On Saturday, a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched on the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats and the progessive big government agenda. The rally, “One Nation Working Together,” led by labor unions was apparently intended to counter Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally, held in Washington, DC on 8-28-2010.
According to the Associated Press:
More than 400 organizations — ranging from labor unions to faith, environmental and gay rights groups — partnered for the event, which comes one month after Beck packed the same space with conservatives and tea party-style activists.
Organizers claimed they had as many participants as Beck’s rally. But Saturday’s crowds were less dense and didn’t reach as far to the edges as they did during Beck’s rally. The National Park Service stopped providing official crowd estimates in the 1990s.
Some of the “One Nation” sponsors including the N.A.A.C.P., the A.F.L.-C.I.O., the Sierra Club and the National Council of La Raza, said they hoped to show that they represented the country’s majority, not the Tea Party.
“Yes, we can!” was chanted, harkening back to the Obama 2008 campaign, as well as chants like “Obama ain’t no Socialist. We are! We are!
America is at a crossroads. Watch and see for yourself.
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