Saturday, October 18, 2025

Our "No Kings" Rally in Lehighton

What a well-organized rally.  About eight people parked cars in a huge lot less than a block away from the rally site.  Extra signs were provided for people who didn’t bring one.  Over 300 people attended.  People came in costume.  I would say that the ratio of drivers who approved to drivers who gave us the finger or thumbs down was about 9 to 1.


My sign said “MAGA–Make Argentina Great Again.”  I only stood about half an hour before my back gave out.  Luckily there was a nearby bench just behind the line where three other elderly participants and I could sit.


At 4 p.m., after the rally, we had a Democratic Party presence in the Lehighton Halloween parade.  We had four women passing out candy, one woman passing out doggie treats, two guys in front carrying a banner that said Carbon County Democrats, and our driver in his 1929 Ford pickup truck.  I sat on the bed of the truck and filled the candy buckets as they were emptied.  My costume was a Dolly Parton wig.  (I got lots of compliments, and one old near-sighted guy tried to flirt with me.  At least I assume he was near-sighted.)


It was a good day.


Incidentally, our daughter said a woman in Chico may have had the best sign.  It simply said, “You suck at golf.” 

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