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Jon Stewart's Million Moderate March Meetup: now with plans!
cloudeagle
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Yes, this is a real thing.
Beautiful, right? But it gets much, much better.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100917/en_yblog_upshot/stewart-colbert-to-hold-rallies-in-washington-d-c
WATCH THE VIDEO EMBEDDED IN THE LINK ABOVE. It's glorious, especially the part where Stewart explains the significance of holding a rally on Oct. 30.
And we'll be there! Well, a bunch of us, anyway. Here's the planning to attend list so far:
cloudeagle
nstf --local resident
syndalis
sterling3763 --local
Bama
adytum --local
SammyF --local
Nostregar --local
noir_blood
cyphr --local
lonelyahava
Fartacus --local
RUNN1NGMAN
ransim --local
Robziel --local
Nostregar
oldsak
Litejedi
Spacemilk
PuddingSenator
The rally is from 12-3, Oct. 30. The tentative plan is to meet up at the Elephant and Castle at 19th and I Street afterwards. (Yes, there's one closer, but we're trying to avoid a clusterfuck from thousands of thirsty rally attendees.) It's relatively large, has decent food and won't break the bank. And the waitresses are smoking, if you're into that sort of thing. It's also a block from the Farragut West Metro. We can plan further adventures after a few beers.
All sorts of useful info, like federal regulations at the mall, directions and whatnot, are here:
http://www.rallytorestoresanity.com/faq/
Glenn Beck came to Washington D.C. last month to "restore honor." Jon Stewart hopes to "restore sanity" when he gets to the capital next month.
The Comedy Central host announced Thursday night that he will hold a rally at the National Mall on Oct. 30, capping a week of "Daily Show" broadcasts from Washington.
Stewart says he's not looking for the seasoned rally-goer who may flock to hyper-political gatherings carrying an homemade Obama-is-Hitler--or Bush-is-Hitler-- sign. Instead, Stewart described the event as a "million moderate march" and a "clarion call for rationality"—in other words, an antidote to the overheated protests on the left and right.
"You may be asking yourself, right now, sitting at home, but am I the right type of person to go to this rally," said Stewart. "The fact that you would even stop to ask yourself that question, as opposed to just, let's say, jumping up, grabbing the nearest stack of holy books, strapping on a diaper and just pointing your car towards D.C.—that means I think you might just be right for it."
Stewart also promised to have pre-made signs for all the busy, non-conspiracy-minded attendees who don't have time create their own. One possibility: "9/11 Was An Outside Job." And Stewart closed the segment with another banner that he feels captures the rally's theme: "Take It Down A Notch For America." (You can watch Stewart's announcement below)
Beautiful, right? But it gets much, much better.
But what's one major Washington rally without a counter-rally? Beck had Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders holding their own event as he descended upon the capital. Stewart has his own (pretend) nemesis: Stephen Colbert.
"Shame on you Jon Stewart," Colbert said later on his own show. "America cannot afford a rally to restore sanity in the middle of a recession. Did you even consider how many panic-related jobs that might cost us in the fear-industrial complex?"
Colbert, in an attempt to fight Stewart's "creeping reasonableness" and "restore truthiness," announced a competing event on October 30: the "March to Keep Fear Alive" You can watch Colbert's announcement below.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100917/en_yblog_upshot/stewart-colbert-to-hold-rallies-in-washington-d-c
WATCH THE VIDEO EMBEDDED IN THE LINK ABOVE. It's glorious, especially the part where Stewart explains the significance of holding a rally on Oct. 30.
And we'll be there! Well, a bunch of us, anyway. Here's the planning to attend list so far:
cloudeagle
nstf --local resident
syndalis
sterling3763 --local
Bama
adytum --local
SammyF --local
Nostregar --local
noir_blood
cyphr --local
lonelyahava
Fartacus --local
RUNN1NGMAN
ransim --local
Robziel --local
Nostregar
oldsak
Litejedi
Spacemilk
PuddingSenator
The rally is from 12-3, Oct. 30. The tentative plan is to meet up at the Elephant and Castle at 19th and I Street afterwards. (Yes, there's one closer, but we're trying to avoid a clusterfuck from thousands of thirsty rally attendees.) It's relatively large, has decent food and won't break the bank. And the waitresses are smoking, if you're into that sort of thing. It's also a block from the Farragut West Metro. We can plan further adventures after a few beers.
All sorts of useful info, like federal regulations at the mall, directions and whatnot, are here:
http://www.rallytorestoresanity.com/faq/
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In related news: fuck you, Comedy Network, for making me miss Colbert's announcement.
I was just thinking this myself.
It's been years since I bought plane tickets; would it be cheaper to buy now, or closer to the date? I assume the price will go up as the supply dwindles?
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Considering it's a short metro ride away, I'll be there.
They'll probably both be in the same place, and DC is small enough you can get between them even if they aren't.
Since I could walk there no reason not to.
Don't you mean 2.6 million and 1.2 million?
It would be fantastic if they were on opposite sides of the mall.
No, but since facebook only represents a small portion of the population that is a good estimate for actual attendance!
They're at the same place at the same time... That should make it easy to "jump" from one to the one.
No, really. I'm strapping on the Bjorn and bringing the baby.
This is going to be awesome.
Chinatown Bus, there is another one as well.
You people and your decent public transportation make me sad.
Little way to get there from down south other than just driving. And that's a looooong drive.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
There's like 3,000,000 bus companies now between DC and NYC, and I've ridden on almost all of them if anyone needs any advice!
If this is not the case I would appreciate any tips for bussing down to DC.
Do you know of any companies that run super early morning?
Anybody else from around here want to do the same? Get some safety in numbers going on?
Since we're afraid of all the brown people on the bus, obviously.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
Amtrack?
And I wouldn't call our public transportation outside of the major cities here "decent". There is a train corridor and some busses that just hit major cities, that's about it. And those can be a pain in the ass.
If you are coming from the north and don't want the shitty bus https://www.boltbus.com/ http://us.megabus.com/routemap.aspx
That's the chinatown bus, look into boltbus
Or on the same end of the Mall, standing right next to each other, and Colbert gets amusingly dispatched early on, leaving Stewart to rally unopposed.
Shouldn't you be dressed as a bear dressed as Joe Biden or something?
1) Where are some good hotels and places to stay, where it won't be too difficult to travel to the Mall? Price is definitely a factor here.
1b) Anyone want to split a hotel room?!
2) Once I head into town from the airport, can I pretty much rely on the metro to cart me around?
3) Any other helpful tips on visiting DC would be nice! I've only been to the city once, and that was on business, so I had a paid hotel, a rental car, and I really didn't have any time to see the city.
I wish I hadn't just moved on 9/1, I could have hosted a bunch of people with easy metro access
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
1) What is your actual budget, what people here think is cheap tends to be more expensive than what most think. NW is more expensive than any place else and the closer you get to Farragut (ie K street and business area) it goes up.
2) yes, and if you fly into Regean you can metro into town from the airport. If you fly into BWI you can take a train into Union Station and then take the subway, you don't need a care at all.
3) Don't get lost in some places of NE or SE. Be aware that there are a fuck ton of cops all over the place, but they are generally laid back. If the cop car has a gold badge on the side it's uniformed SS. If you are looking to have fun/party you want Dupont, AM, U Street. Oh and don't try to eat or drink on the Subway.
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Island. Being on fire.
I think it is obvious. Go to the colbert one because you get to wear a colonial outfit and get the challenge of trying to make signs that are more crazy and mocking than the tea party's actual signs.
WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO LINKED IN THE OP.
It's glorious, especially the part where Stewart explains the significance of holding a rally on Oct. 30.
2) BWI = Baltimore? Because based on what I saw when booking my business travel, I know tickets from Houston to Baltimore are about $200 while directly to D.C. is more like $1000.
3) Thanks for the helpful tips!
You [strike]can[/strike] might be able to get a hotel right downtown (a few blocks off of Dupont, for instance) for $150 [strike]no problem[/strike].
edit- just looked up my CC receipts from when I stayed downtown last time, the Hilton off Dupont was $285 a night.