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From NBC's Domenico MontanaroNBC's Luke Russert, reporting from the West Front of the Capitol, passes along this photo of a cartoon Pelosi with the words "UNAMERICAN MCCARTHYITE" scrawled across. The crowd, per Russert, is so far about 3,000 to 3,500, according to Capitol Police ...
Bachmann: My Capitol Tea Party Is 'The Super Bowl Of Freedom'
tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com — Rep. Michele Bachmann took to Fox this morning to promote her tea party rally this week, calling... it the "Super Bowl of freedom." Bachmann has called for a rally Thursday at noon on the steps of the Capitol, starring such conservative luminaries as Jon ... (more) Bachmann: My Capitol Tea Party Is 'The Super Bowl Of ...
Bachmann: Healthcare vote is 'Super Bowl of freedom'
thehill.com — The House's upcoming healthcare vote is the "Super Bowl of freedom," and voters must mobilize to defeat... Democrats' "crown jewel of socialism," Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said Tuesday. In an interview on Fox and Friends this morning, Bachmann ... (more) Bachmann: Healthcare vote is 'Super Bowl of freedom'
"The Super Bowl of Freedom!"
talkingpointsmemo.com — If you're going to be up on Capitol Hill on Thursday, watch out! That's when Rep. Michelle... Bachmann is holding her Capitol Hill Tea Party . They'll start on the Capitol steps and then fan out into the halls of the building until they see the " whites ... (more) "The Super Bowl of Freedom!"
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G. Gordon Liddy’s producer claims around ‘a million’ attended the GOP’s anti-health care reform rally.
Think Progress — ... Capitol Hill police told NBC’s Luke Russert that the crowd was about 4,000. At around 2 PM eastern time, Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) posted ...

AUDIO- G. Gordon Liddy’s producer: Around ‘a million’ attended Tea Bagger rally
The Political Carnival — ... Capitol Hill police told NBC’s Luke Russert that the crowd was about 4,000. At around 2 PM eastern time, Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) posted ...

Did Hannity And Bachmann Just Make Up Their Account Of Bachmann’s Health Care Protest?
News Hounds — ... Sean Hannity took time out from covering the shootings at Fort Hood to give some PR for Michele Bachmann’s little tea party protest in Washington earlier yesterday (11/5/09). The two grossly exaggerated the crowd size, perpetuated a fiction that the astroturfing specialists, Americans for Prosperity, had played no role in organizing the event and left out any mentions of the extremist, ...

Bachmann Claims Anti-Health Reform Rally Was ‘Organic,’ ‘Nothing That We Planned’
Think Progress — ... Around 4,000 right-wing activists showed up on Capitol Hill yesterday to protest reform. Last night on Fox News, Bachmann inflated the attendance numbers drastically. She also tried to paint the event as entirely grassroots, despite admitting that she had organized it: ...

Bachmann Claims Anti-Health Reform Rally Was ?Organic,? ?Nothing That We Planned?
The Hollywood Liberal — ... ,” she said. Around 4,000 right-wing activists showed up on Capitol Hill yesterday to protest reform. Last night on Fox News, Bachmann inflated the attendance numbers drastically. She also tried to paint the event as entirely grassroots, despite admitting that she had organized it: BACHMANN: Today people told me they heard that call out on your show on Friday night , and they immediately started contacting other people. And this was totally word of mouth. This was nothing that we organized, nothing that we planned . We didn’t order one bus, one carload. Nothing. Complete ...

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