The stage program was striking in its simplicity and emotionalism. The majority of those who appeared were children, singing simple songs and performing skits that would be appropriate in a grade school. The Moms apparently do not promote deep thinking and have no qualms about exploiting children for political gain. An adult speaker who appeared to be associated with a teacher's union urged the audience to go into a school, grab a child, any child, and give them a big hug. He did not say how to avoid being arrested.
Guns are bad.
Some Million Mom members wore shirts announcing their desire to ban all guns. This of course contradicts the official line that says they don't want to ban guns. A flyer handed out at the information tables described the Million Moms' 35 full time employees and its office at San Francisco General Hospital. The table workers were completely unaware that 30 of those employees were recently fired and the organization was thrown out of its free office space for alleged improprieties. The overall atmosphere of the event bore an uncanny resemblance to the peace movement of the 1960's.