Sanity is Restored

One downside of being at my favorite retreat this weekend was missing the blow-by-blow of the Rally to Restore Sanity.  Dang!  

I've been catching up with the reports both near & far, and I'm feeling better about my world just now--two days before election day.  

Crowd estimates for the Washington Mall are hard to come by but most put Saturday's gathering at over 200,000 making it considerably larger than Glen Beck's recent gathering in the same spot.  Regardless of the number, the crowd seen in clips and photos is, indeed, impressive--and many of the signs are memorable! It warms a worried heart.

Seattle had one of the many local 'companion' rallies, and some reports said Seattle was the the largest outside of DC--there were several thousand there despite the rainy day.  (Included three of our favorite Seattle students--way to go guys!)

Couldn't help but add this 'pep talk' from John Stewart as I was uplifted by it--& wanted you to have a chance to hear it, too (it's about 13 minutes long).  Predictably, the press is having difficulty describing the event, especially after many pointed barbs in their direction when criticizing the fear factor.  Thought the words from Stewart's mouth were better than any re-hash... 

Peace.  

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