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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust wanted to give y'all an idea of the HUGE protest against the President today in Iowa City.
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Dozens-Protest-President-Obamas-Iowa-City-Visit-148945045.htmlSee if you can estimate the "dozens" there. I figure about two at the most.
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Just wanted to give y'all an idea of the HUGE protest against the President today in Iowa City. (Original Post)
Skidmore
Apr 2012
OP
More tha 5000 supporting the President but the media focuses on 2 dozen teabaggers
liberal N proud
Apr 2012
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liberal N proud
(60,339 posts)1. More tha 5000 supporting the President but the media focuses on 2 dozen teabaggers
Fucking liberal media.
redqueen
(115,103 posts)5. All I can think of are the thousands of anti war protesters
and how thoroughly ignored they were.
TheIdiot
(264 posts)2. Obviously...
...a bunch of 1%'ers showing the love.
rurallib
(62,441 posts)3. Seemed to be a Ted Nugent wannabe and some Paul supporters
Them fucking Paul supporters will go to the grave with their hero I swear.
Anyway, what you can say but that they were little but comic relief. Can't even express themselves very well.
patrice
(47,992 posts)4. uh . . . that's not "several" dozen, not even a few dozen.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)6. I agree. I'd call this a "smattering."
smat·ter·ing (smtr-ng)
n.
1. Superficial or piecemeal knowledge: "a smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing" (Charles Dickens).
2. A small, scattered amount or number: a smattering of raindrops.
Both definitions would apply...
n.
1. Superficial or piecemeal knowledge: "a smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing" (Charles Dickens).
2. A small, scattered amount or number: a smattering of raindrops.
Both definitions would apply...
patrice
(47,992 posts)7. Good word, that! Yep. A smattering of smatterly supporters.
spanone
(135,859 posts)8. 'Dozens' that liberal media was there to report on it....it was HUGH