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Beating the Crowd

Ann Althouse, got to John Kerry's rally in Madison, WI late yesterday but still managed to get within 40 feet of the candidate:

At that point, the loudspeakers were playing Starship-type 80s rock, and it was none too entertaining. I took some pictures and started to walk away, but after a few blocks, I saw a path down a side street to walk in much closer, so I went back and got some more pictures. . . . All right, enough of that. I walked away again, heading back toward the Law School, and, I saw another nice opening, down a pretty, leafy street, that would take me right up to the back of the stage, so I walked back just as John Kerry was coming out and beginning his speech. Despite the crowd of 80,000 (to take Governor Doyle's number as the fact), which packed the streets for blocks, I got within 40 feet of John Kerry and was able to photograph him.

The pictures are here. Oh, and another one here.

I wasn't there of course, but if I'd been one of the folks in this picture and then read how easily Althouse got close to the stage I'd have been pissed.

Posted by Peter at October 29, 2004 09:33 AM