My uncle sends me lots of great conservative spam, and some of it deserves to be seen. These pictures tell a story other than what the liberal media want to portray. As you'll see below, more realistic crowd estimates place participation between 450K and 1.2M people.
Notice the actual black Americans – I wonder why the rampant 'racism' driving these conservatives doesn't seem to offend them. Hmmm. Maybe because that's just liberal projection from their own confused minds. That's my guess. Read the captions, they tell the story behind each pic. Wonderful truth. My notes in blue.
Protesters came from every state in the union. This man came from San Antonio, TX. He said that he was really sorry he hadn’t brought his family. He stated that being a black conservative he was afraid to expose his children to what he expected would be a lot of liberal abuse. He was thrilled with the tenor of the event and the fact that no liberals were present to harass him. He spoke about how incredibly intolerant the left is to black individuals who don’t bow to the party line.
There were notable differences though, in the behavior of these attendees. Although the legend of Woodstock is that there was a friendly atmosphere of camaraderie, the truth is that most people were there for the drugs, sex and rock and roll. Today in D.C. there was a true kinship amongst these people based on shared values and intellectual understanding of what America is and how its future is imperiled by big radical government. No one was having sex in the Reflecting Pool let alone the mud, and I saw no one projectile vomiting on the steps of the Capitol. There were no warnings to avoid the bad acid which would send you on a trip to the hospital. Not just a different era, but a different level of civilized behavior and thought. Oh, and by the way, these people didn’t leave tons of garbage behind when they left. Actually they left no trash behind at all.
I think this gathering should be appreciated as the extremely important historical event that it is. This is the first great conservative anti-statist manifestation in American history. The conservative movement, which developed in the post-WWII, Cold War environment has now fully matured into the most significant political movement of the 21st century. I believe that this day could be referred to in the not too distant future as the day that changed America. This was the day the great silent conservative majority finally found its voice.
Many of the attendees were quite meek and timid and were unsure of exactly what to expect, this being the first time in their lives they’d been involved in a protest movement. Their fears evaporated early in the day and I saw people reveling in the camaraderie , the joy and sheer civility that was exhibited at the entire event. Chants of 'Freedom, freedom, freedom,' 'No more czars! No more czars!' carried through the air without the slightest hint of rancor or incivility which is the norm at the leftist rallies I have photographed over the years.
The two photos above show a tiny fraction of the two million ABC estimates attended (MY NOTE: This may be an exaggeration the actual number was more likely between 450,000 – 1.2M). I saw signs and heard lots of comments comparing this event to Woodstock. At the time this photo was taken, around 1:00 p.m., Pennsylvania Avenue was still jammed completely, and the mall was packed from the Capitol Building past the Washington Monument. See aerial photos here.
These Ohioans took a day off their rodeo bullriding schedule. They said they’ll be back at it tomorrow.
Mike Pence (R-Indiana) was one of the speakers who addressed the crowd: 'After years of fighting runaway government on this hill, you people look like the cavalry to me..I believe we are on the verge of a great American awakening.'
San Diego radio host Mason Weaver said from the podium: 'I came here because I thought you might want to hear a black man speak without a teleprompter (NOTE: That might be racist if Weaver wasn't BLACK). This government is trying to make a nation of dependent people. Americans have always been independent people. This is not a Republican thing, it’s not a Democrat thing. It’s not a black thing or a white thing. It’s an American thing. We the people are telling them ‘No more! We’ve had enough!'
In the very center of the photo, above the Silence is Consent 'Can You Hear Us Now' sign, you can see Pennsylvania Ave., which at this time is totally blocked with protesters who cannot move forward to the Capitol area. Sorry, full up.
WALNUT ' Workers Against Lazy Non-Producers United Together' the conservative answer to ACORN (NOTE: HILARIOUS!). Didn’t have to ask them if they were receiving any taxpayer money like radical left-wing ACORN. Different DNA!
NOTE: Wait, there it is! A black man with fire around him! Racist, racist! er… is that a woman of COLOR holding that sign? Darn. Maybe she's a Phillipino who hates blacks? All of this in the mind of the liberal race mongers.
I think I want a shirt that says "I'm not racist, I just don't buy into your victim mentality. Grow up!"
NOTE: This is my favorite sign.
Nancy Pelosi has accused patriotic tea-partyers of 'carrying swastikas' implying that they are Nazi sympathizers. This event was wall to wall hammers and sickles and words like 'socialist' 'communist' and 'Marxist' etc. It continues to fascinate me how long the Democrats will tolerate this without ever commenting on it. Either they like it, or there’s something to it.
Ever present at Tea Parties are Sons of Liberty reenactors. The couple on the left is from Tennessee and the young lady on the right is not but she joined in the photo. The clothing for the couple was hand stitched by the lady on the left. And boy do they love America.