Party like it’s 1773: Raleigh
Posted By Russ Emerson on April 15, 2009 at 9:33 pm
I’m back from the Raleigh Tea Party, and have posted my photos with brief commentary below the fold.
Quite a crowd there today, which I would characterize as “politely rowdy.” I would estimate there were 2500, perhaps 3000 people there, but that’s just a guess on my part, using the “count 100 people and estimate how many hundreds are present” method. I could not see the entire crowd, which was composed of young and old alike.
It was a terrific turnout, hosted by Bill LuMaye of WPTF, opened by a stirring rendition of the national anthem and followed by a number of good speakers. I was, sadly, unable to get close enough to the rostrum to get any decent photos. Heck, I could hardly hear, what with all the passing vehicles honking and the crowd hollering in return.
[Update: here’s a post (with video) from the Raleigh organizer, Melodye Aben. The police told her the attendance was 5-7000. Wow, was I way off.
So, apparently, was the Raleigh News & Observer… by a factor of at least 10. Typical.]
Lots of American flags. Not a single kaffiyeh in sight.
I saw exactly one identifiable loon, wearing a 911 Truther t-shirt. I guess the rest of the moonbats had already met their fascism quota for the day.
Photos and links below the fold.