SlowpokeBlogCommentary by Slowpoke cartoonist Jen SorensenMonday, April 26, 2004The MarchYep, that's me at yesterday's March for Women's Lives. (Unfortunately, all I had to write with was a crappy pen.) In short, it was awesome. March organizers, who meticulously collected signatures of attendees and issued "Count Me In" stickers to everyone in the crowd, put the number at 1.15 million. That means one out of every 300 people in the entire United States was there. In contrast, the showing of counter-protesters was puny. A few hundred appeared along one stretch of the march, forming a sort of gauntlet of nutballs; in today's newspapers, they predictably receive more coverage than they should. Put it this way: even if you assume there were a thousand of them -- a generous estimation -- there were a thousand TIMES more pro-choice people marching. So in a 1000-word newspaper article that accurately reflects the numbers, the counter protesters should get one word. Actually, more like a partial word -- say, a word missing its last letter. Here are the heroes of the march, IMHO: 1. Medical Students for Choice - This group, dressed in their white coats, proudly held signs saying "I am a Future Abortion Provider." In an age when abortion doctors are being murdered, this was a real act of bravery. 2. The person who came from Juneau, Alaska. I don't know who you are, but I saw your signature on a sign. You came from Juneau. That's all I need to know. 3. Catholics for Choice - Especially the guy who climbed up on a pole (or something) during the march, waving his Catholics for Choice sign in an area that contained nutballs. The whole event was extremely well-organized, and much to my relief, the bongo factor was low. This was not a radical crowd; it was comprised of ordinary Americans of all ages. I was amazed by the number of people who travelled from faraway states to be there. I'll post some more pics soon. Links to this post:ARCHIVES 01/01/2004 - 02/01/2004 02/01/2004 - 03/01/2004 03/01/2004 - 04/01/2004 04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004 05/01/2004 - 06/01/2004 06/01/2004 - 07/01/2004 07/01/2004 - 08/01/2004 08/01/2004 - 09/01/2004 09/01/2004 - 10/01/2004 10/01/2004 - 11/01/2004 11/01/2004 - 12/01/2004 12/01/2004 - 01/01/2005 01/01/2005 - 02/01/2005 02/01/2005 - 03/01/2005 03/01/2005 - 04/01/2005 04/01/2005 - 05/01/2005 05/01/2005 - 06/01/2005 06/01/2005 - 07/01/2005 07/01/2005 - 08/01/2005 08/01/2005 - 09/01/2005 09/01/2005 - 10/01/2005 10/01/2005 - 11/01/2005 11/01/2005 - 12/01/2005 12/01/2005 - 01/01/2006 01/01/2006 - 02/01/2006 02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006 03/01/2006 - 04/01/2006 04/01/2006 - 05/01/2006 05/01/2006 - 06/01/2006 06/01/2006 - 07/01/2006 07/01/2006 - 08/01/2006 08/01/2006 - 09/01/2006 09/01/2006 - 10/01/2006 10/01/2006 - 11/01/2006 11/01/2006 - 12/01/2006 12/01/2006 - 01/01/2007 01/01/2007 - 02/01/2007 02/01/2007 - 03/01/2007 03/01/2007 - 04/01/2007 04/01/2007 - 05/01/2007 05/01/2007 - 06/01/2007 06/01/2007 - 07/01/2007 07/01/2007 - 08/01/2007 08/01/2007 - 09/01/2007 09/01/2007 - 10/01/2007 10/01/2007 - 11/01/2007 11/01/2007 - 12/01/2007 12/01/2007 - 01/01/2008 01/01/2008 - 02/01/2008 02/01/2008 - 03/01/2008 03/01/2008 - 04/01/2008 04/01/2008 - 05/01/2008 05/01/2008 - 06/01/2008 06/01/2008 - 07/01/2008 07/01/2008 - 08/01/2008 |




