# Rally to Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive watch along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871 "2010-10-30T15:15:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/1 "2010-10-30T15:15:01Z")
Coverage of the Rally starts at 12:00 EDT (11:00 AM CDT) on Comedy Central. Don’t know if the cable news networks will cover it, but I thought it might be worthwhile to have a live thread going for comments as it goes on. Less than an hour now. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/2 "2010-10-30T15:21:48Z")
I don’t have cable but I’ll be keeping an eye on this thread. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/3 "2010-10-30T15:24:16Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I don’t have cable but I’ll be keeping an eye on this thread. You don’t need cable. They’re also covering it online. [http://www.comedycentral.com/dcrallylive/](http://www.comedycentral.com/dcrallylive/) ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/4 "2010-10-30T15:31:43Z")
Looks like they’re starting a little early on the online stream. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/5 "2010-10-30T16:02:16Z")
How long 'til we get a full crowd shot? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/6 "2010-10-30T16:03:24Z")
Looks like it may be a decent crowd. ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/7 "2010-10-30T16:05:10Z")
I’m leaving the house in a few minutes to go, but traffic was heavier on 395 and I’ve seen groups of people walking with signs in the direction of the mall. I’m expecting a decent crowd. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/8 "2010-10-30T16:06:38Z")
A modern Black group with a tuba? I am so out of the popular music scene. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/9 "2010-10-30T16:07:01Z")
I have to go out pretty soon. Got a family thing to go to. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/10 "2010-10-30T16:08:15Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > A modern Black group with a tuba? I am so out of the popular music scene. I can’t even hear the tuba. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/11 "2010-10-30T16:08:44Z")
The Roots are rockin! ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/12 "2010-10-30T16:08:53Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > You don’t need cable. They’re also covering it online. > [http://www.comedycentral.com/dcrallylive/](http://www.comedycentral.com/dcrallylive/) No cable and dial-up internet. I’m such a loser. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/13 "2010-10-30T16:09:02Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I can’t even hear the tuba. Seems to be a sousaphone. (Maybe that’s why?) ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/14 "2010-10-30T16:09:42Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > No cable and dial-up internet. > I’m such a loser. That doesn’t make you a loser. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/15 "2010-10-30T16:10:35Z")
Wow, I am not a fan of The Roots. It’s just noise to me. ---
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/16 "2010-10-30T16:11:28Z")
Anyone else having trouble with the live-streaming coverage? I can’t get connected to it on either cnn or comedy central. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/17 "2010-10-30T16:11:37Z")
> [@xenophon41](#): > > Seems to be a sousaphone. (Maybe that’s why?) Yeah I think it is a sousaphone. Still can’t hear it. That might be my TV. I just have a little portable in my office where my computer is. It probably doesn’t have any decent bass. I’ll try the online stream, I think my computer actually has better sound. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/18 "2010-10-30T16:12:55Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > No cable and dial-up internet. Sounds pretty progressive for a river hippie. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/19 "2010-10-30T16:13:27Z")
Yes, the computer sound is much better. The sousaphone (or tuba or whatever) is coming through load and clear. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871/20 "2010-10-30T16:14:37Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Yes, the computer sound is much better. The sousaphone (or tuba or whatever) is coming through load and clear. Cool. -I couldn’t pick it out from the tv sound either. And wouldn’t have known it was a sousaphone if not for my band geek wife! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871.md?page=2)