I went to the Tea Party in St. Paul yesterday. They estimated that there were about 10,000 people in attendance. Capitol police estimated that there were about 2000. The Pioneer Press said, "hundreds." I would have guessed about 6,000. Local news outlets emphasized the lower figure and went out of their way to show pictures that made the crowd look small and freaky. Here are some shots I took in Saint Paul, knowing that the MSM would do their thing as they always do.
As protests go this was more like a jazz concert than a rock concert. The atmosphere was festive and determined. No cars were burned.
It was fun.
10,000 or "hundreds," you decide.
Thanks for the photos. It's amazing how we can get photos with people at the rally yet the news media just can't figure out how to do the same. Many of the photos from the news media looked like they were photographed long before the rally started.
Posted by: WilGeno | April 21, 2009 at 09:37 AM
I couldn't make it to the tea party, but I did make it to the tax cut rally. The press tried to do the same thing with the numbers at that one too.
I took some shots of the Tax Cut rally, mostly of the signs.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cards_by_krisso/tags/rally/
Posted by: Kristin Chase | May 16, 2009 at 05:18 PM