This is part 1 because we will have at least two more parts over the next two days, including the Created Equal representation, and a short video from America Media – publishers of the Jesuit America magazine.
Our bus was cancelled, so several of us drove down. The weather was really not a problem; started snowing after one o'clock & didn't affect the drive back.
The numbers were MUCH lower – probably 20-25,000, a quarter of the #'s for the last few years. Whereas it usually takes two hours for the whole March to pass a given point, Friday it took less than half an hour. The much-hyped coming blizzard. We spoke with people from Florida – large contingent – Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Dakota, with Missouri and Illinois much in evidence.
Media coverage -. Nothing on the CNN youtube channel and a two minute video on the FOX youtube channel. Here is the Washington Post coverage which was decent, as they usually are. The NY Times website had a tiny article in which they said "hundreds" marched (UPDATE: Rooftop video is here. So much for the NY Times "hundreds marched"). Hahahahaha. What they should have said was "hundreds from Miami marched" since there were several hundred from high schools in Miami, who'd come up.
11 pictures + one on steps of Supreme Court. You can see how the weather changed over a period of about 2 hours.
The Rally
The March up Constitution Ave. to the Supreme Court –
Two double strollers, and a third one out of view.
There were a couple of dozen pro-abortion counter-protesters. The man's t shirt says "Abortion on Demand & Without Apology".
On the steps of the Supreme Court, women from Silent No More, speaking – very emotional, as always
Wanted to get this right out – more to follow.
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