Video From 9/12

"Look At All These People!!!"

Washington Examiner Political Digest
Byron York - Inside the 9/12 protest

Hours before Saturday's protest began, it was clear that the crowd of people opposing Obama's big-government policies would be larger than many anticipated. There are no official estimates of how many attended, but there's no doubt that the turnout, from the crush on Pennsylvania Avenue to the crowd at the West Front of the Capitol, was big -- perhaps in the 100,000 range.

No one was more surprised at the show of force than some of the marchers themselves. "We did it!" cried one elated woman as she approached Pennsylvania Avenue. "Look at all these people!"

You certainly did.

New Rally Date

First, I want to thank everyone who encouraged and supported me while I fought to put the originial event together. This event was always about the milbloggers and the troops. I would not have considered it had I not received the full backing and endorsement from some heavy hitters in the milblog community.

That being said, Gathering of Eagles has decided that November 7 in Washington DC is a good time to hold this event.

There are two things that need to be said:

1. I had nothing to do with that decision. I was not consulted or asked, and only found out when I received a phone call from a friend who is an ACTIVE Chapter leader.

2. I have resigned as Special Events Coordinator for Gathering of Eagles.

Apparently lack of funding is no excuse for my failure to make the June event a huge success.