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Fast Day 9: The Mall and Obama, again

Mon, 01/19/2009 - 3:15pm

processionThis morning the fasters went down to the Mall and vigiled at the White House and the Treasury. Reaction was by-and-large positive. One young woman stopped her friends to watch our vigil and said, over and over, "This is love! This is love right here! This is what I'm talking about, y'all! This is love!"

As we were walking home, the police started shutting down the street, and sure enough, the motorcade drove by again.