Why do I feel that if 10,000 people show up for the American Spring inanity,

[edhopper]

it will get 5 times the Media coverage as the hundreds of thousands who went to Washington and New York to protest the Iraq War.

[catbyte]

1. Tragically, I think you're right.

[randys1]

2. is is NOT silliness (i know you arent saying it is), it is an attempt to overthrow the American govt

But it will be treated like these are just nice patriots, cant arrest them when they get out of line because they are white christians...you know

we only do that with OCCUPY folks

fucking ridiculous, why any of us bother with law and order anymore is my question

[edhopper]

5. you are right

fixed it.

[Jackpine Radical]

51. I think the word "inanity"

is one letter short in this application.

[Control-Z]

54. Made me giggle.

I do believe you are correct.

[Louisiana1976]

45. Well said.

[spanone]

3. the media is not our friend. we have no equivalent to faux in the liberal world

[Scuba]

17. +1

[Proud Liberal Dem]

48. We supposedly have MSNBC!

[spanone]

53. joe scarborough the progressive ! bwahahahahaaa

[FSogol]

4. They'll get less than 100. There will be Cub Scout Packs in DC with more people this weekend.

[Blue Owl]

19. Take the number of portable terlits and divide by 3

That should yield an accurate count.

[madokie]

6. Hell if any show up it will

thats what the m&m is for, to propagate the right wing bullshit

[GeorgeGist]

7. Because. Freedumb™Rules.

Freedumb™ is a registered trademark of Koch Industries.

[blm]

8. Because CORPORATE MEDIA sides with the fascist agenda.

.

[hobbit709]

9. Because the "liberal" media is doing everything it can to make "Idiocracy" a documentary.

[951-Riverside]

10. No one is going to show up

Right wingers aren't good at doing mass protests plus its taking place on a Friday ...HA

What moron organizes a protest on a weekday?

[alfredo]

39. Congress won't be in session on Friday. That way Cruz and Paul won't have to miss a Filibuster.

[m-lekktor]

11. there will be live coverage on Faux!

I wonder what they will be speechifying about. probably gay football players kissing on the teevee! civilization is crumbling etc, war against christians and white men and traditional families!

[Arugula Latte]

42. They'll have super tight camera angles so people won't be able to see all the

empty space surrounding the gathered "crowd." If there are counter protesters and one in particular who is letting his anarcho-hippy-freak flag fly, they will air footage only of that one. It's all so predictable.

[Dwayne Hicks]

12. 10,000 I doubt it

Realistically I'd say 100-200 show up. Then go home in time to finish off their 12 packs.

[randys1]

13. I wish all 50 million rightwingers would show up and tell the truth

and the truth is a country with a Black Democratic President named Barack Hussein Obama is unacceptable to them and they are willing to either destroy our govt or overthrow it

They are actively engaged in doing this now in the House and Senate and all across the states

TELL the truth you terrorists

[LoisB]

25. Nailed it!

[Louisiana1976]

46. +1 million

[JHB]

14. Experience. Bitter, bitter experience.

That's why you have that feeling.

[mopinko]

36. ^^^this^^^

[ewagner]

15. the correct word for this

IS TREASON

[OnlinePoker]

37. Actually, I think it's Sedition.

In law, sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority to tend toward insurrection against the established order.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition

[ewagner]

50. I think you're correct..

[sufrommich]

16. They aren't going to get anywhere near that number.

They'll be lucky to get a couple of hundred,that's my prediction.

[blackspade]

18. Are they RW dick bags w/guns?

Then, of course the M$M will cover it!

[Shadowflash]

20. Is there room for that many lawn chairs?

You know most of them can't be on their feet for more than a few minutes at a time.

[alfredo]

21. If they come heavily armed, there will be coverage.

[1StrongBlackMan]

26. If they come armed at all ...

It will be a news worthy event, as the DC Police Chief has already said don't try it.

[Hekate]

28. Interestingly enough, I think the Pentagon is fully aware of how many "millions" (cough, cough)...

...are on the move and what manner of weaponry they are bringing to support their "revolution."

Why the Pentagon? Well, it's their job to know if a vast hostile army is on their way to the Capitol.

As for the rest, I've been to DC for 3 mass marches, but they were well-coordinated with the Park Services and every other civilian agency. There were huge numbers of people -- and plenty of port-a-potties for all, which doesn't happen by accident. There were also "black helicopters" watching us -- I looked up and waved.

[alfredo]

38. They are fully trained in the "art" of crowd control. They are much more discreet than what I

remember from demonstrations in Detroit.

[sulphurdunn]

22. Maybe, it's because

you're aware that mass media exists to manage the perceptions of the masses rather than serve the First Amendment.

[truebluegreen]

23. Any discussion/reaction needs to stress how far short they fall

not of 10,000 but of 10 million they say they need, and 10 to 30 million they claim will show up.

[n2doc]

24. I'm waiting for the inevitable photoshop

Where they take a pic from Obama's first Inauguration and call it one of their protest.

[1StrongBlackMan]

27. LOL ...

But how would they explain all the PoC in the crowd?

[n2doc]

31. That's where the photoshop comes in! n/t

[VanillaRhapsody]

30. Keep an eye out for the heavy Winter coats in that image

[onecaliberal]

29. Correct me if I'm wrong, but

when capitol police or anyone else learn of someone coming at or for the white house with a gun they are taken down and arrested. This is against the law, it's Treason. These people need to be dealt with, or are the cops afraid of armed protesters. Occupy was never threatening the existence of the nation like these clowns are and look what took place across the nation with police over using force to take them away.

[peace13]

32. Because you understand and are intelligent.

The crazies always get the attention. If those folks feel slighted they will not hesitate to ramp up the activity to the next step of surreal!

Seen it happen over and over. I have stood in peace lines on the specific walkway that was permitted to us and listened to the most way out folks talk in our faces. They had all of the rights then and they still do.

Beware. No one wants to upset the imbalanced.

[backscatter712]

33. Faux will make a circus of it if ten people show up.

That's my prediction - a few dozen senior citizens with lawn chairs and rascal scooters.

[justiceischeap]

34. If these people actually show up in DC, I'll be pissed that

they'll stand on the wrong side of the Metro and clog up my otherwise peaceful Friday commute (on my last day of work).

[frylock]

35. because it happens every time two or three of these dumbfucks congregate

[Arugula Latte]

44. This brings to mind the lyrics of a song that was popular at '70s weddings:

The union of your stupid, here, has caused Fox to remain
For whenever two or more of you are gathered in a moran's* name
There is Dumb. There is Dumb.


*Pre-emptive note to DU newbies: Yes, the spelling of "moran" is intentional

[OldRedneck]

40. I'm betting on fewer than 1,000

If that many . . . probably more like 500 or fewer.

[951-Riverside]

41. Unpopular rally, right wing ...Friday

75 people (max) shows up

[librechik]

43. If 100 show up, there will be more coverage than any left leaning protest.Period.

[Louisiana1976]

47. They'll probably get 10-30 people max.

[Jim Lane]

49. I'll go with triple digits -- many of them on Medicare.

Friday excludes many working people, but there will be right-wing retirees on Medicare who have nothing better to do than show up and denounce socialism.

I say they break 100 but don't break 1,000.

ETA: My prediction relates to official police estimates or reliable journalists' estimates of the crowd. Organizers' estimates -- FSM knows.

[louslobbs]

52. Because you're right and the corporate media readers will read whatever they're paid to read.

Lou

[kelliekat44]

55. God is raining on their charade. nt