Hi, I'm back from DC. Here are my pix, DU!

[Lex]

A message to Congress:




The crowd assembling:









I never got the story on this older gentleman, pre-march:



Chilling:















A message for the Supreme Court:



And finally, this was in the Capitol police horseshit:

[Bluebear]

1. Thank you for going, Lex, thanks for the pix! nt

[Lex]

4. You bet!

:pals:

[cynatnite]

2. The pic of the man with the tattered flag is very compelling...

another DUer got a photo of him, too.

[Lex]

7. I now wish I had approached him about the flag and his story

but I didn't.

[Radio_Lady]

39. How can we take that photo to a liberal news organization and ask him to step forward with

his story?

Maybe Keith Olbermann would be willing to do that. Someone must know who the guy is and where the tattered flag has been.

[TheBaldyMan]

58. Is it a WWII US flag? it looks like it has 48 stars in the union.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

70. I noticed that too

That flag is a very poignant symbol of where the Bush administration is taking our nation.

[Radio_Lady]

3. My dear Lex... thank you SO much for sharing these pictures. They are wonderful.

I feel as if I was there, at least in spirit, all day today.

I very much appreciate your uploading those photos. Every DUer should see them.

Another Grandmother for Peace.

Thread has been kicked and recommended!

Radio Lady in Oregon

[Lex]

10. You're quite welcome.

Our bus left NC at 6am and we got back just before midnight. Long day, but very much worth it. I wanted to go ahead and get the pictures up for my friends here.

:pals:

[Radio_Lady]

34. Get some rest, buddy. You deserve it. Thanks again.

[calimary]

53. Well worth it! Thanks for posting these!

VERY compelling. And I LOVED the bush-shit flag at the end. Great closer! I think it sums up what we ALL feel straight down into our bowels.

[proud2BlibKansan]

88. Unhappy Camper passed those out!

He had a bunch of them. He marched with the vets but came by to say hello and hand out some poo flags.

[Heidi]

5. Recommended.

Thank you, Lex! :hug:

[Lex]

11. Thanks.

:hug: to you too!

[Nutmegger]

6. Thank you for that

BTW, more flags here: http://www.madeyouthink.org/

:applause::kick::thumbsup:!

[Lex]

18. Cool.

Thanks for link. I'm glad someone was prepared today!

:thumbsup:

[calimary]

51. Oh, MAN! Great site!

Love it, love it, love it!

:thumbsup:

:rofl:

:toast:

[nam78_two]

8. K&R.nt

[Lex]

23. Thanks.

:thumbsup:

[nam78_two]

49. No-Thank YOU! NT

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

9. You Took That Pic Of The Guy With The Tattered Flag? It's BRILLIANT!

In fact, if I were you I would send it to as many publications as possible. I found it to be extremely powerful and artistic.

All the pics are great! Thanks so much!

:patriot:

:toast:

[cynatnite]

12. I would love to know that man's story n/t

[Lex]

21. Me too.

I could kick myself for not going up to him and asking.

[thecrow]

74. I read this morning that he was a vet

and had a hat on that said "USS Enterprise"
I saw it on the greatest page in one of the photo albums there.

[Lex]

15. Yep I took it.

There were so many amazing and moving things today and I only got a picture of a miniscule percentage of them.

For instance, when we were marching I was holding a huge Peace flag and there was a guy standing on the sidewalk and his sign said he was a Veteran For Peace--and he had a very serious look on his face. He saw my big Peace flag and then looked me in the eye. I gave him the thumbs up. He smiled and gave me the the thumbsup back. It was quite a moment for me. I still have no idea what he was thinking about at that moment.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

20. Not Sure Where You Start, But I'd Seriously Look Into Submitting It To As Many Online And In Print

publications as possible. I think it's a totally unique and gripping picture from today.

[Radio_Lady]

42. Perhaps someone like Keith Olbermann would try to get him identified and

interviewed. There must be someone who knows this man and where he got his tattered flag.

To the members of the Washington press corps:

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN WHO ATTENDED THE PEACE MARCH CARRYING HIS TATTERED FLAG? WE WANT TO KNOW HIS STORY.

[Pachamama]

55. I saw that man today at the march...I too wondered what his story was...

Interesting, isn't it that so many people from DU who were there saw him and those who see his image are moved by him?

[Tatiana]

26. Indeed. It is a powerful, poignant pic. n/t

[Nikki Stone1]

35. yes

:kick:

[keopeli]

13. Thanks for the pics. Great job! n/t

[Lex]

16. I knew you all here would enjoy them.

:pals:

[Just-plain-Kathy]

14. Thank you so much for the pictures...

the TV didn't do the crowd justice.

:kick:& recommend

[Lex]

19. For me, it was hard to get crowd shots

because I was standing in the middle of the action and couldn't get up high enough so I settled for taking people pix.

[countmyvote4real]

17. Thanks for sharing.

Everybody there is awesome.

No more silences.

[Sydnie]

22. All those signs ... all those people ....

Just seeing it does my heart good. Thank Lex for representing all of us today.

[Lex]

36. It was quite a day.

:pals:

[NYC]

24. Wonderful pictures.

Thank you for protesting. :hi:

[flordehinojos]

25. this one, to me, is just brilliant.

[Lex]

30. Okay, this guy had a pulley system going and he would crank

the handle (you can see him doing that) and the oil rig would pump up and down and Bush's mouth would say "Blah Blah Blah" (it was written in his mouth).

It was brilliant!

[flordehinojos]

32. O:-)

}(

Yes. the guy really captured the essence of the bushes and of bush's reason for the invasion and occupation of iraq.

thanks for posting it and thanks for the explanation about it.

[bdamomma]

81. great pictures, but this one tells the whole story

thanks for the pics, they have re energized me. You did a wonderful patriotic duty. Get some rest, we have another march coming up in March!!

[Laurier]

27. Great pictures, thanks

Wish the crowd had been bigger, but I understand why people couldn't be there just as I could't be there, so it's all good anyway.

[Lex]

31. It was easily 150,000 people so it was A LOT of people.

(And the freeps had about 10 or 20. Pathetic.)

[Radio_Lady]

37. My favorite is the "dead veterans of Iraq" impromptu paper wall...

Some people worked very hard on that. As you mentioned, it was chilling.

[Laurier]

47. Yeah, that is an excellent piece of work

It had to have taken thousands of hours of work by those who put it together, and the result is poignant indeed. Sad, obviously, but at the same time it has the potential to make people realize how important it is to stand up and be counted as being opposed to war.

Beautifully done.

[Laurier]

41. Really? Cool.

It didn't look like that in the pictures but that's awesome if there were 150K there!

[Lex]

44. See, if you are in the crowd itself, you can't get a good shot

of the overall crowd, which stretched for many, many, many blocks.

Maybe some others were able to get better shots of the overall amount of people. If there are some who got up way high, then the size of the crowd would be more visible.

[Laurier]

45. Yeah, that makes sense.

Great pictures, just the same, though.

And a wonderful day all round for peace and democracy.

[Catherine Vincent]

28. Great pics, Lex!

Thank you for being there representing! :hi:

[Lex]

33. You're welcome. It was necessary for me to do this.

I couldn't look myself in the eye if I hadn't gone today.

:hi:

[Oilwellian]

29. Your pics are fabulous

Thanks so much for posting. :thumbsup:

[az chela]

38. Those are great pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much for posting them.
Does anyone have an idea how many were there???????

[Alamom]

40. Thank you. These are all great. n/t

[FrenchieCat]

43. Wow! That was really great!

Thanks a lot! :hi:

[Straight Shooter]

46. Thank you, Lex. Thank you very much.

I really like all the pics, but this one grabbed me. Perhaps I don't speak up enough.

[Erika]

48. Thank you so much! n/t

[Vidar]

50. Great pix, Lex. Thank you.

[brettdale]

52. kick

kick

[JohnnyRingo]

54. Thanx for the pix n/t

[burrowowl]

56. Thanks for the Pics!

LOL! Bu$h in horseshit!

[MagickMuffin]

57. Lex, Lex, Lex, I likey very much

You took some very good pics and they really captured the essence of the day.

Now I need to ask a favor and if I can use your pics in my blog. I already did one comic blog using pics downloaded from Yahoo. It would mean so much more if they came from fellow DUers:evilgrin:

Check out my blog to get an idea of what I did with the first one.

[Lex]

62. Yes, you can use the pix in your blog.

No problem. :hi:

[andrewcorbin20]

59. THANK YOU LEX!

THANK YOU LEX! for the pictures.. I took a few, but wasn't there long enough to get more. Haha, I'm loving the last picture

[Le Taz Hot]

60. Thank you, so much, Lex

for going, for taking pictures and for sharing them with DU.

[Raffi Ella]

61. NICE!

Thanks for posting them.

:kick:

[xultar]

63. That last one really warms my heart.

[latebloomer]

73. More heart-warming pics

www.madeyouthink.org

[SalmonChantedEvening]

64. Great pics Lex!! Thank you very much!!!

:yourock: :patriot:

[lebkuchen]

65. The last one would make a great screen saver

that is, if one could stand to look at Bush's face.

[BrklynLiberal]

66. An extraordinary selection of pictures!!! Thanks.

[Blue Belle]

67. I love the one with the little girl with the "War is Wrong" sign....

You're a very good photographer! Thank you for all the photos!

[soup]

75. Yes, that one caught me, too. Beautifully done.

Thank you Lex. Wonderful pictures.

[etherealtruth]

68. Those pictures are magnificent!

[bigwillq]

69. Awesome pics!

Thanks for sharing.

:hi:

[unhappycamper]

71. Love that last pic.

Sure hope that poo flag was from a party favor bag. :rofl:

[latebloomer]

72. You can get your own FREE!!

Check out www.madeyouthink.org

[MzNov]

76. Thank you. These are some of the best pics taken !!!!

This rally is the start of something HUGE in this country. It's about time !!!

:patriot:

[soup]

77. Lex, make sure your thread is added

to The Witch's (Unofficial) ANTIWAR MARCH PHOTO ALBUM POSTING THREAD******
here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x60560

These are beautiful shots! Thank you!

[LSK]

78. great pics, thanks!! n/t

[onecent]

79. I love the sign, "Bring 'em Home, They're Bushed"!! n/t

[Hoping4Change]

80. Amazing photoes. Thanks.

[ThatsMyBarack]

82. That little girl....

....holding the WAR IS WRONG sign is a bright ray of hope for our future, isn't she? :patriot: :hippie:

[BushLiesDaily]

83. Who desicrated the horsepoop? (nt)

[unhappycamper]

86. A Patriot. n/t

[GenDem]

84. The oil rig sticking out of Bush's head is very creative!

I really liked them all very much. Thanks!

[BigBearJohn]

85. Thanks for sharing. These are great!

[EFerrari]

87. Beautiful, Lex.

:hug: