tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post4604872080311885957..comments2023-06-27T03:48:28.039-05:00Comments on of mule dung and ash: The way it should be?Mule Breathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586696064321854554noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-32870834913504161222009-09-16T18:50:26.527-05:002009-09-16T18:50:26.527-05:00Well, apparently the park service no longer releas...Well, apparently the park service no longer releases head counts so my waiting is in vain. However, legitimate news sources are finally correcting the erroneous estimates originally reported by Kibbe, Beck and Malkin. <br /><br />The highest estimate yet is 75K.<br /><br />My personal estimate (based upon the signs seen and bloviations heard) is that 2/3 of those were seriously misguided fringe Mule Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586696064321854554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-79978715841136738532009-09-16T16:04:34.624-05:002009-09-16T16:04:34.624-05:00DCFD estimated between 60-70,000, (I know, AD, don...DCFD estimated between 60-70,000, (<i>I know, AD, don't go there</i>) and even FreedomWorks has halved their earlier estimate of 1.5 million to somewhere between 600-800,000 people.<br /><br />There were a lot of people there, AD, but I don't think even that 600K estimate is correct. CSM is even reporting that some of the crowd photos circulationg the right wing blogosphere were doctored,Mule Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586696064321854554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-68119388660682618862009-09-16T13:00:41.559-05:002009-09-16T13:00:41.559-05:00The Spread of the Two Million Protestor Myth
Look...<a href="http://www.brendan-nyhan.com/blog/2009/09/the-spread-of-the-two-million-protestor-myth.html" rel="nofollow">The Spread of the Two Million Protestor Myth</a><br /><br />Looks more like the high end of five digits, maybe the low end of six digits - absolutely a respectable showing. But nowhere near a million, much less one-anna-half to two.Brad J (Kazrak)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08512490630205471220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-5054731727393471312009-09-16T11:36:34.441-05:002009-09-16T11:36:34.441-05:00LOL, Rep. Stark deserves props for that zinger, al...LOL, Rep. Stark deserves props for that zinger, all right. He gave as well as he got.<br /><br />Honestly, Mule Breath, I think most of the vitriol coming from the protestors at these town hall meetings comes from the plain fact that most of them feel as if <i>their elected representative is ignoring the voices of his/her constituents</i> and they're sick and tired of it. So sure, they'reAmbulance Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175419709184526342noreply@blogger.com