2010: Sights and Sounds of Sanity

A few of the sights and sounds from Saturday's satellite Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, which attracted 5,000 to 6,000 people to the Capitol building in Austin.

by Ben Philpott, KUT News, and Kelly Merks, The Texas Tribune Nov. 1, 20108 PM Central

Thousands of people gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on the weekend before midterm elections for the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, a production of Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Texans who wanted to make the trip to Washington for the rally but couldn't were in luck: An independently organized satellite rally in Austin attracted about 5,000 people (and quite a few dogs) to the Capitol. Attendees watched the Washington rally via live broadcast, which was punctuated by local musicians and political officials.

(Audio reporting: Ben Philpott for the Texas Tribune and KUT News. Photography: Kelly Merks for the Texas Tribune.)

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