# Stewart/Colbert Rally on the National Mall: 30 Oct 2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053 "2010-09-17T05:03:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/201 "2010-09-26T21:42:56Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I’m definitely gonna be there. I have friends to stay with. > > I’ve decided to drive this, from Madison. So I’ll be swinging by Chicago at least, and I’m not certain whether I’ll go east on 80 or 70. I’ve done both, but it’s been a long time. 80 was considered in better repair since it is a toll road most of the way. Any suggestion along these lines? > > I think it’s a great idea to hook up with other Dopers who attend, and maybe dinner afterward? > > . I have 3 sites that I frequent so I’ll have something on my sign{s} about them so I hope to say hello to folks from those sites. A little SDMB on a sign would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/202 "2010-09-26T21:44:04Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I’m probably not going to be able to make it (I’d really love to be there though) so here’s the idea I had: make a life-size cardboard cutout of myself holding a sign and send it to someone who is actually going to the rally so they can take it with them. > > For the Jon Stewart rally, my cardboard cutout would have a sign saying “Not irate enough to be here in person!” > > For the Stephen Colbert rally, the sign would say “Too afraid to be here in person!” Both hilarious, especially #2. ---
**Author:** ![meanoldman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@meanoldman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meanoldman)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/203 "2010-09-27T04:19:58Z")
**Which way to the restroom?** ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/204 "2010-09-27T09:04:55Z")
> [@cosmosdan](#): > > the diatribe will be that the left is so stupid because their heroes are clowns. Whereas the truth is that the left is smart enough to realize their heroes are clowns. The right just haven’t figured it out yet. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/205 "2010-09-27T11:57:06Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > **America is More than Just a Place… it’s bunches and bunches of places** > or > > \*\*Wednesday 9 a.m. > July 11, 1804 > Burr versus Hamilton > “The Squawkin at Weehawken!” > > [graphic] > > At Least the Founders Had Guts When they Trashed Each Other\*\* HAH. That’s a little tooooo cerebral. I likes it. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/206 "2010-09-27T11:58:52Z")
**Atavan for Teabaggers!** ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/207 "2010-09-27T12:09:05Z")
If there were a London rally I’d probably go with [**GOLF SALE**](http://dublindailyphoto.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/dscf1319.jpg). There is always someone holding a GOLF SALE sign somewhere in London. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/208 "2010-09-28T13:21:21Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > If there were a London rally I’d probably go with [**GOLF SALE**](http://dublindailyphoto.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/dscf1319.jpg). There is always someone holding a GOLF SALE sign somewhere in London. If I were going to the Michigan Rally, I would probably go with : **Walt’s Crawlers** Because they are sold at every gas station everywhere and it would be just funny. ---
**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, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/209 "2010-09-28T16:49:13Z")
My dream of a perfect day at the rally would be to be interviewed by one of their reporters and make onto the show saying something off the wall. Now I’m thinking of a couple more signs. On one side: “MY THOUGHT ABOUT AMERICA WON’T FIT ON A SIGN” On the other – I’m not sure yet, but it will be in really small print (say, 6 point) that can’t possibly read at a distance, and will be some kind of long rambling manifesto, that no one will read anyway. After the first paragraph or so, maybe just fill to the end of the placard with “blah blah blahs”. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/210 "2010-09-28T17:00:18Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > On the other – I’m not sure yet, but it will be in really small print (say, 6 point) that can’t possibly read at a distance, and will be some kind of long rambling manifesto, that no one will read anyway. After the first paragraph or so, maybe just fill to the end of the placard with “blah blah blahs”. Do a Dr. Bronner soap bottle label for your sign. ---
**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, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/211 "2010-09-28T17:19:18Z")
I don’t plan to carry a sign, but if I did it would say: Meh. ---
**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, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/212 "2010-09-28T18:09:44Z")
I’ve just experienced my first disappointment about this rally. I signed up for email alerts about the rally, and I just got one – but it has virtually nothing to do with the rally. It’s about Bill O’Reilly’s appearance on the show the other night, and the welcome Jon arranged for him. The only news about the rallly was that O’Reilly wouldn’t be attending – big surprise. I think they just threw the emails that signed up for rally information onto the general distribution list for the show. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/213 "2010-09-29T01:40:11Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I’ve just experienced my first disappointment about this rally. I signed up for email alerts about the rally, and I just got one – but it has virtually nothing to do with the rally. It’s about Bill O’Reilly’s appearance on the show the other night, and the welcome Jon arranged for him. The only news about the rallly was that O’Reilly wouldn’t be attending – big surprise. > > I think they just threw the emails that signed up for rally information onto the general distribution list for the show. O’Reilly’s excuse is actually a valid one for Stewart’s purposes: if he came then Fox could always claim it was O’Reilly that drew the crowd. Did anybody else get that the animosity O’Reilly expressed for Beck was, while less than fully sincere perhaps, also more than just jest? Ditto Stewart’s for Tucker Carlson. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/214 "2010-09-29T02:57:19Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > > I’ve just experienced my first disappointment about this rally. I signed up for email alerts about the rally, and I just got one – but it has virtually nothing to do with the rally. It’s about Bill O’Reilly’s appearance on the show the other night, and the welcome Jon arranged for him. The only news about the rallly was that O’Reilly wouldn’t be attending – big surprise. > > > > I think they just threw the emails that signed up for rally information onto the general distribution list for the show. > > O’Reilly’s excuse is actually a valid one for Stewart’s purposes: if he came then Fox could always claim it was O’Reilly that drew the crowd. Did anybody else get that the animosity O’Reilly expressed for Beck was, while less than fully sincere perhaps, also more than just jest? Ditto Stewart’s for Tucker Carlson. Oh, I’m quite certain Stewart does not like Carlson and would be happy if Carlson never went on air again. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/215 "2010-09-29T05:21:32Z")
[QUOTE=Bosstone] Oh, I’m quite certain Stewart does not like Carlson and would be happy if Carlson never went on air again. [/QUOTE] A sentiment Carlson probably returns with years of compounded interest:p Carlson is such a twerp. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/216 "2010-09-29T06:14:56Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > [QUOTE=Bosstone] > Oh, I’m quite certain Stewart does not like Carlson and would be happy if Carlson never went on air again. A sentiment Carlson probably returns with years of compounded interest:p Carlson is such a twerp. [/QUOTE] I couldn’t believe the clip Jon showed on Monday’s show. “Any comic who says ‘I’m here to speak for people who have no voice’ is no longer a comic” my ass. That’s what a comedian _does_, they make fun of those in power and highlight unpleasant truths with humor! It’s like a couple years back when Fox attempted to deride Jon for being a social commentator instead of a comedian. They’re the same thing, dingbats! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/217 "2010-09-29T10:53:25Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > On one side: > “MY THOUGHT ABOUT AMERICA WON’T FIT ON A SIGN” > > On the other – I’m not sure yet, but it will be in really small print (say, 6 point) that can’t possibly read at a distance, and will be some kind of long rambling manifesto, that no one will read anyway. After the first paragraph or so, maybe just fill to the end of the placard with “blah blah blahs”. At first I thought this > [@](#): > > I’m not sure yet, but it will be in really small print (say, 6 point) that can’t possibly read at a distance, and will be some kind of long rambling manifesto, that no one will read anyway. After the first paragraph or so, maybe just fill to the end of the placard with “blah blah blahs”. _was_ the text for the other side of the sign and I thought “it’s a bit meta but it kind of works”. Heh. Another idea: get a whole bunch of signs, each with one large letter on them, reading “ **OUR MANIFESTO IS BIGGER THAN YOURS** ”. ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/218 "2010-09-29T12:35:53Z")
My sign… Front: “Deep cleansing breath” Back: “There. Now doesn’t that feel better?” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/219 "2010-09-29T16:44:20Z")
Came in to say [Arianna is proving busses from NYC for the rally](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/28/sanity-bus-arianna-offers_n_742739.html) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053/220 "2010-09-29T16:52:39Z")
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