[Swiftwater Gazette] Hey Brad, did you survive

[Brad Haslett]

Rik,

Beautiful day in DC! I got to the Capitol about 7AM (none of the
museums were open) and found a deli nearby in Georgetown for some
coffee and a bagel.  I then walked the entire distance from the
Capitol bldg. to the Lincoln Memorial, stopping at the WW2 and Vietnam
memorials on the way, and the Korea and WW1 memorials on the return.
By the time I got back to the Capitol it was about 11:15 and the
grounds were already about 1/3 full. By the time it started, the
entire area from the steps to the street were packed and the crowd had
to spill over the sides.  The estimates I've seen were 10,000 but it
sure looked and felt bigger from my vantage point. Levin was great but
after about the 50th Congressman saying yada, yada, yada, the crowd
was getting tired and restless.  One great moment at the end was when
they started throwing pages of the bill in the air and encouraging the
crowd to grab pieces, walk over to their Congressman's office and ask
that he/she explain what it meant.  My page was pure gibberish -
something about the definition of "part time" for minority doctors
educated on the gubmint nickel. As was the case after the 9/12
gathering, the grounds were spotless after the crowd dispersed (noisy
but well behaved bunch).  I didn't make the trip to Pelosi's office
and wasn't surprised that she had people arrested. It was a great
experience and I'm glad I went.  I got home a little after midnight
and am a little sore and sunburned today, but happy.

Let's hope the bastards listened.

Brad

On 11/6/09, Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I kept an eye on the news yesterday and saw they had a pretty good turn out.
>
> You didn't call ..... hey you weren't the guy that got arrested in Pelosi's
> office ......??? :-)
>
> Rik
>
> --
> Never argue with idiots, they just drag you down to their level then beat
> you with experience.
>