# DC Dopefest/Doperally in conjunction with Stewart/Colbert rallies, Oct. 30 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903 "2010-09-24T17:04:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/21 "2010-09-27T23:42:59Z")
I think sticking to places near metro stops would be wise. Another place might be Woodley park, which has a lot of restaurants. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/22 "2010-09-27T23:45:59Z")
_sigh_ Gonna miss it by two weeks. But the job’s been sending me to DC a little bit lately, so I’ll catch you guys next time around! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/23 "2010-09-27T23:50:44Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > _sigh_ Gonna miss it by two weeks. But the job’s been sending me to DC a little bit lately, so I’ll catch you guys next time around! Not me, brother or sister. I’m bombing into town for the rally and riving back to Flyoverville right after. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/24 "2010-09-27T23:56:00Z")
Don’t know why I have pizza on the brain tonight. I see there’s supposedly an Uno’s in Union Station. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/25 "2010-09-27T23:58:04Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Not me, **brother or sister**. I’m bombing into town for the rally and riving back to Flyoverville right after. All this time on the board and you didn’t know I was a guy? Goes to show these Dopefests actually serve a purpose. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/26 "2010-09-28T00:02:52Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Aw, mom… OK, and oatmeal cookies, too. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/27 "2010-09-28T08:06:00Z")
I’m in for this. Just give me a date and a time. Tell us what kind of restaurant you’d like to eat at and we’ll recommend a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/28 "2010-09-28T13:17:34Z")
I’ll think about it. I’m not planning on doing the rally itself, but a gathering before or after might just work. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/29 "2010-09-28T13:35:05Z")
I’ll be attending the rally with some friends - depending what the plans are, I can try and join up with the rest of you guys. Which rally, though? Does it matter? I’m planning on being at John Stewart’s (we’re about fighting ignorance, after all), but I suspect they’ll pretty much be at exactly the same place. As for post-plans, now that someone’s mentioned the Zoo, I really want to go there! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/30 "2010-09-28T13:41:46Z")
How about [RFD](http://www.lovethebeer.com/index.html) in Chinatown. Right next to the Metro (or a brisk trek to the Mall, about 3/4 mile). Great beer selection, decent food, moderately priced. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/31 "2010-09-28T15:25:45Z")
I’m normally not available (or even conscious) Saturday afternoons. That evening I may be running a MeetUp at Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring. I’m available to meet for an after-Fest the next day, especially if I get to meet the famous **Boyo Jim**. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/32 "2010-09-28T15:40:33Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > I’m normally not available (or even conscious) Saturday afternoons. That evening I may be running a MeetUp at Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring. I’m available to meet for an after-Fest the next day, especially if I get to meet the famous **Boyo Jim**. That makes 2 people who think I’m famous, and one of them is me. What is a MeetUp? As for Sunday, I already have dinner plans (not that that should discourage anyone else from getting together) but I’m kinda likin the idea of a Sunday brunch. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/33 "2010-09-28T15:47:19Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > How about [RFD](http://www.lovethebeer.com/index.html) in Chinatown. Right next to the Metro (or a brisk trek to the Mall, about 3/4 mile). Great beer selection, decent food, moderately priced. Th menu looks real good to me. Plenty o’ meat, and some veggie choices for our kinder and gentler Dopers. It’s slightly pricey by Madison standards, but I’m sure it’s not by DC standards. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/34 "2010-09-28T15:51:15Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > I’ll be attending the rally with some friends - depending what the plans are, I can try and join up with the rest of you guys. Which rally, though? Does it matter? I’m planning on being at John Stewart’s (we’re about fighting ignorance, after all), but I suspect they’ll pretty much be at exactly the same place. As far as I’m aware, Stewart and Colbert are doing one big rally despite the “rivalry.” Both have listed their rally times as 12 pm to 3 pm. The RFD looks good to me. It’s not too far from L’Enfant Plaza, which is nice. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/35 "2010-09-28T15:56:42Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > > [@Antigen](#): > > > > I’ll be attending the rally with some friends - depending what the plans are, I can try and join up with the rest of you guys. Which rally, though? Does it matter? I’m planning on being at John Stewart’s (we’re about fighting ignorance, after all), but I suspect they’ll pretty much be at exactly the same place. > > As far as I’m aware, Stewart and Colbert are doing one big rally despite the “rivalry.” Both have listed their rally times as 12 pm to 3 pm. > > The RFD looks good to me. It’s not too far from L’Enfant Plaza, which is nice. Jeez, I hadn’t even thought about what to do if they meet at, like, opposite ends of the mall. I we end up having to choose, then I choose Stewart. Someone mention in the other rally thread that they wished the Colbert rally wasn’t happening at all because it confuses the issue, and I pretty much agree with this. But I’m sure these rallies weren’t created to be political events, rather they were created to be entertainment and comical events. I think that people are taking them to be more than they were intended, and I include myself in that group. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/36 "2010-09-28T15:59:53Z")
Stewart all the way. Colbert’s frankly funnier, but I’d rather my presence counted toward Sanity than Fear. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/37 "2010-09-28T16:16:16Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Stewart all the way. Colbert’s frankly funnier, but I’d rather my presence counted toward Sanity than Fear. I think the same, but I wonder if the organizers ever thought about so many people actually taking these rallies even half seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/38 "2010-09-28T16:17:08Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Stewart all the way. Colbert’s frankly funnier, but I’d rather my presence counted toward Sanity than Fear. To add on: these may not be intended to be political rallies, but neither was Glenn Beck’s. It’s fairly obvious Stewart wants to counter Beck and make it clear not everyone is on board with the Crazy, which is a concept I’m totally on board with. Colbert’s just along to mock the Crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/39 "2010-09-28T19:55:57Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > > > I’m normally not available (or even conscious) Saturday afternoons. That evening I may be running a MeetUp at Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring. I’m available to meet for an after-Fest the next day, especially if I get to meet the famous **Boyo Jim**. > > That makes 2 people who think I’m famous, and one of them is me. You won the BLFC a few years back, that’s gotta count for something. > [@](#): > > What is a MeetUp? [MeetUp.com](http://MeetUp.com) is a social-networking site for people to meet up in real life. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903/40 "2010-09-28T19:58:18Z")
Yup, that and 5 bucks will get me a coffee at Starbucks. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopefest-doperally-in-conjunction-with-stewart-colbert-rallies-oct-30/554903.md?page=3)