Virginia "Lobby Day" a big success this year

ZeSpectre · January 19, 2010, 07:37 PM

Lobby day 2010 was a rousing success in Virginia this year. The pro-rights folks were out in droves (my head count at one point was somewhere between 1,000 and 1,200 people) while the "million mom march" sponsored group was approximately 300 people with 37 participating in their "laydown".

The VCDL people played it VERY smart this year, vacating the bell-tower area before the MMM folks took the stage. This had the dual effect of avoiding any confrontations (which it seems like the MMM folks actively sought out two years ago) and also creating this big empty space and lack of participants that even "tactical" use of news cameras failed to hide.

A few of the local news clips.

Mostly just factual
http://tinyurl.com/yep9szv

Anti and then Pro sides
http://tinyurl.com/yc8lctb

Micropterus · January 19, 2010, 09:54 PM

I was actually purposefully cut off on the road by one of these Miniscule Mom March protesters last time this gathering occurred. The woman actually had a kid in her car, too.

rburch · January 19, 2010, 10:26 PM

I really wanted to make the drive up for it this year, but I had to work.

All goes according to plan, I'll be living in Richmond in time for next years. Hopefully I can get off work for it.

Thanks to all that took the time to be there for it.

January 19, 2010, 07:37 PM	#1
ZeSpectre Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Shenandoah Valley Posts: 3,276	Virginia "Lobby Day" a big success this year Lobby day 2010 was a rousing success in Virginia this year. The pro-rights folks were out in droves (my head count at one point was somewhere between 1,000 and 1,200 people) while the "million mom march" sponsored group was approximately 300 people with 37 participating in their "laydown". The VCDL people played it VERY smart this year, vacating the bell-tower area before the MMM folks took the stage. This had the dual effect of avoiding any confrontations (which it seems like the MMM folks actively sought out two years ago) and also creating this big empty space and lack of participants that even "tactical" use of news cameras failed to hide. A few of the local news clips. Mostly just factual http://tinyurl.com/yep9szv Anti and then Pro sides http://tinyurl.com/yc8lctb __________________ "The dogs may bark but the caravan moves on"

January 19, 2010, 09:54 PM	#2
Micropterus Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2009 Location: Newport News, Virginia Posts: 306	I was actually purposefully cut off on the road by one of these Miniscule Mom March protesters last time this gathering occurred. The woman actually had a kid in her car, too. __________________ Regards, Rowland

January 19, 2010, 10:26 PM	#3
rburch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Blacksburg VA Posts: 750	I really wanted to make the drive up for it this year, but I had to work. All goes according to plan, I'll be living in Richmond in time for next years. Hopefully I can get off work for it. Thanks to all that took the time to be there for it. __________________ I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.