Looking down the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial. You can see the “jumbotron”-type TV screens and speakers on either side.

Some of the people in the JFK Hockey Field, just south of the Reflecting Pool area, with a “jumbotron” and speakers in front of them.

People gathering in a section of the World War II Memorial.

These fountains and the surrounding area are in the center of the World War II Memorial, and are set lower than the rest of the structure. The “jumbotrons” could not be seen from here. This place was instead useful for relaxing, and of course, for honoring those who fought in that war.

The “overflow crowd” in the area west of the Washington Monument.

The long view from the hill leading up to the Washington Monument.

Here’s something you might see at rightwing rallies – group of historical re-enactors.

At least one device on the man’s his body went off when he was shot inside the building in suburban Washington, D.C., Montgomery County police Chief Thomas Manger said. Police were searching the building for other explosive devices.

Lee appears to have been part of a faction within the environmentalist movement that wants to rid the earth of humans. According to a manifesto that he had published (on his site savetheplanetprotest.com, which appears to be no longer working),

Nothing is more important than saving … the Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels.

The humans? The planet does not need humans.

He had also had a previous run-in with Discovery Communications – and with the law.

Court records show that Lee was arrested Feb. 21, 2008, on the sixth day of a protest at the Discovery building. At the time of his conviction in March 2008, he was identified as being from San Diego.

Michelle Malkin has more, including the full text of Lee’s manifesto.

When I arrived in downtown Washington, there were already throngs of people settling into the area around the reflecting pool between the Lincoln and World War II Memorials. There were several large “Jumbotron”-type TV screens, each with a set of PA speakers, spaced along both sides of the reflecting pool, and on the sides of the steps in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Immediately south of the reflecting pool area is an open space called the JFK Hockey Field, which included two additional sets of “Jumbotrons” and speakers. As the 10:00 start drew near, these areas were largely filled up with people. Still more people gathered between the World War II Memorial and the Washington Monument. While I took a look toward that area and its occupants, a man standing next to me said, “that’s the overflow crowd.”

The rally included a stirring performance of the Star-Spangled Banner by a six-person vocal group, without instrumental accompaniment; Beck’s opening remarks; a speech by Sarah Palin in the role of “a mother of a soldier”, during which she introduced three veterans, one each from Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan; the presentation of medals for Faith, Hope and Charity, including speeches by the presenters and acceptors; a speech by Dr. Alveda King, a niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; the introduction of the Black Robed Brigade, comprised of about 200 clergymen from various faiths and denominations; Beck’s closing speech, during which he expounded on the last sentence of the Declaration of Independence (“…our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor”); and Amazing Grace as the closing song, complete with bagpipes.

I don’t have my pictures yet. They will be posted as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Gateway Pundit has some pictures of the rally, including an aerial shot of the crowd. My pics will be from ground level.

Reports on the rally include:
This video from Fox News
This story from ABC News,
This story from Politics Daily,
This commentary from the LDS Examiner, and
This story from the Times-Union of Warsaw, Indiana, about 56 residents of Kosciuszko County who travelled to attend the rally.

Meanwhile, a few other things going on include:

Look who’s golfing now! No, it’s not Barry again. Just after being arraigned for lying to Congress, no less. (Hmmm. Would Congress accusing someone of lying be a little bit like the Klan accusing someone of racism?)

Will the Ground Zero mosque in New York be given public financing? Where’s the “separation of church and state” crowd on this one? Or does that only apply to Christianity?

Dry weather in Great Britain reveals the locations of Roman and other ancient settlements.

Victor Davis Hanson of National Review Online explains why Americans are angry. (I always get a chuckle from the NRO guys when they refer to their printed magazine as NRODT, which stands for National Review on Dead Tree.)

As some Montgomery County park visitors sit on the john, they’ll have a four-lettered word on the brain — WTOP.

The radio station’s logo will be slapped inside a portable toilet it sponsored on park property. So will the Long Branch Civic Association’s, a promotional strategy that gives new meaning to flushing away the competition.

And for a mere $800 a year, you too can have unprecedented access to the squatting demographic.

That’s right. If you or your business can afford it, you can place your ad where it may be read by those who seek relief. Space is still available.

According to MSNBC,

A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe suddenly is flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico and gobbling up the BP spill at a much faster rate than expected, scientists reported Tuesday.

Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled since the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.

As an added note, here’s one other thing I came across while researching the subject of oil-eating microbes. You can buy your own.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is taking his family to the Florida Panhandle for a weekend trip billed as part family vacation, part presidential sales pitch, as he looks to boost the region’s sagging tourism industry in the aftermath of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

whoa looky at teh Mrs.-- not a happy ladee? Perhaps she'd rather be somewhere else...say, like Spain? Or maybe she's concerned about getting all oilee down there in the pannyhandle.

“We will be launching new products in the next several months to help people all over the country F*ck Tea,” Payne told POLITICO. “Products like a Glenn Beck Bowl Buddy (Beck B Scrubbin) and others are perfect holiday gifts or just a great way to say, ‘I love you and our country’ to your spouse, friend or family.”

Yeah, I guess nothing says “I love this country” quite like putting a likeness of Glenn Beck in your toilet.

Kinda reminds me of the “Buck Fush” bumper stickers, tee shirts, etc., from a few years back (which have in turn inspired their equal and opposite reaction).