Photo Diary - Public Option Rally in D.C. this past Sunday.

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Tuesday September 15, 2009 · 3:39 AM PDT

2009/09/15 · 03:39

This is my first diary so I hope its a good one. I have to be honest, I was only expecting maybe 300 people to show up to this rally this past weekend because it seemed pretty low key. I came on here on Daily Kos the morning of, and saw a diary about it on the rec list. After reading the comments, I was again disappointed because so many people were lamenting over how this would look bad because it wasn't organized very well.

When I actually got to the event I was pleasantly surprised. No, we didn't have 50,000 people like the hate parade on display the previous day, but we had at LEAST 1200 people by my estimate. Considering we didn't have lobbyists and corporate sponsors organizing for us, or more than a month of planning, I considered it a triumph. What we lacked in numbers we made up for with enthusiasm. It was fun, positive, and empowering. Coming from upstate NY, where hardly any politicians seem to give a damn about, it was great to have my voice heard as well as the other people who came from all over the country.

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