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In response to "whose estimate? if from the organizers, they always overcount by a lot. -- nm" by loosilu

the kc tv news said it was the police estimate of 75,000 here.

Posted by truman (aka Truman) Oct 20 '08, 05:48

I thought I heard the same for the st louis rally.

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From experience in DC, the true number is somewhere in between the law enforcement estimate and the organizers' estimate. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 05:51
Yep, I read one of the police estimates at 100,000. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 20, 05:50 10
- I think they undercount a bit so they don't have to pay too many overtime dudes. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 05:52 9
  - according to the kc news, they interviewed a police captain - truman Oct 20, 05:53 8
    - Not sure that Obama paid for it, but the police also had to deal with a downtown wedding on Saturday at the old Cathedral. - Jim Oct 20, 06:00
    - oh, very cool. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 05:54 6
      - He does have more money than god right now... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 20, 05:56 2
        
        how could anyone have more money than god, - truman Oct 20, 05:57 1
        
        everyone has more money than god, because god doesn't need money. -- nm - mafic Oct 20, 06:01
      - I think I heard the same thing about the st louis rally - truman Oct 20, 05:55 2
        
        it makes sense. it's a big imposition on the city. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 05:55 1
        
        true, it was a traffic nitemare when the rallies was over - truman Oct 20, 05:57

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