On Thursday, nearly (possibly more than) 200,000 people flocked to Washington, DC for the 36th annual March for Life, which is held every year on January 23rd, the day a decision was granted in the Roe. v. Wade case.
Last year I saw some of the march and in terms of numbers, it was extremely impressive. While the 2008 march appeared to be successful, it’s quite clear that the 2009 march easily surpassed the bar set last year.
Not only was the weather better and the crowd larger this year, but it seemed that those in attendance were even more passionate than in previous years.
Of course, the timing couldn’t have been any better. This year’s march was less than 48 hours after the inauguration of Barack Obama, an openly pro-choice liberal who is seen as a major threat to the pro-life community.
I had the opportunity to sneak off to the March for Life rally and was able to get some great pictures capturing some of the energy surrounding this important segment of the conservative movement.
While I’m not usually a fan of single-issue voting blocks, I still find it extremely fascinating to see the energy people have for their issues. It’s tough to argue that this block doesn’t do an excellent job of getting their message across.
This picture was taken from the middle of the crowd.
March shot from 7th & Pennsylvania Ave
This guy doesn't mince words
Crossing Pennsylvania Ave.
These signs were everywhere
Clever sign
This is actually towards the end of the procession to the National Mall, just to give you an idea of the massive crowd.
Catholic Priest getting his message out to the media
Even the monks were live-blogging the event
