An important point

There's a point that needs to be made about the 9/12 rally which I don't think any one else has made.

A lot of coverage is accusing the marchers of being a bunch of racists. In answer to that accusation, I would point out that across from the Smithsonian Castle, just east of the Washington Monument, there was a festival going on:

The "National Black Family Reunion"

So, did the so-called racist tea partiers harass the attendees of the reunion?

Were there insults flying as people passed by the reunion?

Were there people surrounding the reunion with stars and bars? (and I did see a woman with the stars and bars flag over by the capitol.)

Was anyone roughing up the people at the reunion?

Anyone shouting the n-word?

Are there any reports of tea partiers giving anyone at the neighboring event the slightest bit of a hard time?

Here, after all, was the perfect opportunity. Here was a supposedly-racist march taking place right next to a black festival.

Yet the two groups seem to have gotten along completely peacefully.

Hmmmmm....go figure.