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  • Posted by $ kathywiso 12 years ago
    Am I understanding this right, that the million muslimer's get the permit to march and the American bikers are turned down, on September 11th, the 12th Anniversary of innocent US citizens who were murdered by muslim terrorists. I personally know at least 50 bikers heading down... They are true American's who believe in freedom and are willing to show it publicly. They are appalled at the slap in the face to ALL Americans by this disgraceful march on this tragic Anniversary.. I am also..
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 12 years ago
    Somehow, both cops and "reporters", who are usually taught how to estimate the size of a crowd, consistently lose that skill when counting certain types of crowds.
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    • Posted by $ Mimi 12 years ago
      The National Park Police count the crowds for the National Mall. Every Memorial Weekend there is the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride which brings in couple- hundred thousand bikers most years. During the dedication of the WW2 Memorial, there were 500 thousand bikers in town that Memorial day weekend. Usually the tallies for biker is accurate because the bikers register for the rides and get permits.They ride together and go to the Pentagon as a reminder of the MIA. That pic doesn’t look like any area in downtown Washington, so maybe it is an old Pentagon pic. A crowd of bodies covering the ground between the Lincoln Memorial and the National Monument estimates around 250,000. There are always ways to guess at the number because this is a town where people gather. Anybody who has spent any time working or living in DC can estimate crowds fairly well. Just saying. I’m going with WTOP on this one.
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