tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post6148581140436583843..comments2023-09-28T04:32:44.757-05:00Comments on St. Blogustine: My First MARCH FOR LIFE in Washington D. C.Matt K Cassenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09532145678992291445noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-42429268341927058862010-01-28T00:26:04.937-06:002010-01-28T00:26:04.937-06:00Thanks for dropping by my blog, Matt. Come back an...Thanks for dropping by my blog, Matt. Come back anytime -- and just to let you know, I added several links to other blogs that have more photos of the March. Hope you find yourself somewhere in there :-D<br /><br />And thank you again for blogging about the March and for posting the pictures. It's only through blogs like yours -- and what has come to be called "citizen journalism" -- that crucial matters related to pro-life advocacy are given the space and objective coverage it deserves! The mainstream media is unreliable when it comes to this, as the others here realize too.<br /><br />Kraus, I'm also waiting for the official count as regards the crowd at the March in DC. So far what I've read are estimates from 200,000 to 400,000 people. However, it's notable that in different parts of the US (San Francisco, parts of Arizona, Texas, Denver, Hawaii and many others, similar marches and rallies for the cause of life were held either on the same day or a few days before/after the 22nd. It's marvelous!! <br /><br />So edifying to see solidarity in this fight for life.sunnydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15866905031172910302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-11490381901751328592010-01-27T12:30:22.221-06:002010-01-27T12:30:22.221-06:00Very spiriting to see such enthusiastic youth at a...Very spiriting to see such enthusiastic youth at a rally like this!Kevin Gleesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169094213582979292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-12064806065493534192010-01-25T09:09:20.409-06:002010-01-25T09:09:20.409-06:00Great pictures of the March! Thanks for sharing. ...Great pictures of the March! Thanks for sharing. My favorite is the first one with the group of pro-life youth in slightly wacky poses. The March For Life is obviously where the cool kids are!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964558785470431188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-42079516991024407152010-01-23T22:03:55.819-06:002010-01-23T22:03:55.819-06:00Sherry Tex, that is a horribly sad commentary on w...Sherry Tex, that is a horribly sad commentary on what has become of our American culture as far as the media is concerned. <br /><br />How can an event that large not attract national media coverage, let alone local D.C. coverage? <br /><br />It saddens me that too many people have given in to the culture of death that is so pervasive nowadays.<br /><br />It is heartening to hear that, regardless of the media's focused inattention, there are still more than a quarter million people that thought enough of this issue to march! Praise God and all those that support unborn life that He created!Darrell Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-26775156684983274142010-01-23T17:28:12.794-06:002010-01-23T17:28:12.794-06:00I too went for my first March for Life this year, ...I too went for my first March for Life this year, but I live just outside of DC. <br /><br />When there have been Anti-war protests, we hear on the radio, "There's an Anti-war protest on K street marching to the White House." But in recent years, the March for life has been relegated to "There's an event." or "There is a March" that disrrupts your commute on such and such street, with no mention of what is actually taking place. <br /><br />The mentions have gotten thinner and thinner as the years have passed and I've been listening to the coverage just outside the beltway for 14 years.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220512226096382610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-40204061726962134332010-01-23T14:41:57.822-06:002010-01-23T14:41:57.822-06:00I just returned to St. Louis from participating in...I just returned to St. Louis from participating in the march for life for the first time. I am a relative new-comer to this movement, and I was astounded at the size of the pro-life crowd and the positive energy. The only thing I can compare it to was seeing Pope John Paul II on his visit to St. Louis times 100.<br /><br />I expected there to be some show of resistance to the pro-lifers. To my complete surprise, I only saw a handful of pro-abortion signs right in front of the supreme court at the very end of the march (around 5:30pm) and there were not more than two dozen people in their camp.<br /><br />To even mention them at all in the news coverage would be like mentioning the number of people wearing prosthetic legs at the super-bowl: totally irrelevant.<br /><br />To my further surprise, this is one of the only websites I've come up with on google that even mentioned crowd size estimates. This is the first time I've ever encountered this blog. I am no estimator of crowd size, but I can assure you that I've never been involved in anything even close to the scale of that event. Out of curiosity, I wanted to know whether it was a million people or only 300,000. <br /><br />It's very bizarre to have been at an event so monumental and iconic (filling almost the ENTIRE National mall as we emptied out onto Constitution Avenue to swarm the Supreme Court building) only to return to the internet and find almost nothing about it... what's the deal?<br /><br />Does anyone know of any reliable news estimates? What about aerial photos? I'd love to see those.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180792529108238090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-75550938426946503342010-01-23T14:08:43.354-06:002010-01-23T14:08:43.354-06:00American Power tracked-back with, 'The March f...American Power tracked-back with, <a href="http://americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/march-for-life-2010.html" rel="nofollow">'The March for Life 2010'</a>.AmPowerBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236333181889271910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-13274657659170563632010-01-23T06:32:22.305-06:002010-01-23T06:32:22.305-06:00Great post and sounds like you and the others had ...Great post and sounds like you and the others had a great time celebrating life on the day liberals set aside to celebrate death as they do. <br /><br /> Linked here from a post I did yesterday!! Have a great weekend all and nice job yesterday!Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430262996916238225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-27554620452794638912010-01-23T01:16:12.532-06:002010-01-23T01:16:12.532-06:00Well, please wish her a happy birthday from us all...Well, please wish her a happy birthday from us all. And good for her to have her head on straight!Matthttp://www.stblogustine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067827827765778211.post-80711640833338446302010-01-23T01:06:21.581-06:002010-01-23T01:06:21.581-06:00Good for you! Wish I could have been there. My y...Good for you! Wish I could have been there. My youngest daughter turned 18 today on this grim anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It is good and perhaps a bit ironic that she is even more staunchly pro-life than I am! :)Darrell Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.com