Rally to Restore Sanity

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Haha, this essentially live version of the Daily Show, with the Capitol building in the background, gets more and more fun.
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Post by Voronwë the Faithful »

Kareem Abdul-Jabaar is very tall. And Jon Stewart is very short. [Edited to add: but at least he is taller than R2D2!]
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Slideshow here:
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow ... cc3b0cb7c/
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Favorite sign in that slide show: "SOMEWHAT IRRITATED ABOUT EXTREME OUTRAGE"
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Aww, I wish we had cable so I could watch. Mad at myself now for not going this weekend.
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From what I heard they didn't plan for the crowds they got. People ended up leaving because there weren't enough Jumbotrons to let everyone see and hear. As it was it looked like the Mall was about half full. I read reports that bars around the Mall were jampacked and that half the TVs were tuned to C-Span.

I am pretty sure the entire rally will be available on the Comedy Central website.

I don't, by the way, think the success of the rally or its size relative to other rallies makes any huge political point. Just that people like to laugh, and that they did seem to respond to Stewart's point that the polarization and shouting is getting wearisome.
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Rebecca, I watched some it live right here on my computer. I'm sorry that you weren't able to see it, but as Prim said, it is sure to be available at the website.
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Saw a sign in the slideshow: God Hates Snuggies

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changed me mind.
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I didn't see all of it, but what I saw was brilliant. Stewart's final speech was inspiring.
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Post by Lidless »

Excellent stuff.

I saw it on my computer. Comedycentral.com streamed it live.

If only the news networks would take note in the long term, but at least the point has been forceably made.
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I didn't get to watch it - has sanity been restored yet?
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Post by Primula Baggins »

Didn't you get the memo?

Of course, Halloween is not the absolute best day on which to ask Americans to demonstrate their level of sanity.
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Post by nerdanel »

I'm wondering what would happen if I marched through Cambridge singing, "It's the greatest, strongest country in the world" and insisting that my sanity had been restored. Of course, British patriotism being at least as strong as American patriotism, they'd probably assume I was talking about the UK. :P
I won't just survive
Oh, you will see me thrive
Can't write my story
I'm beyond the archetype
I won't just conform
No matter how you shake my core
'Cause my roots, they run deep, oh

When, when the fire's at my feet again
And the vultures all start circling
They're whispering, "You're out of time,"
But still I rise
This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in, think again
Don't be surprised, I will still rise
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Post by Voronwë the Faithful »

You could just chant, "USA! USA!" That would get the message across.
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