See also: The Rally for Sanity: An Eyewitness Account "We Came Because We Were Tired"
And now I thought we might have a moment, however brief, for some sincerity. If that's okay - I know that there are boundaries for a comedian / pundit / talker guy, and I'm sure that I'll find out tomorrow how I have violated them.
As we walked back to the metro station six blocks away, we were joined by another portion of the same sea. Humans as far as the eye could see. That's when I realised what everyone was doing there --- they were tired.
Tired of being told to get together to change things. Tired of being told to gather round and decry the coming Apocalypse. Tired of being promised change, restoration, and God knows what and then losing that hope and finding the fear unfounded. But most of all, they were tired of being told what to do. They wanted to come together and do what they wanted to do, which was beautiful, sad, bizarre and, in some cases, pointless.
Will it make a difference? Does anything these days?
Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 8:43