October 30, 2010

• Rally to Restore Photo Blogs

  I just got back from the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear and let me just say that I think the speaker system rattled a few fillings out. It was definitely worth it, though. There were tons of great musicians (Cat Stevens, Ozzy, The O'Jays), tons of famous guests (Kareem Abdul Jabar, R2D2, The Mythbusters, a 7-year-old girl), and a bunch of "entertaining" rally goers. It was fun, somewhat profound, and a great afternoon. No regrets.

  Oh, and I have pictures. Enjoy!

  
  We're on a mission from God

  
  To Hell with the economy, this is the primary political issue in America.

  
  Change we can, er... believe in?

  
  Personally, I think a Palin presidency would be incredibly entertaining.

  
  ...But I'm pretty sure you're not Hitler.

  
  Oh snap, I LOVE Scrabble!

  
  ATHEIST!

  
  If you kill off most of the original inhabitants, does that instantly change you into the original?

  
  This is a rally. I'm pretty sure everyone here could be deemed "suspicious".

  
  HEIL!

  
  This is the Jumbo-tron I finally camped out beneath.

  
  Kind of a big deal.

  
  Only wussies carry signs

  
  Just a picture of the crowd. There was a metric poop-ton of people.

  
  He certainly has a clear message

  
  Peanut Butter? Nonsense! Real Americans spread Nutella!

  
  Another shot of the crowd; this time, from behind.

  
  A bit hard to read: "The only thing you have to fear is that you have to go to the bathroom" If you saw the port-o-johns around the mall, you would believe it.

  
  These folks came all the way from Wisconsin! And here I thought I was on an epic quest coming from just outside the beltway.

  
  A rare sight: a Democratic Texan

  
  Trust me, they're good at that.

  
  I love the lack of subtley

  
  Oh no, it's the French!

  
  Ahem, it looks like SOMEBODY forgot an apostrophe

  
  She is you, and you are me... I think.

  
  The value of context

  
  It's like the New Year countdown, but without the giant disco ball.

  
  Truthiness incarnate

  
  It's the really energetic one!

  
  ZOMGWTFBBQ! It's The Mythbusters! I want to have your love child! Squeeeeeee~

  
  Cat "Yusuf" Stevens does his hippie thing before getting into a dual with Ozzy. It was glorious. (Oh, and this was the last photo I took of the Jumbo-tron)

  
  Moments before the mauling began

  
  This was about the closest I got to the stage during the finale. I think the particles in a neutron star have more space between them than the crowds around there.

  
  Everybody loves free books, comrade.

  
  Jesus Christ!

  
  This photo is unrelated: Apparently the sparrows in DC also show no fear.

  
  I came in with a dry-erase board, and left with a towel. This led to the famous phrase: "Hey, you sass that hoopy Jimbo? There's a frood who really knows where his towel is."

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