Yet Another Picture Diary of the Protest

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Sunday January 28, 2007 · 10:57 AM PST

2007/01/28 · 10:57

I got back from the anti-war demonstration at about 4:00pm yesterday. Some initial thoughts on it were that it was extremely impressive - far greater than the "tens of thousands" that's being reported; I'm more likely to estimate the crowd was closer to the half a million mark. There were also a lot of veterans which was a great thing to see. Finally, as you'll see by some of the photos, there were about 30 or so counter-protesters. To give you a sample of their general IQ, one proudly held up a sign saying "Hippies Smell." Genius. Nonetheless, they managed to rile up us protesters, getting us to shout appropriate phrases like "Go fight [in Iraq]," and "We want peace." Enjoy the pictures below the fold.

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People on their way to the rally

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Way too many

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One of the best parts about rallies are the signs and get-ups that everyone has and wears

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Simple, but really, enough is enough

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There was a lot of talk of impeachment at the demonstration

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Perhaps he's on to something

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A quick shout-out to the White House from the Grim Reaper

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"Tens of thousands" my ass

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People young, old, and everyone in between were in attendance

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It was great to see so many vets protesting Bush's despicable "new" plan

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He's got a point

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Definitely one of my favorite moments of the march. Staff from Senators' Leahy, Sanders, Feingold, and Murray were representing (I may be leaving out one or two others).