Striking Contrast between February and September

The previous post is using a February 2009 YouTube to illustrate the Tea Party movement. The crowd was relatively small. But it was much larger at the Tea Party's around the nation that occurred in April and the movement continued to build and the 912 turn out in Washington was estimated at 1.7 million by reliable sources. SEE HERE
The reports varied wildly from 60 to 70 thousand to two million or more. How does one discover the truth and does it matter? Well I think to answer the second question first, it certainly matters when we're lied to by the media. It is clear that the turn out was vastly larger than "tens of thousands" as some media reports claimed. Whether it was the largest turn out ever is Washington I don't know, but some Park Service personnel were quoted as saying that. There is also supposed to be a study by people at the University of Illinois which claims 1.7 million but I have not seen the study. Moreover there are plenty of people debunking all the figures, here's an amusing example. SEE HERE So go figure. It was big. So the Tea Party Movement is not done. The obvious question is "What next?" If our masters (ur leaders ... hmmm... ) think we can just be rolled over and taken over, maybe we need a lot more moxy. My own opinion used to be summed up in the quip: "Aren't you glad you don't get as much government as you pay for?" But lately the government seems to be trying to catch up and that is scary.