Report from the front..............
"Several things I(RightsideVa) noticed during this parade in the nations capital
A wide range in the age groups of those walking in the parade...
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A diverse cross section of socio-economic groups from all over the United States...
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Loud applause and slogans at times but no disruptive behavoir at all...
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Approximate 8-10 Police motorcycles and Police cars leading the parade and followed up by four Police cars at the end of the parade. Other than that I only saw 5 to 6 Officers on the street or walking by...
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There were no Police lines or any apparant Police presence along the route or in the Mall that I saw. There was no SWAT or Riot teams walking the route looking for the "Angry Mobs" that have been associated with the "Tea Partys" by many in the press, media, Democratic party representatives, and local wing-nuts...
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No fights. No arguments.
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Very little media on the streets. In the 2 hour plus stay at the corner I only saw 2 T.V. News reporters with a cameraman, and one possible News copter flying overhead...
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Very little trash and in fact several times I saw people picking up small trash dropped by thousands of people walking along the parade route..."
Go over to Rightside and see his post
It was an outstanding event to see that many people in one place charged about the issues and the amount of expense and energy it took for these people to attend yet NO PROBLEMS at all... If we could only get citizens of cities that just had their Home team win a championship act like this instead of rioting, burning cars, looting, and attacking the police force there to protect them...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link and I am sure you enjoyed yourself also...