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MaggieSwanson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:01 PM
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Just got back from DC...don't believe
for a minute there were only 100,000 of us! That's just a quote from Police Chief Ramsey, who made a wry comment to the AP (They were expecting 100,000)..."I think they probobly hit that."

Earlier, organizers were estimating 270,000 and even CNN briefly estimated 350,000 before the AP quote came out.

Me in front of the WH...



I've got 3 rolls of film, showing a crowd MUCH larger. Looking for a place to dump them all online so I can show you more.

Peace!

Maggie
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:02 PM
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1. Your pic doesn't work for me . . . ?
:(
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MaggieSwanson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:04 PM
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3. hmmm, what does it look like?
you could look here, if you don't mind a link.

http://heyheyhoho.blogspot.com/
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:10 PM
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13. I get a red "x" at both sites.
Odd? I usually never have problems. Oh well. Hope you had a great time! Saw lots of other pics - great signs and posters.
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ncrainbowgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:03 PM
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2. Awesome picture!
:hi: from North Carolina! Thanks for going and being a part of the march! :patriot:
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:04 PM
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4. Good girl.
I'd like to see your photos, Maggie.
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sabbat hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:05 PM
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5. according to CBS radio
there was well in excess of 150,000 for the anti war protest and less than 400 for the pro bush rally.

so much for the freepers on this one i guess.

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shoelace414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:06 PM
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6. I was at the beginning of the march the whole time
it was steady people from 1:30 till 3:00 all the way across the street.

lots and lots of people. just think of how long it takes for people to stream into a stadium... think if they were streaming for an hour and a half.
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MaggieSwanson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:11 PM
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14. It took us 4 1/2 hours to get from the Elipse
to the White house. That's how many were behind you, shoelace414!

Wish I could have found the DU meetinglplace earlier; I met a few folks during the march, who saw my DU sticker pinned to my bag.

I'd like to have met more of you.



:grouphug: I love DU!
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shoelace414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:14 PM
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16. when I say I was at thge beginning I mean
Edited on Sun Sep-25-05 09:15 PM by shoelace414
I was at 15th and constitution, so I saw the whole march.

I marched until the march turned left, I was so exausted by then, we just hung around for an hour or so after that.

this is me.

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MaggieSwanson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:21 PM
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19. Great pic!
I hope you had as much fun as I did.
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bliss_eternal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:06 PM
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7. Welcome Back!
:hi:

Can't wait to see more pics! A few people with laptops downloaded some for us over the weekend--incredible! Good work to all of you!
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Pam-Moby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:07 PM
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8. Hi Maggie, great pic. thanks.
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buff2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:07 PM
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9. I can't see the pic either.
x(
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MaggieSwanson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:16 PM
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18. Anyone know a good place to dump my pictures?
I'd like to share some great shots - there were so many amazing people there.
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:26 PM
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21. Get yerself a Photobucket account. It's free!
Hopefully they won't censor them.

www.photobucket.com

Glad you had fun! Wish I could have been there!
FSC
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MaggieSwanson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 01:05 AM
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27. Hey, that worked nicely.
A little slow to upload my photos with a dialup connection, but I love it.

Thanks!
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 07:58 AM
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28. Cool!
It's what most DUers use to post their pix. It's easy once you get used to it.

FSC
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Dude_CalmDown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:27 PM
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22. Why not photobucket.com?
*
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:08 PM
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10. Coolio! Can't wait to see more shots!
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oldtime dfl_er Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:09 PM
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11. Thanks for going!
We had somewhere around 5000 or more in Seattle, but I got to see a lot of the DC march on CSPAN. Wish I'd been there.

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/859138
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Dude_CalmDown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:09 PM
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12. Sorry that this is all I can think of saying right now but...
...you're hot! Now I regret even more that I didn't go.
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MaggieSwanson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:13 PM
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15. LOL
Hardly, but thanks!
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GrantDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:31 PM
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23. Hello from a fellow Marion Democrat...
My Marion is in Indiana though.
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MaggieSwanson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 10:58 PM
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26. Welcome to DU, jmauller...
Good to have another Marion Dem!

:hi:
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:50 PM
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25. Yes you are! I think so too. Don't sell yourself short. But I am way
too old for you so it will do you no good.
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bonito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:14 PM
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17. Got that right. n/t
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:26 PM
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20. Very nice Maggie!
Edited on Sun Sep-25-05 09:26 PM by Wickerman
Thanks for being there! Iowa is proud of you!

:applause:
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pstans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 09:40 PM
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24. Thanks! I've been waiting for your post all day
Thanks for the pictures. Hope to see more.
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Bluzmann57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:34 AM
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29. Glad to see you made it back safely and
I made it up to CR for the mini rally on Saturday. In fact, I got there at about the time you were finishing up a conversation with Wendy something or other and another woman whose name escapes me at this time. It was small but we got mostly positive feedback. That is one busy corner. There was one guy who walked across the streetr holding up two signs whenever the light changed. Wendy(?) also told me that you made several of the signs that we were holding. Thank you for that. You probably know by now that there were two wrecks at the corner within about ten minutes of each other. The guys who were stationed on the overpass were asked to come down as they may have been creating a distraction. Of course, paying attention to the traffic around you doesn't hurt either. Anyway, glad you had a good time and made a difference.
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MaggieSwanson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 10:35 AM
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30. Hey Bluzmann57!
Edited on Mon Sep-26-05 10:36 AM by MaggieSwanson
Thanks for making it! I'm sorry to hear about the accidents, I had not heard.

I had a great time, and that's a serious understatement.

Hope to see you around some time!

-Maggie
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