PromoTheRobot Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I will be one of the several hundred thousand attending the Stewart/Colbert event in DC. Anyone else going? Also if any of you are DC natives I'd appreciate any parking tips. Right now the plan is to park near the new ballpark and walk the mile and a half to the Mall. I'd like to avoid the Metro since I have a plane to catch. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Sounds like fun. That Tea Party rally was funny, but not because it was intended that way. What a bunch of maroons ... LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 No thanks. I have as much interest in spending time with the Democratic 'tards this weekend as I did with spending time with the Republican 'tards a couple weeks ago But good luck with that and enjoy yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I would have been interested in going but I didn't really want to drive 4+ hours to go to a 3 hour rally if I was much closer to the area I would love to go I always have enjoyed Stewart and Colberts satire and comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 No thanks. I have as much interest in spending time with the Democratic 'tards this weekend as I did with spending time with the Republican 'tards a couple weeks ago But good luck with that and enjoy yourself Well the idea is for it not to be a partisan 'tard fest, but we'll see what it's like. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Well the idea is for it not to be a partisan 'tard fest, but we'll see what it's like. PTR Yeah, not a partisan rally. Good luck with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Why is a rally supporting civility partisan? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Bring a jug to pee in. These "sanity" people made the mistake of having their "non-partisan" event on the same day as the Marine Marathon. The Marines got just about all the porta-potties in town for their event and are guarding them so that these "sanity" people don't steal them. Half of the people won't be able to find the Mall because they'll be too stoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Yeah, this is about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Sounds like fun. That Tea Party rally was funny, but not because it was intended that way. What a bunch of maroons ... LOL. youtube.com/watch?v=ht8PmEjxUfg It is like the Klan without hoods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Just watched it on TV. It was pretty much what I expected... a satirical take on the news media and how they generate more division and fear than anything else, sprinkled with some music and humor. Of course most people... especially the news channels... won't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 (edited) I'm sitting at the airport now. Has anyone given a crowd estimate? It was shoulder-to-shoulder and it looked like it went from 3rd st all the way to the Lincoln Memorial. Good thing I tivo'd it because I couldn't hear or see anything. Edited October 30, 2010 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I'm sitting at the airport now. Has anyone given a crowd estimate? It was shoulder-to-shoulder and it looked like it went from 3rd st all the way to the Lincoln Memorial. Good thing I tivo'd it because I couldn't hear or see anything. Initial estimate was 200k. Unless you're Jon Stewart, who estimated ten million. (Of course he was joking.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Just watched it on TV. It was pretty much what I expected... a satirical take on the news media and how they generate more division and fear than anything else, sprinkled with some music and humor. Of course most people... especially the news channels... won't get it. I was disappointed. I didn't think the message was there that they were trying to get across and even the comedy bits were very forced and lacking in humor. The Roots were the highlight, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 It was a good rally I watched it on TV and estimates have the attendance to be 150,000 to 200,000 either way that's pretty good attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I was disappointed. I didn't think the message was there that they were trying to get across and even the comedy bits were very forced and lacking in humor. The Roots were the highlight, IMO. Some of the jokes I heard on the radio were pretty good. "Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel isn't hope. Sometimes it's just New Jersey." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 It was a good rally I watched it on TV and estimates have the attendance to be 150,000 to 200,000 either way that's pretty good attendance. CBS News did an aerial photo analysis and got 215,000. Beck's rally by the same method was 87,000. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Some of the jokes I heard on the radio were pretty good. "Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel isn't hope. Sometimes it's just New Jersey." There were some great one liners, but the whole thing was very disjointed and most of the bits seemed more like very poor improve that didn't even fit the theme. They could have done so much more with that stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I only caught bits and pieces of it. Saturday's in October are for College Football Please tell me Tina Fey showed up as Sarah Palin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I heard that the rich, twenty-something, hip, slacker, still living off mommy and daddy crowd that attended was almost entirely white. So just to let everybody know, it's ok to officially label them all racists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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