The New Media Journal | Thousands Rally in DC in Support of Progressive Agenda

The New Media Journal | Thousands Rally in DC in Support of Progressive Agenda: "More than 400 progressive and civil rights groups marched Saturday on the Lincoln Memorial in support of jobs, education and justice -- seeking to tap into the same anger that fuels the Tea Party movement.

Organizers, including the NAACP, La Raza and Code Pink, called it the most diverse march in history as they tried to rally their base around 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 FOX News host Glenn Beck's rhetoric and vowed to 'take back our country'..

The head of the NACCP said the march is not an alternative to the Tea Party but an antidote..."


Pictures...One Thousand Words: The NAACP "One Nation" rally, comprised of union, Leftist organizations, including the Socialist Party USA, the Organization of Marxists-Leninists of the United States and Communist Party USA, failed to achieve the crowds the organizers boasted.

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