seriousstan
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:18 AM
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Any guesses on the number of protesters in Columbus Ohio today? |
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I am weighing in with about 300.
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:31 AM
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i raise you- 3000. jesse is bring 300 with him on the bus!
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:31 AM
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2. I am thinking over 5000 |
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but sadly, no MSM coverage.
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:32 AM
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3. Our little unadvertised San Diego rally yesterday, |
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had about 300 people. I sure hope they have more than that. I'm hoping for 1000.
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:33 AM
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4. I'd be happy with Standing Room Only -- the place holds 900 |
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and... there might be some kind of coverage, they were talking about it (vaguely) on a local NPR station (local news not national)
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:51 AM
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:41 AM
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I went to the one in early December, thinking there would be 5,000 or more. There were barely 500. I wish I could make it down there today, but I can't miss work.
I wish you all the best, and I pray that there are thousands and thousands and thousands of you out there!!
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:14 AM
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7. i was there, too meganmonkey! this one is at least indoors... |
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and there has been more publicity (ok, just scant publicity) about it...
sorry you have to work today -- I actually got today off...
thought if I can't go to the 6th (because of travel logistics), I should go to this one....
what are they hiding?
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:15 AM
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8. Actual # or the number that will be reported in the MSM? |
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LOL! There's usually a division by 10!
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:35 AM
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10. Air America doesn't seem interested in covering it, so "MSM' covering it |
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seems to be secondary. When even AA is AFRAID of covering it, we have problems with them -even more problems with the corporate controlled media.
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Mon Jan-03-05 12:16 PM
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13. AA isn't covering it? |
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What are they for exactly??? Aren't they supposed to be on our side?
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:31 AM
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9. Tennessee is sending four carloads from Nashville |
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and more from other major Tennessee cities. The four carloads left from our third Gathering, with 150+ in attendance hearing from a half-dozen civil rights warrior-pioneers, plus coverage (again) from the local CBS TV affiliate, a newspaper reporter in attendance and a 30 minute post-Gathering report broadcast live on the largest Black-owned radio station in Nashville.
We have also decided to rally in front of Senator Alexander's and Frist's Nashville offices on January 5 (11:00 am at Alexander's office, then proceeding to Frist's office) and to have a petition there to ask that local office to fax to DC the day before the 1/6/05 vote.
I hope that thousands show up in Columbus today, and tens of thousands show up in DC on 1/6/05. I'll be there in spirit.
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Mon Jan-03-05 12:17 PM
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Way to go, TN!
I wish that I could be there. I am here, stuck at work.
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Mon Jan-03-05 03:02 PM
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17. You rock!!! Saw you were posting into the wee hours the night before... |
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...the presentation. Looks like you've got your star now, to help you search the archives if you get in a pinch like that again.
Glad to hear it went well, and that you had such a good turnout (not easy to do this time of year!) and especially that you've been so successful in getting media coverage. Now, if you could just clone yourself... :yourock:
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:56 AM
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11. I heard the room only holds 900 n/t |
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Mon Jan-03-05 12:53 PM
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15. This is correct, the theatre actually holds a little over 850. |
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I worked there in the 1990s. Very beautiful, but not a huge place.
I hope they are spilling out the doors of the Riffe Center and halfway down High Street!
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:57 AM
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12. Warm weather, looks like rain, but nothing happening... |
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should be a BIG turnout if there is any serious interest among the public in this. Weather will be NO EXCUSE for small turnout.
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Mon Jan-03-05 01:39 PM
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16. Is C-Span covering any of it, I wonder? |
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:12 PM
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18. THE WINNER IS............ |
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850!!!
Much better than I had expected. Way to go OHIO!
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