I was at the rally (anti-rally?) on the Mall yesterday. It was a remarkable, electric afternoon. The signs were hilarious, the attendees were genuinely not-angry, and the entertainment, save a couple of underwhelming musical performances, was not disappointing. I heard cries from well behind me of people chanting "LOUDER! LOUDER!" Apparently, the closer you got to the Washington Monument (about five blocks from the stage), the harder it was to hear. Which, in and of itself was remarkable, because if there were people halfway down the Mall, it meant attendance was enormous, or as I heard Geraldo say on Fox last night, not quite the size of Beck's rally but still large. Which, in Foxese, means attendance was twice as large for the Stewart/Colbert rally.
The afternoon was worth the hassle it was to get there, and the even greater hassle it was to get out of there, though please don't get me started on Metrorail.
I was struck my Stewart and Colbert's genuine desire to be completely bipartisan. The words "Fox News" and "Glenn Beck" were never uttered from the stage. Similarly, while introducing a businesswoman who asked a tough question of President Obama on CNBC last month, not one of her critical comments about the President were heard.
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