Ok, I was off by a little bit. I’m not good at crowd estimates, but it’s got to be in thousands, not hundreds. The cab driver found the venue by following the stream of people. All types. Stand still and every type of American will pass by.

After the predictable Bruce Springsteen recording on the PA – it’s a sign of age that he’s become a safe choice – and some Loving Spoonful, the local mayor (Dan Gardner) talks briefly. Then Jasper Hendricks who remembers segregation. And Isis Castro who spoke from her experience as an immigrant to this country.

Elaine Castro says that in the Dean campgian she’s reecovered her enthusiasm for the political that she lost in her youth. She says that Gov. Dean, among other qualities, is “articulate.” The crowd goes wild.

Bill Euille, the first African American mayor of Alexandria, speaks.

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