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Rally/March Video Montage With Exclusive LOLCAT Footage

by: shiltone

Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 17:13:12 PM EDT

(GREAT event today! more later. - promoted by Charley on the MTA)

A great day in Boston with 1,000 of my closest friends. The poor sound system reduced this to crowd shots, etc., but you can find the news reports elsewhere.

It was fun to see Charlie and other stalwarts later at Champions. Now we're all waiting to see what the MSM coverage is like...

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I saw Charlie! (0.00 / 0)

Sorry I didn't make it to Champions, but I couldn't get out of a work assignment.

Very much fun. I loved Mike Capuano stepping out in front of the podium with his big voice and straight talk.

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by: Judy Meredith @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 16:37:57 PM CDT

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Is this how you win elections? (3.25 / 4)

You take your total and quintuple it? "What do we want...when do we want it....." how much more last century can you get? Not impressed. I hope you all had a nice walk, it was a beautiful day. I'll be at the state house Wednesday.

by: billxi @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 17:30:14 PM CDT

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"Quintuple"? (0.00 / 0)

I don't know what you're referring to, but if it's attendance, you are accusing shiltone of drastically inflating "more than 1,000" to...1,000. Not impressed, indeed.

by: demredsox @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 19:21:17 PM CDT

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It was a very large crowd (0.00 / 0)

Was it only 1000? I would have thought 3000-5000.

"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody." -Longfellow

by: Bean in the 'Burbs @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 21:03:20 PM CDT

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Somewhere in there ... (0.00 / 0)

I'm not good at judging such things, but I definitely would have guessed well north of 1,000.

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So what politics do you deserve?

by: Charley on the MTA @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 21:07:31 PM CDT

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Was there an election today? (6.00 / 1)

Believe me, I tried to get the crowd to chant the following...

"What do we want?"

"A true public option that will reduce costs by negotiating rates with providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, and an end to the practice of disqualifying members for preexisting conditions!"

"When do we want it?"

"As soon as the House and Senate bills can be resolved in committee, or by reconciliation!"

...but it doesn't quite roll off the tongue, I guess.

Try not to be too despondent about the improvement in your quality of life (and everyone else's) if we get our way. And you got your centuries wrong; we're merely trying to bring this country's health care system from the 19th into the 20th century.

Eschewing obfuscation since 1955.

by: shiltone @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 20:42:46 PM CDT

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And that's part of our problem, isn't it? (6.00 / 1)

I suppose you can yell, "What do we want? - health care!", but that really doesn't say much. It seems the fate of progressives is to promote policies that don't fit neatly onto bumper stickers or into iambic pentameters.

by: Christopher @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 21:25:36 PM CDT

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We went for dim sum - not champions (0.00 / 0)

I am trying to get the post pictures thing right. I was touched by the personal stories of the people I met, and some of the handmade signs were great. I especially liked the "Jesus cured pre-existing conditions" and several other home made signs that I will try and post. I won't be there Wednesday - I have to work - but my husband may well be there due to his "involuntary sabbatical".

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by: AmberPaw @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 17:55:25 PM CDT

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Met a young boy with prosthetic leg (0.00 / 0)

His sign said "Prosthetic are not a Luxury". A woman with him said he is going to testify in DC next week. They came to the rally to meet Tierney. Very impressive kid.

by: LynPB @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 18:30:17 PM CDT

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Trial at posting a photo from facebook - from the rally (0.00 / 0)

Photo from rally

Deborah Sirotkin Butler
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by: AmberPaw @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 18:35:32 PM CDT

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success! (0.00 / 0)

nt

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So what politics do you deserve?

by: Charley on the MTA @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 18:52:17 PM CDT

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Charley - the link works but that is not the same impact as embedding (0.00 / 0)

so I still hope to learn how to embed photos for the visceral impact of the image being "right there" and the viewer not having to click on a link and get it!

Deborah Sirotkin Butler
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by: AmberPaw @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 20:43:43 PM CDT

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Labor Day well-celebrated (0.00 / 0)

Started the morning with visibility for Coakley, then enjoyed the bands (great idea, organizers) and speeches at the rally.

"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody." -Longfellow

by: Bean in the 'Burbs @ Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 20:59:10 PM CDT

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