Personally, I don't care if the rally happens or not. Anyone, regardless of political affiliation, should be able to book time here if they want. As long as they can pay the fees to Riverfest to book the stage, what they say is their business. The crowd can listen or ignore them at their choosing. But I think Curtis Wright, who was hosting the rally, was being decaptive when he was saying this was not a political rally. Wright is a conservative talk show host. His speakers included someone from the John Locke foundation and Fairtax.org, both conservative groups, and Betty Fennell and Thom Goolsby, both republican candidates for office. If this was truly a non-political event, wouldn't they have been a little more diverse in their choice of speakers? Or are only republicans patriotic?