I have waited to post anything about the rally until I saw the knee-jerking from the repugicans ... didn't need to wait this long as they jerked convulsively immediately - but give'em enough rope and all that.
Today I saw where one knot-head was saying there was only eight people at the rally so it is 'hardly a movement' ... he must have one of the 'faith-based calculators' mentioned in the piece below to come up with that bullshit.
So I post the photos and you can count the number of people attending for yourself.
(If you are using one of those 'faith-based calculators,' don't bother you have already been supplied with the number of people attending,)
From Kos:
"We begin in Anchorage, Alaska, where a group of average women decided to hold a small rally to let it be known that their Governor, Sarah Palin, does not represent their views on many of the issues that are important in their lives.
They put together a press release and sent it to the Anchorage media outlets. A local right-wing talk show host broadcast the names and phone numbers of the two organizers over the air. They began receiving a series of harassing phone calls for the remainder of that afternoon. The leading TV station picked up the story on Thursday. Alaska Public Radio Network put up some audio.
An anonymous caller contacted the local media on Friday afternoon and told them they were one of the organizers, and the rally had been cancelled. Someone even faxed forged a document saying the Secret Service had cancelled the permit for the rally, even though no permit is required. Some people were putting an awful lot of effort in to making sure no dissent would be heard from Alaska.
Well, it didn't work. Despite overcast skies and a forecast for rain, there was a rally here today. Oh man, was there! In fact, it was by most accounts the largest protest rally in the history of Alaska. The Anchorage Daily News wrote that the rally drew an "estimated" 1500 people. Let me be clear: the organizers used a hand-clicker and counted at least 1,483 Alaskans, mostly women, who showed up to say that Sarah Palin does not speak for them. They also counted 93 McCain/Palin supporters. The national media loves to say that Sarah Palin enjoys an "80% popularity rating" in Alaska. Do the math on todays rally, and you'd need a faith-based calculator to get 80%. This was grassroots activism at its best - Alaskans coming out to speak their minds on a host of issues."
The site of the rally.
At 10:30 AM, the sidewalk was empty.
So was the lawn.
Would anyone show up?
It started out small.
Then a few more showed up.
Was this it?
Nope - the rally gets bigger.
Holy cow!
Seriously. Wow.
Probably the biggest protest rally in Alaska history. I can believe that.
The Theme of the Day
This woman wasn't buying it.
And neither was this this one.
Or this whole family.
Oh, snap!
No shortage of Pitbulls and Lipstick.
A smart young girl.
Two of my favorites.
Another good one.
These two women weren't buying the hype, either.
An excellent question. Governor?
Lots of other folks here support her choice, too.
I sense a pattern developing here...
Folks weren't wild about her ideas on war, either.
Here's a hockey mom with a different opinion.
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