Area wingers will hold their tea bagging party outside an edifice known locally as Huey's erection. Haven't seen much of anything in the local rag, although a small story previewed Lafayette's.
Oddly enough, the only real publicity I've seen/heard was a promo for a local public radio show and an ad on MSNBC (your librulest of librul media...)
I'll be driving by the Capitol just before things get underway, which should allow me to make a somewhat decent estimate of crowd size, etc. Years ago I might have been tempted to engage the 'nuts, but there's really no reason to--it's not like you're going to change opinions of people who've made that much of an investment in stupid...at least not when they're hobnobbing with their cohorts. Better to simply observe and move on.
UPDATE: Turns out not interacting was not an option -- the conversation was not unpleasant; however, I refrained from pointing out the irony of parking in a public employee lot in order to attend a gathering devoted to animosity towards...public employees. And nonstop shilling on Fox News, at least down in these parts, can generate a not insubstantial crowd. Looked to be at least a few hundred as I passed by, and likely more showed up -- had trouble finding a place to park after lunch, and the traffic was worse than usual. Oh well. Let 'em have their day. But...sigh. They just don't understand...
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