[Bozita]

11. Chuck Todd had TWO of them as guests tonight while subbing for Tweety

He had them on for a whole segment.

And never did he challenge the bullshit coming from their mouths.

[AC_Mem]

19. Chuck Todd

makes me sick. Why is he subbing for a liberal show? (not that I would say tweety is necessarily a "liberal" but still...) He is no more liberal than a teabagger, he just pretends to be "fair and balanced".

blech - I changed the channel and tuned him out.

Annette

[bluestate10]

8. The battle is local. Don't get transfixed on crowds in Washington.

Teabaggers must be beaten where beating them counts, in cities, counties, towns, hamlets all across the country.

[arcane1]

14. Yes yes YES!!!!

That's my freakin' mantra for the 2012 election: LOCAL!!!!!!!

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

9. seriously this doesn't mean dick (imho, of course)

the bigger story, as reported on L O"D was that "the media out numbered the patriots".

Why? So Much Media Attention?

[Curmudgeoness]

15. Good point. nt

[arcane1]

12. That says as much about the media as it does about the teabaggers, sadly :(

[Curmudgeoness]

13. Bwaaahaaahaaa. Gotta love it. Where is all the passion

now that some teabag electees are going to cut their Social Security? Oh, they didn't think that was part of the agenda?

[iamtechus]

16. 200? How many staffers work for all the TP congressmen?

They probably just ordered them to create a demonstration. Kinda like a brooks bros. riot.

[Generic Other]

17. A picture of the event LOL

[mfcorey1]

18. Teabaggers are elderly and they cannot take cool temperatures. They will be back when it warms up

with their lawn chairs and misspelled words. Half of those there were media people who could not find the time to cover the protest in Wisconsin.

[csziggy]

20. Chuck Todd this afternoon said the turnout was disappointing

And then stated as fact that there were 100,000 Tea Partiers demonstrating last summer.

I just yelled at the TV - I don't think anyone really believed that inflated number, but Chuckie is willing to claim it is true.

No mention of course of the 100,000+++ that showed up in Wisconsin, day after day for weeks. Or the 100,000 or so that showed up in protests against the wars or at the progressive demonstrations last year. Just pushing the numbers up for the teabaggers.

[anarch]

21. there was a rally?

You know what? I'm all for cutting government spending...like 25% off the top of DOD, and pay cuts for congress.