The Rally Against Ahmadinejad that Didn't Roar and Why That Makes Me Sad

Newsflash: The disinformation campaign has begun. First, the mainstream media did not issue an estimate of the crowd number. Only FOX estimated that the crowd numbered about 2,000. Most of the MSM camera shots were close frames of the speakers. They did not pan across the crowd.  Now, the 9/22 rally organizers are telling people that the rally was a “great success;” Jewish media are asking attendees to estimate the crowd size.

And now, one of my readers has written a post claiming that the 9/22 rally drew “10,000” people and was a “great success.” I published the Comment but THIS IS A LIE. Please go to AtlasShrugs2000 and see the photos of the rally that Pamela Geller posted.

THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Friends: Earlier today, I was told that the crowd rallying against Ahmadinejad outside the UN has been estimated at anywhere from 2,000-4,000. The media is strangely quiet about the number. But participants have confirmed that the turnout was not what it used to be. FOX has said that about 2,000 people were there. Thats it.

Various members of the LiberalHawks group, including the fearless Pamela (Blog) Gellar of Atlas Shrugs, remind me that in 2006, when this group of Jewish Big Shots rallied against Ahmadinejad, that the crowd was estimated at 40,000. In 2007, the crowd was estimated at 20,000-25,000.

No matter what the reason, people didn’t turn out today and this makes me sad. Yes, I thought that caving into the J Street Jews was unwise. Yes, I thought that dis-inviting Palin was foolish, possibly disastrous. But this is a battle that will require all of us for a very long time. So, whether people decided to stay away for reasons of conscience or whether they came for precisely the same reason, this was too small a showing against a nuclear and genocidal Iran.

My suggestion: Let everyone come to the rally planned for September 25th at 5:30 outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel. And I mean everyone. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, non-voters. And I mean politicians and religious leaders too. Inside the Hyatt countless American churches hope to engage in heartfelt dialogue with the Dinner Jacket.

Let’s unite while it still counts.

And, tommorrow, from 12-2, Iranian dissidents are planning a Wall of Shame right at the Isaiah Wall, opposite the UN, with which to confront Ahmadinejad. Their issue is the epidemic execution of children in Iran. I urge those who can, to bear witness to these crimes against humanity and attend this as well.