Some of the signs were hand Lettered, some preprinted. One was not really a sign at all, but a giant circle of fabric, held by about 20 people much like a fireman's net. On the top of this circle was printed: "Hold Banks Accountable! Reclaim America"-meant to be read by people looking out of windows, no doubt (not to mention TV news helicopters). They were part of a group of about 2,000 demonstrators marching in Chicago to send bankers a message. Every time the marchers paused, the group with the fabric circle would begin rotating in place, chanting the slogan on their "banner." There was even a brass band to lend a little pomp to the circumstance.rnWhen the caravan finally assembled in front of the Chicago Sheraton, where the ABA Annual Meeting was taking place, speaker after speaker harangued the bankers for taking a taxpayer bailout and using it to pay huge bonuses, instead of lending money to the average Joe. Occasional ringing sentences prompted roars of approval, punctuated by whistles, bells, horns, and hundreds of signs jigging up and down.
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