wood911
08-30-2010, 06:25 PM
I was wearing a blue cap that had the Oklahoma seal and the word Oklahoma on it. I can't even count how many times I was asked "how good is OU this year?" I responded the same each time, "I don't know, I'm a OSU Cowboy fan and we're going to do pretty well."
THe most informative part of the trip was Friday night at a Freedomworks conference with Dick Armey, Michelle Bachmann, Rep. Mike Lee, and Rev C.L. Bryant. The rally itself was good. There wasn't any real protestors, just a few folks with signs. I saw three heated discussions but I didn't see anybody punching it out. One guy was accusing the other of being a racist for being there and the other guy replied that he started getting involved when George Bush passed the original TARP and bailed out the auto industry pointing out that Obama has continued the stupid spending so he has continued to protest. The race card is BS and always has been. From the folks I talked with, there were a large number of small business owners and self-employed folks. The crowd went from the Lincoln Memorial to about 150 yards short of the Washington Monument. I have no idea how many people that is but it is quite a bit larger than the BPS crowd on game day. If I do it again, I think I will allow a few more days so I can take my granddaughter and see the sites. All-in-all a good weekend.
THe most informative part of the trip was Friday night at a Freedomworks conference with Dick Armey, Michelle Bachmann, Rep. Mike Lee, and Rev C.L. Bryant. The rally itself was good. There wasn't any real protestors, just a few folks with signs. I saw three heated discussions but I didn't see anybody punching it out. One guy was accusing the other of being a racist for being there and the other guy replied that he started getting involved when George Bush passed the original TARP and bailed out the auto industry pointing out that Obama has continued the stupid spending so he has continued to protest. The race card is BS and always has been. From the folks I talked with, there were a large number of small business owners and self-employed folks. The crowd went from the Lincoln Memorial to about 150 yards short of the Washington Monument. I have no idea how many people that is but it is quite a bit larger than the BPS crowd on game day. If I do it again, I think I will allow a few more days so I can take my granddaughter and see the sites. All-in-all a good weekend.