MSNBC picks up DC protest story....

[ShaneGR]

Just thought everyone would be pleased to see this:

http://msnbc.com/news/984885.asp?0cv=CB10

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 — Tens of thousands of protesters were expected in the nation’s capital Saturday for what organizers said would be the largest antiwar demonstration since the fall of Baghdad.
WASHINGTON POLICE told NBC affiliate WRC-TV that they expected 50,000 to turn out Saturday for a march and speeches calling for the removal of U.S. forces from Iraq. The Washington Post reported that 65 buses full of demonstrators were expected from New York alone.
Sgt. Scott Fear, a spokesman for the National Park Police, said that organizers had been working with authorities and that the protests should be mostly peaceful. But police planned to close streets and erected a network of security cameras along the parade route.
Thousands of demonstrators were also expected to flock to San Francisco at the same time for the largest protests there since April, when more than 10,000 people filled the streets.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. I can't wait...

To hear the media lowball the crowd figures.

Oh yeah, then there's the freeper outhouse rally pics. :D

[ShaneGR]

2. Here is an article from yesterdays Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8860-2003Oct23.html

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Buses are picking up participants at 13 locations in and around New York City. The Boston area is sending nine buses, and Philadelphia is sending eight, organizers said. Cleveland and Buffalo will fill four buses each, and one veteran opposed to the occupation started driving in his RV last week from Washington state.

"I have two granddaughters," said Nancy Jakubiak, 54, a legal assistant preparing for a 12-hour trip to the District on a charter bus leaving Louisville tonight. "They're 3 and 1, and I do this for them. I tremble when I think of the world they're going to grow up in."

With two of the biggest antiwar coalitions sponsoring the demonstration, International ANSWER and United for Peace and Justice, a broad range of protesters is planning to take part. Student activists from Columbia University, Ohio State University and several Washington area colleges will join the march. Muslim and Arab American activists are expected in large numbers, as well as family members of U.S. soldiers in Iraq, organizers said.

U.S. Park Police and D.C. police officials said yesterday that street closures would follow the marches, both with and without permits. Cmdr. Cathy Lanier, head of the D.C. police special operations division, said that based on permits for the event, police were expecting "well over 30,000 people." She said no disturbances were expected. D.C. police announced they will activate their network of 14 closed-circuit cameras in the downtown area and set up five more cameras along and near the march route to "assist with crowd management and public safety."

[Noordam]

3. Have the DU's Freeper Spys /Readers seen anything

about a counter rally today. ?????????????????

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. They're all gaga about it

(Or at least the 260 or so responses I saw HERE are.) They're even chanting EAGLES UP! at each other (which is just SO 90's!). So, I figure if 250 (plus kristinn) are enthused about it, I figure there'll be roughly 24 (plus kristinn) who actually show up -- 14 to guard their porta-potties, two to hold "moran" signs, and nine who wandered in looking for the free refreshments.

[youngred]

4. I'm leaving in about half an hour to go

meeting up with DUers and marching together to overturn the idiot and thief

[Renew Deal]

6. NBC NY local TV is also talking about it.

They mentioned ANSWER by name. They didn't say anything about a counter protest.

[Bluzmann57]

7. Does anyone know if

this is on C-Span? It'd be great T.V.

[Spazito]

8. Yes, I understand that CSPAN will start covering it at 11 am eastern

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