1-27-07 protest @ DC

[FogerRox]

Run time: 00:58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E_59TlTnsM   Posted on YouTube: January 28, 2007 By YouTube Member: FogerRox Views on YouTube: 941   Posted on DU: January 28, 2007 By DU Member: FogerRox Views on DU: 595

 
Standing on a concrete pylon in front of the capitol building looking west to the Washington Monument.

[Captain Hilts]

1. There were not 500-700K people there. This was a large gathering, but...

nowhere near as large as the last women's rights march, which was over 700K.

[FogerRox]

2. And your estimate is.. ?

Edit to add link to KOS on size.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/27/104229/881

[Captain Hilts]

3. I've been on the mall for a lot of events.

I'd guess around 200K, which, for a January rally is VERY good. This was not as big as the pre-war rallies nor the rights for women 700K march. But it was an impressive gathering by any standards.

But there were not 700K people there. Not even close.

The other neat thing was that the vast majority of people were carrying signs. Home-made and handed out on site. We looked great - and intense.

And NEVER trust rally organizers or Faux network for crowed estimates!

[Pharaoh]

4. It would be telling

to see an aerial shot, but the government will not show an aerial shot because then you would see how massive it was.

[FogerRox]

5. Hey Pharaoh, SUP, I still have to load the video of us DUers

chanting ... When I finaly - luckily found you all.

[Pharaoh]

6. Yeah! Ha Ha!

That should be a cute clip!

Twas good ta meet ya Roger........