>I have two questions about the event:
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>1. How many people participating in the parade made use of Fast Food establishments or Denny’s on that day? Some places were closed or understaffed. That might aggravate a person when he/she is hungry! :)
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>2. How many illegal aliens were waiting to be hired while standing at the driveways of Home Depot on May 1 st ?
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>Just curious! :)


On the day of the rallies I was at my boss's house for a meeting. He lives in Dupage County, which is sort of the local headquarters of Reagan Republicans / Bush Republicans. We went to lunch at a nearby restaurant and on the way out I scanned the headlines of the dozen or so newspapers for sale in those coin-operated vending machines. All the headlines were about the rallies, focusing on the 400,000 at Grant Park in downtown Chicago. The one that caught my attention was the Naperville Sun: "The Day the Lawns Weren't Mowed." Regardless of where you stand on the immigration issue, I thought that was unbelievably crass.