A Personal Account of the DC Tea Party

As I was leaving the District via metro rail Saturday after kayaking with some friends, I ran into a group of Tea Partiers (Well, more than a group--they filled the metro car like a sardine can!) who were reveling in the success of their protest.
One person asked how many they thought showed up.
Another replied, "The mall cops estimated it at 1.2 million."
I was shocked. And pleased.

But today, American newspapers like the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Washington Post belittled the protest by diminishing the numbers to the "tens of thousands".

It was actually a British newspaper, the Daily Mail, that gave true credence to the number of people who showed up.

I find this very interesting because, the following day, the Pew Research Center released the results of a poll stating a whopping 63% of Americans no longer trust the mainstream media. Perhaps this should be a wake-up call to reporters to put aside their partisan leanings, and start focusing on facts.