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Source: Politics USA
Everyone knew today’s Rally to Restore Sanity would be a hit, and if the independent estimates of crowd size are any indication, Jon Stewart’s rally was the most well attended of the year as it is estimated that at least 250,000 people attended. This number easily doubles and almost triples the attendance for Glenn Beck’s Rally to Restore Honor.
A CTV story estimated the crowd size at 250,000, “In an impassioned 15-minute speech, Stewart told a crowd estimated to number at least 250,000, that their presence has restored his sanity.” Even the AP conservatively offered an estimate that the crowd size rivaled Beck’s, “Screens showed a variety of pundits and politicians from the left and right, engaged in divisive rhetoric. Prominently shown: Glenn Beck, whose conservative Restoring Honor rally in Washington in August was part of the motivation for the Stewart and Colbert event, called the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. It appeared to rival Beck’s rally in attendance.”
During the rally, the hosts of Myth Busters estimated the crowd at 150,000. No matter which estimate one chooses to go with, it’s clear that the crowd size greatly exceeded the 60,000 that Comedy Central expected when they applied for their park permit. There were reports that the crowd exceeded the designated rally area and spilled out into other parts of the National Mall, so it is a pretty safe to say that hundreds of thousands of people were there.
Right wing media has responded to the success of Stewart’s rally, not by denying his attendance numbers, but inflating Beck’s rally attendance figures. Even though independent estimates put the size of Beck’s rally at 87,000-96,000 attendees, conservative media, lead by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and Beck himself have turned the Rally to Restore Honor into a mythic event which was attended by a half a million people. Of course, those who make these claims have absolutely no proof to back it up, and they never question the fact that these inflated attendance figures come from biased sources.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9420424&mesg_id=9420424
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Still waiting...........
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i don't have anything against gay people, but i'm not gay your going to have to find someone else ;D
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Source: Politics USA
Everyone knew today’s Rally to Restore Sanity would be a hit, and if the independent estimates of crowd size are any indication, Jon Stewart’s rally was the most well attended of the year as it is estimated that at least 250,000 people attended. This number easily doubles and almost triples the attendance for Glenn Beck’s Rally to Restore Honor.
A CTV story estimated the crowd size at 250,000, “In an impassioned 15-minute speech, Stewart told a crowd estimated to number at least 250,000, that their presence has restored his sanity.” Even the AP conservatively offered an estimate that the crowd size rivaled Beck’s, “Screens showed a variety of pundits and politicians from the left and right, engaged in divisive rhetoric. Prominently shown: Glenn Beck, whose conservative Restoring Honor rally in Washington in August was part of the motivation for the Stewart and Colbert event, called the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. It appeared to rival Beck’s rally in attendance.”
During the rally, the hosts of Myth Busters estimated the crowd at 150,000. No matter which estimate one chooses to go with, it’s clear that the crowd size greatly exceeded the 60,000 that Comedy Central expected when they applied for their park permit. There were reports that the crowd exceeded the designated rally area and spilled out into other parts of the National Mall, so it is a pretty safe to say that hundreds of thousands of people were there.
Right wing media has responded to the success of Stewart’s rally, not by denying his attendance numbers, but inflating Beck’s rally attendance figures. Even though independent estimates put the size of Beck’s rally at 87,000-96,000 attendees, conservative media, lead by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and Beck himself have turned the Rally to Restore Honor into a mythic event which was attended by a half a million people. Of course, those who make these claims have absolutely no proof to back it up, and they never question the fact that these inflated attendance figures come from biased sources.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9420424&mesg_id=9420424
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So, instead of answering the questions put to you in another thread (regarding "separation of church and state), you're creating this mess.
Like those folks on Huffington Post, you're parroting this foolishness here. Beck's rally was WAAAAAY over that low-ball estimate cited ONLY BY CBS. Every other major news network had the numbers for Beck's rally around 300,000 or more.
Yep, the lefties are trying to convince themselves that Stewart's rally, pretty good in its own right, is somehow going to galvanize the youth vote, to help keep the Dems from getting their clocked cleaned this Tuesday.
But, that booty-whippin' for the Dems is still on target and on time, for Nov. 2.
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Source: CBS News
The company AirPhotosLive.com based the attendance at the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" on aerial pictures it took over the rally, which took place on the Mall in Washington. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 10 percent.
CBS News also commissioned AirPhotosLive.com to do a crowd estimate of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in August. That rally was estimated to have attracted 87,000 people. Amid criticism from conservatives that the estimate was low, CBS News detailed the methodology behind it here.
TBD reported that because of the high turnout many would-be rally attendees retreated to bars to watch the event.
The National Park Service does not estimate crowds. The New York Times' Brian Stelter wrote on Twitter during the event that the Park Service privately told Viacom there were "well over 200,000" people at the rally, according to an executive.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20021284-503544....
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Not trying to repeat headline story - but this is the only scientifically measured estimate and was just released at 10:39 pm - the same estimation team system that found Beck peaked at a mere 87,000!
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How many died of boredom?
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How many died of boredom?
true that lol... you could see what they were gonig for, but it was fairly weak on content.
it isn't rocket science here... take some aerial photos of each event, pay some unbiased science guys to apply their methods, and estimate the crowds. NEVER should the organizers' claims be the numbers used... of COURSE bachmann is gonna claim a milliom people or Stewart will joke about "Ten million ppl are here!"
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true that lol... you could see what they were gonig for, but it was fairly weak on content.
it isn't rocket science here... take some aerial photos of each event, pay some unbiased science guys to apply their methods, and estimate the crowds. NEVER should the organizers' claims be the numbers used... of COURSE bachmann is gonna claim a milliom people or Stewart will joke about "Ten million ppl are here!"
I tuned in for a bit and was actually surprised at how bad it was.....looked like a HS talent show.....would have thought Jon would do better as his show was often very funny.
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Source: CBS News
The company AirPhotosLive.com based the attendance at the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" on aerial pictures it took over the rally, which took place on the Mall in Washington. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 10 percent.
CBS News also commissioned AirPhotosLive.com to do a crowd estimate of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in August. That rally was estimated to have attracted 87,000 people. Amid criticism from conservatives that the estimate was low, CBS News detailed the methodology behind it here.
TBD reported that because of the high turnout many would-be rally attendees retreated to bars to watch the event.
The National Park Service does not estimate crowds. The New York Times' Brian Stelter wrote on Twitter during the event that the Park Service privately told Viacom there were "well over 200,000" people at the rally, according to an executive.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20021284-503544....
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Not trying to repeat headline story - but this is the only scientifically measured estimate and was just released at 10:39 pm - the same estimation team system that found Beck peaked at a mere 87,000!
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And, as I said, when the HP goofies were parroting this mess, alchemists were scientists, too.
So, you and the other deluded lefties can keep believing that Stewart's rally got more people (or that this rally is going to galvanize youth voters to keep the Dems from getting slaughtered). Just keep the Kleenex on standby.
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Just look at the overhead pics. Beck had a lot more.
BTW - did you see the Palin = Hitler signs?
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Anyone with a pair of eyes could see Beck had twice as many people.Libs,of course,cant see,which is why they claim big fat assed Michelle Obama is pretty.
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Anyone with a pair of eyes could see Beck had twice as many people.Libs,of course,cant see,which is why they claim big fat assed Michelle Obama is pretty.
The First Lady does have some junk in her trunk. Remember the clip where the Obamas give each other the fist pound, and Barack slaps her on the booty, as she's returning to her seat.
Smack it up; flip it; rub it down...OH NOOOOOOO!!!!
(http://i508.photobucket.com/albums/s327/100yo/fistbumpbuttslap.gif)
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The First Lady does have some junk in her trunk. Remember the clip where the Obamas give each other the fist pound, and Barack slaps her on the booty, as she's returning to her seat.
Smack it up; flip it; rub it down...OH NOOOOOOO!!!!
(http://i508.photobucket.com/albums/s327/100yo/fistbumpbuttslap.gif)
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When your wife dwrafs you,somethings wrong.
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When your wife dwrafs you,somethings wrong.
Maybe she just has on heels.
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Maybe she just has on heels.
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Maybe she just has on heels.
Ha,ha,ha heels dont make your body grow.