The media blackout on the DC march has been incredible. If we need any further evidence of the myth of the "liberal" media - this is it.
Don't believe the media spin about "around 100,000", there were 300,000 peaceful protestors marching through downtown DC on Saturday in one of the most inspirational events of which I have ever proudly been a part. Over a quarter of a million strong, we marched demanding an end to the lies and crimes of the Bush administration. Young and old, black, white, brown, yellow and red, we overwhelmed even the most optimistic estimates of United for Peace and Justice. High points: the Lakota nation giving Cindy Sheehan a star quilt to honor her heroism, hearing Joan Baez and Steve Earle serenade us, and the greatest moment of all: turning around at one point on 15th Street and seeing a sea of bodies in the street that seemed to go on forever.
And the best that the wingnuts could put up against us was 200 people with the same old and tired taunts about "traitors," "hippies," and "communists," made all the more ridiculous by the legions of seniors, vets, and middle-ages, middle class citizens marching down Pennsylvania Avenue. Our advice to the "patriots?" "Go sign up!"