You probably remember Susan Roesgen from yesterday: she was the one who got so peeved when the person that she interviewed turned out to be not on-script. Voluntary propagandists often aren’t, when dealing with messy reality.

Anyway, she’ll probably be lionized by CNN for her “bravery” to standing up to people yelling back at somebody with a video crew trying to browbeat them, so watch this clip while you still can:

See also AoSHQ and The Other McCain.

…because I bet you that Jon Stewart isn’t going to think that this example of hysterical “reporting” is going to be nearly as funny as her reporting of the Fargo flood was. Or overwrought. Or even as silly journalism, although that depends largely on whether he forgot to take the clown nose off. After all, floods are one thing, but at the end of the day voluntary propagandists have only got each other to cling to.

Possibly even ‘bitterly.’

Moe Lane

Crossposted to Moe Lane.

Let us know in comments about any events today you’ve been following. We’d like to see if anyone has an overall estimate of the number of events or total attendance today, as well as any particular stories that need to be told.

Please use this thread for discussion, and use the Tea Party Turnout Thread for actual hard numbers.  Even if you post the numbers here, also post them on the Tea Party Turnout Thread!

Okay, we weren’t expecting much of the local news media up here behind the Maple Curtain.

Among the three local television outlets, the largest of them has nothing at all. The combined Fox/ABC (separate stations, but merged news team) has a small and anodyne story.

But the national prize for obtuse media bias has to go to….

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I have a bunch more, and I will be putting them up, but four and I’m bleary-eyed. They’re also mostly after the fold.

This is Rebecca Wales, one of the organizers of the event, and also affiliated with Smart Girl Politics. She had a busy day.

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If you haven’t picked one yet, pick one. I’ll be at the DC affair. Erick and Jeff Eare helping set up Macon’s. [We're not the only front-pagers here doing these, and I'll put up the others as they sing out.] Take a couple of hours off, find a gathering that’s close, and go. If you never go to these things - but you’re also kind of mad at the way the government is throwing away your money - well, that’s sort of the point of you going.

And remember:

“First they ignore you…
…then they ridicule you…
…then they fight you…
…then you win.”
- M . Gandhi

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