well, my hubby and I went to the tea bagger event with the Billionaires from Wealth Care. We got separated early on, after a few confrontations with a few assholes... the woman kept shoving me, and decided to quit once I told her I'd file charges for assault. So we moved into the crowd and made our way to the front.
Well, we had a few interesting non violent confrontations. One guy told a woman to quit it since we had the right to be there just as she did, First Amendment. One guy said, you may have the first but I have the second. I told him, gee I also have the Second and are you making threats? He walked away.
Hubby had one tell him he served in Nam, and hubby went through his military career, and even told him lets compare IDs. So the guy said, most be medical retirement. So hubby pointed out he was diminishing somebody else's service...
We had a gal from France come and tell us she came form a SOCIALIST country... and got really aggressive once Tom told her that Patriots STAY and FIGHT, and don't run... for what they believe. Oh that didn't go very well with her. I mean being called a cut n'runner French... the stereotype worked.
My two favorites were though the old lady that started to sway. I asked her if she was OK. It was HOT, and she looked not good. She said she was. So I stood, with her permission, behind her to catch her if need be. Near the end she turns... didn't know libs cared for my health.
We have Ma'am, since oh 1935. Now that is a seed.
Now one guy got into a discussion over wealth with us... and hubby told him that he didn't know where the investments were, since the broker does that... it was funny. A group started going, well More profits for Microsoft and Apple... Oh sure, we are all for that, better for my portfolio! You could see wheels freezing.
Oh and the lady that took 45 minutes to figure out we were NOT on their side. Though you should know George Soros and Acorn paid for my signs.

Now most of the group was told to leave... as I said we were separated, after a few violent confrontations (there is video of that)... but I can say we have a friendly spy here. Yep, in the middle they said, we have a GROUP FROM DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND here... so we cheered. So whoever you are, thank you... my portfolio loves you.
Oh and here is the truth, I was trained at one point to count crowds... so they were probably able to draw about 1200 people, I am high balling it a little ... promise you this, they will say much more... and more than just a few were not Tea Baggers.
Oh and to end here, there was also the line that we DU'ers were like the Brown shirts, at which point we both went yeah, Jews for Hitler... that got a chuckle from a few as they realized the contradiction.
Oh and pointing does help... while laughing.
Just remember to be respectful and not interrupt speakers ok.
Oh and I hate to do this...
Four African American in that crowd and perhaps three hispanics. Two of the African Americns were on the stage by the way. It was mostly white and older... oh five kids.
Oh and they kept insisting they were not racists...
Damn should have taken more notes.