Health Care Rally in Washington, DC Footage of Crowds and Interviews Posted

Renaissance Women Productions has posted on YouTube.com . . . at Ren Women Productions, 5 segments (about 6 min. each) of the footage gathered at the rally. Feel free to use any of it with attribution to Nina May and the Renaissance Women Productions, (rwnetwork.net), and Va. Living TV.

There were over 40,000 people on the west side of the US Capitol, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The crowd was full of people who had never been involved politically, didn't even know what congressional district they were in, or who their elected official was. They were not partisan, and many didn't even know if their representative was Democrat or Republican . . . they just knew if they were supporting or opposing the health care bill . . . and would vote in 2010 accordingly. Most we interviewed came by themselves or with a friend, not in organized, bused in groups like pro-health care bill people are spinning. How could all the people who were there from California, Oregon, Washington, etc. have come by bus on such short notice? People heard Michele Bachmann on Sean Hannity's radio show Friday afternoon, Oct. 30, meaning they had five days to rearrange schedules, book flights, or charter buses (for those who bused in from Virginia or Maryland), book rooms, rent cars, etc. etc. Almost everyone we spoke with said they heard it announced and knew they had to come. Here is the footage of these interviews. Segment 2 is a perfect example of the people we were represented at the rally.

Segment one . . .

Shows the crowds outside the three House Office Buildings, waiting in long lines to get in. We interviewed dozens of people from all over the country, telling where they are from, why they came and who their elected official is. Surprisingly, there were a lot of people who were there just to show support for their representative who is voting against the bill. Everyone was upbeat and positive, only one person was angry at being dismissed as "Astroturf".

Segment two . . .

Poignant story of a GE employee from Jacksonville, Fla. who held up a poster showing all the people he works with who chipped in to pay for the gas so he could make the trip on their behalf. This was the face of the crowd . . . people who made great sacrifices to make their voice heard. Everyone had a story, and stressed that they only had a few days to change their schedules to come in from all over the country.

Segment three . . .

Interviews inside the halls of congress with people who either did or didn't get in to see their representatives and what happened. One man told about the arrest of two teenage girls and a priest outside of Speaker Pelosi's office. It was closed off to the public and designated a "crime scene." They mention different offices visited and the responses. Many were very polite and encouraged by the reception they received, or frustrated and determined to keep trying to make their voices heard. It was stressed that it was not about politics or partisanship, one even condemned Senator Lugar, a Republican.

Segment four . . .

The opening of the press conference, rally, shots of the crowd, Michele Bachmann speech.

Segment five . . .

John Voight speech and shots of the crowd.

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Nina May is the founder of Renaissance Women and host of the TV show, Renaissance Discoveries. She is a producer/director with Renaissance Women Productions, an artist, writer, and commentator producing daily radio commentaries for over 1200 stations.Contact: Nancy Green at nvgreen123@aol.com or call 240-403-4064. (skype interviews available)