Comments on: Today Americans March on Washington

By: ohmom23

ohmom23 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:52 +0000

Wonderful experience, but a bit different than 9/12. The crowd was much smaller, of course, on such short notice (I’d guess around a 1/4 of the size of the 9/12 march) but very, very animated. Chants of “Nancy, Nancy” daring her to come down and face us, “Kill the Bill” and “You work for us” swept through the crowd, mostly before the speeches started. Price, Bachmann, Levin and John Voight were great, then the hangers-on began their speeches which seemed to drag on forever. We left after about an hour and a half.

Before assembling at the foot of the Capitol, I attended an informal meet and greet over coffee with Sen. Sherrod Brown. I did speak to him briefly, but spent over 1.5 hours grilling 2 members of his staff on education and healthcare issues/legislation. The two ladies I spoke with were visibly surprised that an average person was so well versed on these topics, and one of them became very uncomfortable when she realized how much we knew about the extent of the feds reach into our “local” schools. Now that I have names and contact numbers, I’ll be able to go directly to correct staffer when I have something to say.

Michele Bachmann, thank you for inviting me to your “HouseCall” today.

By: dclamage

dclamage — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:01:33 +0000

I heard on Quinn & Rose that some Liberal commentator smirkily questioned which rich fat cat or corporation was paying to bus so many angry Conservatives into DC. Her assumption being basded on a) that’s something the Left does all the time and b) surely this must be Astroturf?

it never occurred to her that these people are all acting independently, but with the same single-minded purpose; to let Congress know THEY ARE ON THE WRONG TRACK!!!

By: notthenews

notthenews — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:27:53 +0000

of pressure we MUST keep on to kill this socialistic Obamacare bill, the Obama Tax and trade bill, and ANY upcoming “EDUCATION REFORM” bill they come up with to attack our children with. We must make it clear that government obstruction in all these areas will not be condoned or allowed. To all those going to and in DC, GO GET EM, I wish I could be there but it’s just impossible at this time.

By: itrytobenice

itrytobenice — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:25:48 +0000

Call.

It’s a multi-front war we’re in. Attack from all sides.

By: redneck_hippie

redneck_hippie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:16:51 +0000

“Legislative malpractice.”

http://www.cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN3_wm.aspx

By: eburkedisciple

eburkedisciple — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:53:03 +0000

Y’all go and know there are millions of us behind you. We will not let the “progressives” take 200 years of our country’s development and sacrifice it to untested change that disrespects the hard work of generations to build a civil society that is among the greatest in the world.

By: hannahcb

hannahcb — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:01:16 +0000

And everyone who is behind her on this. I also won’t be able to attend today, but my prayers and support are with everyone. I’ll be watching and cheering you on at noon!

By: momma2four

momma2four — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:41:30 +0000

EagleWatcher’s post was referring to rewording the original wording “send Obama to a death panel” in the post….which has now been changed to say “send Obamacare to a death panel”….which is probably what Erick originally meant to type Just sayin’….

By: boomerdad

boomerdad — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:26:44 +0000

I was referring to the send Obama to a death panel post.

By: boomerdad

boomerdad — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:24:56 +0000

I can’t be there, but am praying and watching for you all on TV. People, please be on the lookout and stop signs like this! A sign like that will be front and center in an mainstream media coverage. Be Smart!

By: southcoast

southcoast — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:19:26 +0000

I wish I could be there. I am heartened though good Americans make the time to remind these elected officials who they work for.

By: vamoose

vamoose — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:15:32 +0000

I am from the mainstream media. I am covering a big and important story on, uh … something else, and can’t make it. /sarc

Don’t let them ignore us.

By: sharonmcp

sharonmcp — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:59 +0000

Thank you, it is folks like you that make me EXTRA proud to be an American.

By: 6eorge Jetson

6eorge Jetson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:10 +0000

taking a little artistic license… How deliciously ironic.

By: Castor

Castor — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:55:09 +0000

I´m a little far away in Perú, so I can´t make it to Washington, but bring lots of red paint to splatter over the Blue Dogs to knock some sense into them.
Pelosi´s HEALTH SNARE must not pass!
You are all in my prayers beginning with Michhele Bachmann.
I´m proud to have contributed to her house campaign.

By: partyof1

partyof1 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:29 +0000

send Obamacare to a death panel maybe. I don’t mean for my first post to be a critcism but the left will jump on things like that and the real issue will be lost.

Thanks for the work you and other contributors do on RS. I wish I could be DC right now.

By: partyof1

partyof1 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:26:17 +0000

yet?

By: marshmom

marshmom — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:07:36 +0000

Unfortunately, I can’t be there, but I will be praying and I’m hoping that there is an unbelievable turnout. I will be watching and listening. Our hearts are with you all!

By: Sunnybrook

Sunnybrook — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:01:41 +0000

We’d love to be there, but since we can’t, we are praying that your presence and voices will be powerful to speak against the the unaffordable, unsustainable and destructive policies of this Obamanation Abomination. Bless you all, and thanks for standing in our stead today!

By: reallyfive

reallyfive — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:59:15 +0000

Oh my, just saw him interviewed on Morning Joe. He is a D who won in a typically R district in 2008. Said he is moving towards a YES vote on HC Reform. He is interpreting the rout in VA to mean that his voters didn’t show-up because HC hasn’t been passed yet. I guess the swing in Independents from D to R hasn’t been properly explained to him. Those of you walking the halls of Congress today may need to explain to him what is going to happen to him in 2010 if he votes Yes on HC.

Thanks to those of you who are going to DC today. You are representing many of us who wish we could be with you. I have three little children and I just couldn’t work it out. But, my 70 year old aunt called me at 6:00 p.m. last night and said she was getting on a bus at the Atlanta Capitol at 8:00 p.m. last night to go to DC. She is going by herself and doesn’t know a single soul who is riding the bus with her.