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To: KLP who wrote (2403)	1/18/2003 11:20:12 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

Does anyone EVER wonder just who funds the rabble that come to these protests...? Oh... they were passing buckets around... Shaking down the crowd for donations... This is always the case, as it was at the million man march (where I was one of the token caucasians in attendance spending my time glowering at Farrakhan's "gestapo" when they passed by in their black leather trench coats).. I haven't heard what the news media is quoting for attendance, but I would be surprised if they claim over 10,000 people there. It was mighty chilly (but sunny) and much of the crowd had spread out into groups with quite a bit of room in between.. The primary "crush" was within 150 feet of the stage where it was pretty densely packed. The most fun were the Lyndon La Rouche followers (Ramsey Clark represented La Rouche).. Very vocal... using bullhorns to tell us that their is 400 Trillion dollars worth of global debt out there that will never been paid off.. That only following La Rouche could the global economy be saved.. But overall.. it was pretty boring.. I left before the march began down to the Navy Yard since I had read in the Washington (com)Post that there was supposed to be another rally at the white house (and they have some starbucks and Xando coffee shops near by).. But I guess the Post was wrong, or I misread it.. Either way.. a pretty uninspiring day filled with apprehension over what our kids are learning in our public schools.. :0( Hawk

To: KLP who wrote (2403)	1/19/2003 1:28:26 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

That's because they're spoiled suburban kids on an outing on their daddy's dime. As to the raggy clothes, its fashion. Kristel had an absolute FIT at some kid who drove up to the restaurant she works at in a BMW, and came in dressed in brand new Dickies, sparkling polished steel toed boots, a utility man's jacket with a stylish little name patch logo, and a beanie. She took it as this spoiled River Oaks kid mocking the working class. We both come from very humble families. We've both seen our fathers come home black as pitch and completely defeated from working in foundries and mills back home, and it's frankly insulting to see someone making light of that. Derek