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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 764078" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p><strong>Al’s Rally – Was It A Dud?</strong></p><p>The Washington Post had so-called live coverage of the Sharpton event throughout the day. Their latest entries:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Updated 3:56 pm: The intersection of Independence Avenue and 17th street was a crossroads of expressions and participants from both events came together.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>As one group of black women chanted “Yes we did and get over it,” those part of the Glenn Beck rally clapped and passed out Restore the Honor bottles of water.</strong> But Brett Cummings of Gordon Ga wasn’t happy. “Look at the statement if we had all come together as one.” Katheryn Travis who came to Beck Rally from Knoxville Tenn was almost in tears. “Dr King wanted all of us to come together. We have to believe that.”</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Robert Pierre</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">- – -</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">When the Sharpton rally reached the mall, most of the crowd from Beck’s rally had begun to disperse. Those remaining, mostly smiled politely. “We love Obama! We like Obama!” those in Sharpton’s rally yelled. <strong>“Glen Beck, we’re going to show you. We ain’t going to let Glenn Beck turn us around,” one man shouted into a mega phone. The crowd followed him.</strong> A few people took photos as they chanted and walked down Constitution Avenue. “We need to be shouting ‘we are America,’” said one woman in Sharpton’s rally. <strong>“See all those tea baggers.”</strong> The two crowds mostly gawked at each other and smiled.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Krissah Thompson</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 764078, member: 12952"] [B]Al’s Rally – Was It A Dud?[/B] The Washington Post had so-called live coverage of the Sharpton event throughout the day. Their latest entries: [INDENT]Updated 3:56 pm: The intersection of Independence Avenue and 17th street was a crossroads of expressions and participants from both events came together. [B]As one group of black women chanted “Yes we did and get over it,” those part of the Glenn Beck rally clapped and passed out Restore the Honor bottles of water.[/B] But Brett Cummings of Gordon Ga wasn’t happy. “Look at the statement if we had all come together as one.” Katheryn Travis who came to Beck Rally from Knoxville Tenn was almost in tears. “Dr King wanted all of us to come together. We have to believe that.” Robert Pierre - – - When the Sharpton rally reached the mall, most of the crowd from Beck’s rally had begun to disperse. Those remaining, mostly smiled politely. “We love Obama! We like Obama!” those in Sharpton’s rally yelled. [B]“Glen Beck, we’re going to show you. We ain’t going to let Glenn Beck turn us around,” one man shouted into a mega phone. The crowd followed him.[/B] A few people took photos as they chanted and walked down Constitution Avenue. “We need to be shouting ‘we are America,’” said one woman in Sharpton’s rally. [B]“See all those tea baggers.”[/B] The two crowds mostly gawked at each other and smiled. Krissah Thompson [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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