Submitted by Nancy D
I showed up at the site about 15 minutes early, and there was already a crowd. The space between the city hall and Broadway is relatively narrow, so I was surprised at the number of people that actually did show up. After it got underway, I would say a few hundred people were present. I thought more would show up but it pretty much stayed the same all afternoon.
It did seem to get somewhat busy but I think it was because they were all packed together to hear the few speakers we had. Soon it became difficult to get from one side of the crowd to the other, like I said though it was a pretty narrow place to have the rally. I’m guessing, but I think that the tight confinement of the spot kept others from attempting to show up. In one picture you can see how close we were to the street.
Overall the crowd was friendly, polite, and relaxed. I never saw any disrupter’s and only a few kooks who demanded the truth on 911. One thing that was very noticeable was how the mainstream media was out in force. At least three TV trucks and crews were in the crowd and as I was leaving a newspaper reporter asked for a quick interview (I had to decline, alas).
There were quite a few good signs, and most of them clearly homemade. This is what a grassroots movement looks like. Not the professionally printed signs you always see the protesters for the left carrying. The age of the crowd ranged from very young cute little kids to the elderly. I was really impressed with the number of college age students who made an appearance. Oh yea, if mainstream media decides to paint this as a whites-only rally, there was plenty of diversity to be found. Overall the crowd was not the largest Ive seen for rally’s held here, but it was substantial.
Well I hope that helps. I am no reporter and I am sure I left out a lot, but that will give you an idea of what it was like for this old gal at the Tea Party in Glendale California
Thanks for sharing your experience with us, Nancy. The photos you took are great and we really appreciate the time it took to get them to us.