District of Columbia

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,961 posts) Tue Mar 1, 2022, 12:46 PM Mar 2022

Live, from DC, it's the trucker convoy.

"Stage of Freedom" rally supports trucker convoy in DC ahead of State of the Union

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Live, from DC, it's the trucker convoy. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 OP

I'm missing those Turbineguy Mar 2022 #1

That's fine I guess IronLionZion Mar 2022 #2

They're peaceably assembling. More power to 'em. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #3

With fuel prices rising above $100 pr barrel this morning, I sure hope they make it back home ok! Budi Mar 2022 #4

The only spectators are that woman and two young kids Doc Sportello Mar 2022 #5

At the moment, I see more media representatives Hav Mar 2022 #6

It was filmed way before the show started. There will be lots more media reps later. Shrike47 Mar 2022 #7

Turbineguy

(38,378 posts)

1. I'm missing those

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 12:48 PM

Mar 2022

diesel exhaust fumes.

IronLionZion

(46,976 posts)

2. That's fine I guess

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 12:51 PM

Mar 2022

playing music isn't hurting anyone

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,961 posts)

3. They're peaceably assembling. More power to 'em. NT

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 12:54 PM

Mar 2022

Budi

(15,325 posts)

4. With fuel prices rising above $100 pr barrel this morning, I sure hope they make it back home ok!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 12:55 PM

Mar 2022

Apparantly the bright minds that funded & started this 'convoy' are being sued by the truckers themselves...totally scammed.

Someone posted a good OP last night about the disaster truckers were facing en route.

Repost it if you can locate it.

Doc Sportello

(7,962 posts)

5. The only spectators are that woman and two young kids

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 01:10 PM

Mar 2022

I bet that's his family. Truly inspiring.

Hav

(5,969 posts)

6. At the moment, I see more media representatives

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 01:11 PM

Mar 2022

than participants. Maybe the crowd isn't visible but you don't even hear anything besides the speaker and the wind. Again, it seems like the media is amplifying the message of a small minority.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

7. It was filmed way before the show started. There will be lots more media reps later.