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Title: Thousands Nationwide Protest Bush Policies; Stretch Yellow Police Tape Along A Three-Block Stretch In Front Of the White House
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Associated Press
URL Source: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... /10/05/national/a182246D37.DTL
Published: Oct 5, 2006
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2006-10-05 22:35:29 by Brian S
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(10-05) 19:02 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Hundreds of people called the Bush administration's policies a crime and held up yellow police tape along a three-block stretch in front of the White House on Thursday as part of a nationwide day of protest against the president. The 500 demonstrators were among many who gathered for similar events in more than 200 cities to protest Bush on issues ranging from global warming to the war in Iraq. "We are turning the corner in bringing forward a mass movement of resistance to drive out the Bush regime," said organizer Travis Morales with the activist group World Can't Wait. Some dressed in costume, including a hooded prisoner in an orange jumpsuit, a devilish rendition of President Bush and two grim reapers. One man wore a red cheerleader outfit with "Radical" emblazoned on the jersey. Thousands of protesters clogged New York City's streets as they marched from the United Nations headquarters. Some people lay down in the middle of the street, while others carried signs saying "Expose 9/11" and "This war should be over." They also handed out fliers reading, "Drive out the Bush regime." Lydia Sugarman, 82, of Manhattan, said she believed in the power of demonstrating. "That's how we got our civil rights," she said. "If we didn't protest we wouldn't be Americans." White House spokeswoman Nicole Guillemard defended the administration's Iraq policy. "Our constitution guarantees the right to peacefully express one's views. The men and women in our military are fighting to bring the people of Iraq these same rights and freedoms," she said. "The president believes it is important to stay on the offense in Iraq." In Seattle, a person carrying a rifle wrapped in a blanket was among five people arrested. The charges against the other people ranged from resisting arrest to assault. "They're still investigating to determine what that person was doing with the rifle," said Seattle Police spokeswoman Debra Brown said. The march through Seattle's streets was peaceful as protesters chanted, waved signs and wore costumes mocking administration officials. One woman dressed as a pageant queen with a sash that read, "I Miss America." In Portland, Ore., at least seven people were detained because they did not follow police instruction to get out of the street during a protest march through downtown. An estimated 800 people, mostly college age, chanted "Impeach Bush" and carried signs, including one that read: "We Can't Wait for 2008." Hundreds marched in Los Angeles, carrying caskets draped in U.S. flags to a federal courthouse, where protesters held a mock marriage of church and state. Dozens of University of North Carolina students walked out of classes in Asheville, N.C. In Chicago, thousands of people flooded Michigan Avenue waving anti-Bush signs. In Reno, Nev., Rick Strandlof with World Can't Wait said his coalition opposes "the Bush regime's record of corruption, fear, incompetence and tyranny." "We are at a defining moment for this country and our people," he said. ___ Associated Press writer Colleen Long in New York contributed to this report. URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2006/10/05/national/a182246D37.DTL
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#1. To: All (#0)
Perhaps I missed it but has anybody seen coverage of these protests on the MSM?
Ed Asner mentioned these rallies on Alex Jones yesterday...this is the first news article I have seen.
I glance at the MSM news once in a while, but I haven't seen anything about this.
Haha Red - You be such a wit. LOL. I am sure the Colorado Gazette will have another of their famous, "Dog thought Lost Shows Up Home" front page thriller, to keep the democracy informed.
Chanting and drum circles gets you nowhere.
The faster the Aryan Nation mob at Freedom4um are caged and chained, the better off we'll be. I’ll cheering when they are forced to behave. - Aaron
I hadn't heard about any protests. This pic is from Seattle: "If there’s another 9/11 or a major war in the Middle-East involving a U.S. attack on Iran, I have no doubt that there will be, the day after or within days an equivalent of a Reichstag fire decree that will involve massive detentions in this country." - Daniel Ellsberg Author, Pentagon Papers SFGate is the SF Chronicle. They did not even cover the local rally in SF. The police denied them electric power. The crowd was addressed by Father Luis Vitale who spent the weekend in jail in DC for protesting against the COngressional repeal of Habeas Corpus and legalization of torture.
The Truth of 911 Shall Set You Free From The Lie
The Revolution is beginning; the MSM soon will have no choice.
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#3. To: Brian S (#1)
Perhaps I missed it but has anybody seen coverage of these protests on the MSM?
#4. To: Brian S (#1)
(Edited)
Perhaps I missed it but has anybody seen coverage of these protests on the MSM?
#5. To: Brian S (#0)
"That's how we got our civil rights," she said. "If we didn't protest we wouldn't be Americans."
#6. To: Brian S (#0)
Michelle Burkholder, right, of Seattle, protests against the war in Iraq and Bush administration Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, in downtown Seattle. The protest was part of a national protest effort that saw demonstrations in other cities across the United States. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
#7. To: Brian S (#1)
Perhaps I missed it but has anybody seen coverage of these protests on the MSM?
#8. To: Brian S, Jethro Tull (#0)
Hundreds of people called the Bush administration's policies a crime and held up yellow police tape along a three-block stretch in front of the White House on Thursday as part of a nationwide day of protest against the president.
***LEAP***
"I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. Government will lead the American people, and the West in general, into an unbearable hell and choking life.
-- Osama bin Laden
"A prohibition law strikes at the very principles upon which our govt was founded."
- Lincoln
All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land.
--William K Clifford
#9. To: Brian S (#0)
god bless 'em
#10. To: Brian S (#1)
I haven't seen anything on this. Of course you ain't hearing much about the 13+ soldiers killed this week either. That evil liberal Bush hating media is falling down on the job!
Bush: Worst President Ever
#11. To: justlurking (#10)
They are "just commas to history", did you not hear?
f course you ain't hearing much about the 13+ soldiers killed this week either
#12. To: justlurking (#10)
13 hell, try the lastest count of 23 for the week but indeed, that isn't being covered either... Of course you ain't hearing much about the 13+ soldiers killed this week either.
#13. To: robin (#6)
I got this in email from Democracy Rising: September 25, 2006 Dear Peace Stalwarts, Tomorrow – October 5th – a message will be sent to the world that we the people in this country refuse to accept the horrors that the Bush regime is raining down on the world. Events will be held around the country tomorrow, protesting the Bush regime's disastrous agenda of war, torture, repression, environmental destruction, and attacks on basic rights and civil liberties. Click here for locations near you - http://www.worldcantwait.org We urge you to organize and mobilize to make tomorrow – October 5th – a powerful beginning of a mass movement that can actually force Bush and his crew out of power and reverse the direction of our country. Truly, the World Can't Wait! Marcia Jansen, Democracy Rising
#14. To: tom007 (#11)
Gonna be a whole lot more commas before it's over. A friend of mine has a son that is being sent back to Iraq for a second tour next month. She's scared to death for him this go around. I can't say that I blame her.
Bush: Worst President Ever
#15. To: Zipporah (#13)
Short notice!
"If there’s another 9/11 or a major war in the Middle-East involving a U.S. attack on Iran, I have no doubt that there will be, the day after or within days an equivalent of a Reichstag fire decree that will involve massive detentions in this country." - Daniel Ellsberg Author, Pentagon Papers
#16. To: robin (#15)
I got this late yesterday
#17. To: Brian S (#12)
I think I read online that it's been 13 in the last three days, I know I was shocked to see that. Foley got Iraq off the front page if nothing else.
Bush: Worst President Ever
#18. To: Brian S (#0)
"That's how we got our civil rights," she said. "If we didn't protest we wouldn't be Americans." There's a rocket scientist. Everyone knows we beat back the English with clever wordplay and scathing ridicule. That's why we won the battle of Lexington and Concord. Our Founding Fathers were wittier than the British. There is only one thing in the world worse than being witty, and that is not being witty. --Monty Python
Lydia Sugarman, 82, of Manhattan, said she believed in the power of demonstrating.
#19. To: echo5sierra (#18)
First there is protest, then civil disobedience and then "God willing" civil war. "Keep Hope Alive", eh?
#20. To: justlurking (#17)
Sick isn't it. A frigging illeagal war, and a sicko pederanst takes the headlines.
, I know I was shocked to see that. Foley got Iraq off the front page if nothing else.
#21. To: Brian S (#0)
The faster the Aryan Nation mob at Freedom4um are caged and chained, the better off we'll be. I’ll cheering when they are forced to behave. - Aaron
#22. To: Brian S (#0)
I recall once when I was visiting my sister. She had an M-1 Garand and I had to take it over to a guy who was a weapon specialist in Nam so he could look at it to see if there was a problem. When I asked her for something to put it in, she came out with a bunch of newspaper. Oh, great, no carry case or nothing. Just my luck, as I was leaving, a squad car came rolling down the street. They pulled up and asked what I had. I told them, "Curtain rods, you should know better than even ask." That made them laugh and they drove away. Sheesh, close call. ;0)
In Seattle, a person carrying a rifle wrapped in a blanket was among five people arrested.
“The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.” James Fenimore Cooper
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