Thousands protest Iraq war.
By on Oct 28th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Thousands protest Iraq war.
“Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown [San Francisco] on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: ‘Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis and GIs Die’ or ‘Drop Tuition Not Bombs.’”
Vince Robbins, 51, of Mount Holly, N.J., said there needed to be more rallies and more outrage. “Where’s the outcry? Where’s the horror that almost 4,000 Americans have died in a foreign country that we invaded?” Robbins said. “I’m almost as angry at the American people as I am the president. I think Americans have become apathetic and placid about the whole thing.”
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An anti-war protest in San Francisco????!!!!
STOP the presses!!!
What a scoop! There are never left-wing protests in San Francisco!
October 28th, 2007 at 12:29 pmPress as usual did not cover this event very much. Very sad thing because the Iraq Fiasco Occupation will not end until Americans get off their duffs and demand that it ends.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:29 pmAn anti-war protest in San Francisco????!!!!
STOP the presses!!!
What a scoop! There are never left-wing protests in San Francisco!
Comment by Exley — October 28, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
Exley blindly supporting the President??? This can’t be! Only a complete moron would support an administration that tortures, takes away your rights, adds trillions to the debt and acts like the world’s #1 terrorist! Wow! I’m amazed!
October 28th, 2007 at 12:32 pmWarning: Exley is a suspected serial troll.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:33 pmIt’s about time the protest began about the rape of this country by corporate war profiteers! Until Congress gets the message loud and clear that we want this heinous, illegal war stopped NOW, there needs to be protests like this everywhere and everyday/week!
The people need to take back their country from the hands of these bunglers.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:35 pmExley, the troll, lives under a rock and needs to be totally ignored. He, obviously, is braindead in his unflagging, sycophantic, and lockstep support of a very twisted leader.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:36 pmBush lovers are unable to realize that Dubya is pure 100% evil. They believe he is a terrific leader, just like some Germans thought of Hitler.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:41 pmWarning: Exley is a suspected serial troll.
Comment by troll buster — October 28, 2007 @ 12:33 pm
Exlax-ly has been a useless troll here for several years. He just loves to prove he’s dumber than everyone else. He can’t seem to get enough of being called facist, stupid, idiotic, moronic, etc. He loves this abuse. He must have some real phu(ked up parent(s) uh?
October 28th, 2007 at 12:42 pmAmerica is a nation of sheep. Like Vince Robbins, I wonder what it will take for people to wake up, put down their cell phones, turn off the football game, and realize that Bush’s War & Occupation has been disastrous for our military, our economy, our national prestige, and our moral standing in the world.
What will it take? Where is the outrage?
October 28th, 2007 at 12:51 pmUncle Ho is at one of the protests this weekend. Yay, Uncle Ho!
October 28th, 2007 at 12:56 pmMitch > a lot of Americans are unfortunately exhausted from working several jobs to survive, so too tired to protest, but we all are going to have to take to the streets soon to end it since Congress will not do it.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:57 pm.
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10,000 to 40,000?!!!!
After 6 years of this fascist regime?!!!
Americans should be ashamed of themselves.
Truly ashamed!
(Taiwan — a country 1/10th of the size of the U.S. can rally 1 million in less than a month.)
October 28th, 2007 at 1:18 pm.
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I’ve been to several of the large protest marches in Los Angeles – and what irritates the crap out of me is that the rightwing media ALWAYS severely underreports the number of protesters — either that or they ignore the protests completely.
The American media has become America’s Pravda: We report what the government *tells* us to report.
October 28th, 2007 at 1:38 pmUncle Ho is at one of the protests this weekend. Yay, Uncle Ho!
Comment by Zooey — October 28, 2007 @ 12:56 pm
there were 30,000 in chicago — and here
are just a few of the 75 photos, and ten
video clips i captured of the event. truly
inspirational, under a clearing, and warming
“city of big shoulders” october sky. . .
do take a look.
i may do a “nightly nolo” video
segment on all of this, soon. . .
but these stills capture the fun, energy,
October 28th, 2007 at 1:45 pmcreativity and generally spiritually-
uplifting tone of the 30,000 here. . .
Where’s the outcry? Where’s the horror that almost 4,000 Americans have died in a foreign country that we invaded?â€
******We Americans for the most part have been dumbed down & uninformed from watching some worthless Tv show.Remember the Govt. started outsourcing our jobs(laid us off) & told us it would be good for us.Well if we couldn’t muster any outrage then don’t expect americans to show outrage at an illegal war where many don’t have a relation serving.
October 28th, 2007 at 1:50 pm*** In short Americans have become selfish & powerless.It’s no longer a Govt by the people but more like a Govt by Corporations, what a shame.
Bush lovers are unable to realize that Dubya is pure 100% evil. They believe he is a terrific leader, just like some Germans thought of Hitler.
Comment by Jay Randal — October 28, 2007 @ 12:41 pm
And just like Hitler’s supporters, Bush supporters are just as complicit for enabling and even encouraging the destruction of the country that existed before he got into office. Our soldiers have to follow orders, but these trolls are guilty as sin.
October 28th, 2007 at 1:55 pmUncle Ho was in Chicago yesterday. It must have been a pretty big turnout because they even had the street sign warnings on like they do for Bears games telling you how to avoid traffic.
October 28th, 2007 at 1:58 pmYeah right, Beefeater, all American can afford Super Bowl tickets. All of us. Every single one of us.
Get a clue.
October 28th, 2007 at 2:27 pmComment by Beefeater — October 28, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
ZZZzzzzzz……
October 28th, 2007 at 2:29 pmBush lovers are unable to realize that Dubya is pure 100% evil. They believe he is a terrific leader, just like some Germans thought of Hitler.
That must be because they, themselves, are pure, 100% evil.
Who among us is comfortable saying such a thing is an absolute fact?
I am.
October 28th, 2007 at 2:42 pmactually there were protests in:
boston
chicago
jonesborough
LA
N. Orleans
NY
Orlando
Philadelphia
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle.
this was planned for awhile and NO ONE picked up on it, nothing on the ‘liberal media,’ even TP and the ‘big’ blogs missed it BEFORE hand.
sad.
here is the website
October 28th, 2007 at 2:48 pm“Where’s the outcry? Where’s the horror that almost 4,000 Americans have died in a foreign country that we invaded?†Robbins said.
Where’s the…… COVERAGE??!!
During the Vietnam War the MSMs covered the Hell outa all the protests against our involvement in SE Asia. It was a huge factor in raising general awareness of opposition to the war and served as a forum for the airing of views from both sides of the issues. As such it was a major factor in reversing public sentiment from a largely pro-war position to an anti-war one.
Now the media is basically running interference for the Bushies. They’re afraid that if they don’t they’ll lose their precious “access”.
Even without the help of the media, however, public opposition to the war is running around 70%. Imagine where it would be if the MSMs did their damn job! 80%? 100%?
That being said, how much effect, do you suppose, that level of opposition would have on Administration “policy”? 10%? 0%?
October 28th, 2007 at 2:49 pmguess TP’s link feature does not work
http://www.oct27.org/
October 28th, 2007 at 2:50 pmOn the other hand, where is the joy?
I am so joyful to be able to read about it on the intertubes. lol
SYKZ!
October 28th, 2007 at 3:03 pmP.S. I live in Montgomery, Alabama.
I am old and tired and in need of inspiration.
Perhaps I am Rosa Parks—recycled.
:o)
October 28th, 2007 at 3:06 pmP.P.S. My SYKZ was strictly for rhetorical effect. My brethren would have seen it immediately. You, however, chose to ignore my true meaning.
You will now be burned at the stake….
….or better yet. Let’s employ White Buffalo Calf Woman, shall we?
October 28th, 2007 at 3:10 pmI am furious with the msm, I heard less than 3 sentences, on 3 different statations covering the anti-war protesters parades ! Still covering old info on the fires, lots of Sunday stuff, but no pictures ? Doubt it, CNN is asking for pictures of the fire I bet they are getting pictures of the protests but are not airing it.
The powers that be are using the “you are lowering the moral of the troops if you air the protests.” Do they really think the troops aren’t hearing this from their e-mail contacts at home?
I hope more and more people are going to demand more coverage for a military withdrawal.
October 28th, 2007 at 4:01 pmFor a fact a Baptist church in Atlanta is still singing the praises of Bush and the koolaide drinkers are lapping it up. What about Bush are they praising ? He definitely is not a Christian, guess it has to be the anti-everything, keep the people dumb attitude. After all Churches don’t want independent thinkers.
October 28th, 2007 at 4:03 pmMichael Moores website is putting the numbers at 100,000 across a dozen cities, biggest turnout seems to be New York. Guess we are lucky if it weren’t the for the internet we wouldn’t even know of any. For shame msm !
October 28th, 2007 at 4:07 pmI am furious with the msm
Excuse me, but are you a dumbass?
October 28th, 2007 at 4:54 pmNo excuse for you…instead of name calling address the issue.
October 28th, 2007 at 4:57 pmOh you are living in Montgomery Alabama that explains everything.
October 28th, 2007 at 4:59 pmtexaslady–if only you and I could communicate—heart to heart. But, we can’t. I call upon White Buffalo Calf Woman. tata
October 28th, 2007 at 5:12 pmi was there!
October 28th, 2007 at 5:16 pm#35 You would have to learn to read and be able to discuss issues intelligently to communicate with any TP posters…come back when you can.
October 28th, 2007 at 5:20 pmDear grover nerdkissed,
You were where, exactly?
October 28th, 2007 at 5:21 pm#35 You would have to learn to read and be able to discuss issues intelligently to communicate with any TP posters…come back when you can.
Comment by texaslady — October 28, 2007 @ 5:20 pm
Do I really need to say anything?
October 28th, 2007 at 5:23 pmTexaslady:
Churches don’t want independent thinkers.
WE AGREE!!!
October 28th, 2007 at 5:49 pma lot of Americans are unfortunately exhausted from working several jobs to survive, so too tired to protest,
Oh sure, the american people are to tired and broke to protest in the streets.
Super Bowl kickoff bash ‘a good party’
Event planners expected upwards of 8,000 fans at the afternoon party set to run until 10 p.m. near Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue. The party marked the 100-day countdown until the big game Feb. 3 at nearby University of Phoenix Stadium.
Halmrast, a Cardinals season ticket holder, said he is hoping to snatch some Super Bowl tickets soon, which range in price from $2,600 to $75,000 on Web sites like StubHub.com.
Poor,tired Americans, what will we do?
http://www.azcentral.com/ news/ articles/ 1027sb-bash1028.html
Comment by Beefeater — October 28, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
Think: Rosa Parks on a bus at a particular time of day after a particular number of years.
October 28th, 2007 at 5:52 pmall new “nightly nolo”: video from
the chicago october 27, 2007 celebration
for peace on earth — in just over
three minutes, get a feel for what
the m.s.m. did not cover — at all!
p e a c e
October 28th, 2007 at 7:33 pmtexaslady sez:
The media is complicit in this corrupt and criminal administration’s efforts to create a authoritarian police state here at home and a global hegemony abroad. They, too, must be held accountable.
October 28th, 2007 at 7:36 pmI was at the Rally/March in Chicago and there were 30,000 people crammed into Federal Plaza by the end of the day.
October 28th, 2007 at 9:08 pmEverytime I read about a protest that I wasn’t a part of, I feel guilty.
This is why I now only give money to protest organizations so the real message gets to our spinless congress.
Chaotic Modulation
October 28th, 2007 at 11:58 pmHome of the Blogosapians
http://www.YabbaDabbaHubbaDo.com
I marched in New York city in the pouring rain. The corporate media did not show up.
The media is against us, folks. We’ll have to do this without them.
October 29th, 2007 at 8:22 amStrange how conservatives see the war, patriotic to let others do the killing and being killed. Why not avail yourselves to what the soldiers on the ground are saying? Read the Washington Post article from soldiers in Bagdad instead of the “phoney” soldiers like William Kristol and George Bush.
But no, conservatives don’t dare read anything that disagrees with their mindset. They might learn something.
October 29th, 2007 at 10:18 amWashington Post 10/27/07 comment Soldiers with the 1st Battalion 18th Infantry Regiment, “Iraq is not a place where one more soldier should die.” So just who are the patriotic, those sitting here in their comfy chairs or soldiers after 14 months of unrelenting combat?
October 29th, 2007 at 10:58 amSo easy to talk the talk instead of walking the walk.
The march in NYC was neither small nor poorly attended, despite the rain. Here’s a video:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/28129
Our march was easily 100 times the size of anything staged by the “minute men”. If the media were truly unbiased, there would have been reporting of it.
The media is against us; turn it off.
October 29th, 2007 at 1:35 pmMichael – Your comment is a true conservative comment, “I know everything I want to know so therefore there is nothing I need to learn.”
October 29th, 2007 at 5:27 pmA wise person realizes they don’t have all the answers and are always searching.