Rally to Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive

Thousand wrote:

James wrote:
I think it's silly and that people's energy could be better spent mobilizing voters for the elections three days later. And they damn well better not trash the city the day before the marathon.

Who gives a shit? This has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with comedians cracking jokes and everyone having a good time. Their job isn't to mobilize voters and get politicians elected. It's to help everyone have a funny time. FOR FREE. ON THE MALL.

Which rock did you just climb out from under?

James wrote:

But what I don't quite understand are the people driving hundreds of miles and paying hundreds of dollars in hotel bills (I know at least ten people doing this.) to simply be "entertained" by comedians they watch on television on a regular basis.

Thanks for straigtening me out. These out of towners aren't misguided citizens. They're fools.

Hieronymus wrote:

James wrote:

But what I don't quite understand are the people driving hundreds of miles and paying hundreds of dollars in hotel bills (I know at least ten people doing this.) to simply be "entertained" by comedians they watch on television on a regular basis.

Thanks for straigtening me out. These out of towners aren't misguided citizens. They're fools.

I think you're missing the point. These folks coming in from wherever (and mind you I think this is basically bullshit as well) believe that they're going to witness some Cultural Event. And there is something political about it for a lot of people – they think if enough people do go to this thing, it'll somehow offset all the Tea Party shit in the media.

Far as I'm concerned, since I can just walk down there and pay a total of 0 dollars, it's an excuse for my buddies and I to shoot the shit, do some prime people watching/ridicule, maybe see a little music (you've gotta admit, the rumors are intriguing – and that's something you can obviously understand), and if it turns out to have any cultural or political significance, whatever that means, that's just gravy.

walkonby wrote:
i like how people who run marathons . . . are making fun of others doing "useless things."

James wrote:
Thanks the marathoners for keeping your group insurances costs down when you're shelling out $$ for all of your medical expenses that you're going to incur once your lifetime of unhealthiness catches up with you.  ;)

Doctor wrote:
I think it's a little disingenuous to pretend there is nothing political about this rally, when it's being held 3 days before Election Day, when it's being held on the Washington Mall, home of political rallies, when the audience of the Daily Show and Colbert is overwhelmingly Democrat-leaning, when Ariana Huffington is busing people in, and when the whole thing appears to have been conceived as a response to Glenn Beck's rally in  August (and Beck also claimed his rally was non political, btw).

Even if one believes it's non-political, I think it's reasonable to assume that 99 percent of the people attending will be unhappy if Republicans gain control of Congress.   And despite being a Stewart/Colbert fan, that's where the whole thing kind of concerns me – because while left-leaning hipsters will be traveling to Washington to have their ironic, comedic, self-affirming fun on the Mall, the Teabaggers will be back at the home, working completely unironically in their determined slow-witted fashion, on get-out-the-vote drives and all the rest.    And guess which side is more likely to gain power next week.

walkonby wrote:
shouldn't you be drinking some good beer or something?

walkonby wrote:
i like how people who run marathons . . . are making fun of others doing "useless things."

sweetcell wrote:

James wrote:
Thanks the marathoners for keeping your group insurances costs down when you're shelling out $$ for all of your medical expenses that you're going to incur once your lifetime of unhealthiness catches up with you.  ;)

right, and you can thank the non-marathoners for subsidizing the knee replacements, new hip joints, and endless physio y'all need because of your chosen pursuit…

yohansen5b wrote:
http://dc.metromix.com/events/article/rally-to-restore-sanity/2268575/content

metromix.com has posted a preliminary schedule. no idea if it's legit or not but here's hoping.  performers listed include the roots (40 minutes!), jeff tweedy with mavis staples, and sheryl crow.

kosmo wrote:
My sign for the rally

http://twitpic.com/30m6u3