Reply #11: Here is an aerial pic of the crowd, showing the tea party areas [View All]

[eowyn_of_rohan]

I've outlined the appx areas that were mostly occupied by the teabaggers. It was 99% OUR SIDE everywhere else. There were a few sprinkled among our crowd, as close as they could get to the stage. The bagger organizers put up a tall partition on the left side (in this pic) of the sidewalk leading up to the Capitol. This was to block off the counter protestors. For awhile we hung out there and put our signs up above the partition. Then we moved over to the other side. ALL DAY more protestors were marching around the square, and many more were hanging out on the opposite side of the square for the organized labor rally. The unions encouraged their members not to go to the Palin side, but many still did.

The police estimate of the crowd was 6,500. Despite what is being said, I don't believe the baggers made up more than about 10%.