One Nation Rally Didn't Fit the Media's Narrative

Perspectives From The Ground

A lot has been said and written by those who obviously had no first hand knowledge of the event to share. As someone who was actually there, I decided to give a much needed accurate account.

The mainstream media was very conservative - and not just in its reporting. They all hid in one corner of the National Mall, on the North side near the stage. They seemed very condescending and not very interested in covering the event. They acted like they drew the short straw by getting the assignment to be there. I really don't think they did a very good job covering the event. They didn't go out into the crowd, and they left early.

Which means they missed a lot. One thing they missed was the energy and diversity of the crowd. They missed the positive attitude, the patriotism, the willingness to work to make America a better place for everyone. They missed it because they didn't want to contradict their narrative. It's fair to say the media was generally hostile toward the event.

One thing that is always brought up is how many people attended. So considering that I was actually there at the One Nation rally, and not seeing it through the filter of the "news", I can tell you it was a phenomenal turnout. It was packed!

An important point that the media missed completely when determining the turnout was that the crowd was fluid. Many participants had to leave while many others were still coming into the rally. The total number of people at any given moment was much smaller than the total number of people who actually participated throughout the day. Throngs of people streamed into the rally continuously throughout the late morning and afternoon. That means a snapshot of the crowd at noon did not get an accurate picture of the sheer volume of people who participated in the rally throughout the course of the day.

We also didn't have 2 of the richest Billionaires in the world underwriting our rally and providing free travel as was done with the Beck's "Distorting Honor" rally. The One Nation rally was supported by hard earned dollars from individual worker's paychecks. It was supported by real Americans, for real Americans.

How many unemployed people would you expect to have the money to travel across the country to rally in Washington DC? They are too busy looking for work, doing odd jobs, and trying to feed their families. How can we expect the poorest among us to protest what the Republicans have done to them, using what little of their own money the Republicans let them keep?

The mainstream media showed an incredible conservative bias in their reporting of the event. They weren't there to cover the news. They were only there to support their narrative.

When the media did bother to make a token effort, they asked if the rally was being unfriendly toward Republicans. The reply was "When Republicans work against the interests of the American people, we are against that. When Republicans use the government to make the richest among us even richer at the expense of the American workers, we are against that. When Republicans use racial and religious intolerance to divide us, we are against that. But this rally is not about dividing, it's about joining together. We encourage the Republicans to join us in making the economy stronger, in helping real Americans get decent jobs. We welcome the Republicans to join with us in making America strong again!"

Somehow the mainstream media failed to report that. It just didn't fit their narrative.

So if you hear that the One Nation march was not a big deal, you can know that you are listening to someone who wasn't actually there.

I was there. And it was a big deal. In the words of our Vice-President, it was a "BIG f-ing deal!"