Thousands gather in DC in support of Dems agenda

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http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=596&sid=2066516

Tapping into the same anger that fuels the tea party movement, a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched Saturday on the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats struggling to keep power on Capitol Hill.

"We are together. This march is about the power to the people," said MSNBC host Ed Schultz. "It is about the people standing up to the corporations. Are you ready to fight back?"

In a fiery speech that opened the "One Nation Working Together" rally on the National Mall, Schultz blamed Republicans for shipping jobs overseas and curtailing freedoms. He borrowed some of conservative commentator Glenn Beck's rhetoric and vowed to "take back our country."

"This is a defining moment in America. Are you American?" Schultz told the raucous crowd of thousands. "This is no time to back down. This is time to fight for America."



Thousands flock to DC in support of President Obama’s agenda
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/10/thousands-flock-dc-support-obamas-agenda/

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1. I stop reading these after I see this nonsense: "the same anger that fuels the tea party movement"

[cilla4progress]

2. No -- I think it's good -

there IS anger out there: acknowledge it, tap into it, embrace it. I know that I am pissed - not at Obama and the Dems (except the Blue Dogs), but at the power elitists who continue to degrade human life through ever more complex and detestable means.

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5. Actually, that should be "reacting to the anger the tea party fueld"

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[BrklynLiberal]

3. Ed Schultz! I was happy to see him there.

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4. Looks like heck of lot more than the 87K Glenn pulled in

LOL--they just announced that according to a satellite image, there are ALREADY more people there than Glenn Beck pulled in!

:rofl:
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