Crowd estimates for KKK/Nazi 9/12 rally lowered from 2 million to 20,000
Harry Hope
�Now, based off of news reports and comments from leaders in the Tea
Party movement, it looks like Saturday�s event is going to be a huge
gathering, estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to two million
people,� Doug Thornell, communications director for Rep. Chris Van
Hollen (D., Md.), wrote in a short memo to other congressional
offices.
He provided links to claims of massive turnout made internally by
supporters of the rally.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/09/11/managing-expectations-crowd-size-for-dc-rally-sparks-fight/
September 11, 2009
Managing Expectations: Crowd Size for D.C. Rally Sparks Fight
Naftali Bendavid reports on Congress.
Conservative activists who organized the antitax �tea parties� and
confrontations with lawmakers at town hall meetings are coming to
Washington Saturday morning, holding a rally at the Capitol in an
effort to prove that their movement against �big government� amounts
to a widespread national uprising.
That has led to a battle over crowd expectations, of the sort that
inevitably characterize Washington marches.
Organizers are playing down the likely attendance�publicly, at
least�hoping the crowd will be enormous and surprise the public with
the magnitude of the movement�s appeal.
A spokesman for FreedomWorks, one of the groups organizing the march,
said a conservative estimate was that 20,000 to 30,000 protestors
would show up.
Internally, though, supporters are trying to build excitement by
predicting a stunning turnout.
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Should be interesting.
Harry
freeisbest
> “Now, based off of news reports and comments from leaders in the Tea
> Party movement, it looks like Saturday’s event is going to be a huge
> gathering, estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to two million
> people,” Doug Thornell, communications director for Rep. Chris Van
> Hollen (D., Md.), wrote in a short memo to other congressional
> offices.
>
> He provided links to claims of massive turnout made internally by
> supporters of the rally.
>
>
> September 11, 2009
>
> Managing Expectations: Crowd Size for D.C. Rally Sparks Fight
>
> Naftali Bendavid reports on Congress.
>
> Conservative activists who organized the antitax “tea parties” and
> confrontations with lawmakers at town hall meetings are coming to
> Washington Saturday morning, holding a rally at the Capitol in an
> effort to prove that their movement against “big government” amounts
> to a widespread national uprising.
>
> That has led to a battle over crowd expectations, of the sort that
> inevitably characterize Washington marches.
>
> Organizers are playing down the likely attendance—publicly, at
> least—hoping the crowd will be enormous and surprise the public with
> the magnitude of the movement’s appeal.
>
> A spokesman for FreedomWorks, one of the groups organizing the march,
> said a conservative estimate was that 20,000 to 30,000 protestors
> would show up.
>
> Internally, though, supporters are trying to build excitement by
> predicting a stunning turnout.
>
> ____________________________________________________
>
> Should be interesting.
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In the sense that any train wreck is interesting. The Party of
Lies tries to scam itself...