"Tens of thousands gathered in New York on Sunday to protest at the policies of US President George W Bush."
Posted on 08/29/2004 7:14:33 PM PDT by yankeedame
"Tens of thousands gathered in New York on Sunday to protest at the policies of US President George W Bush."
Police kept an eagle eye on the protests, which took place on the eve of the Republican Party convention, due to start in New York on Monday.
Marchers mocked the Bush administration using colourful props of the kind normally seen at carnivals.
A giant dragon was set alight on the streets of the city that suffered most from the 9/11 attacks.
Many who marched said they were expressing their opposition to President Bush rather than support for his Democratic rival, John Kerry.
Countless campaigns converged for the day to protest against the government's stance on issues as varied as abortion, foreign policy and civil liberties.
Police say they made about 300 arrests during a protest that, organisers say, attracted more than 250,000 people.
Observers said the gathering in places resembled the demonstrations against the Vietnam war that rocked the US in the last century.
Roughly 1,000 flag-draped caskets were carried through the streets: A symbol of the US dead from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Some placards were more poignant than others. Here, a slain soldier is remembered by his relatives.
SH*T, That's a good idea.
Can anyone Photoshop Kerry and Edwards into
some of these protests?
You pick which ones would be most annoying to Dems.
(...and that would explain why HE HASN'T BEEN ACTIVELY
CAMPAIGNING LATELY, right?) wink, nudge.
???
"in the last century"
WHO are the ones living in the past, again ? </g>
Here are the Iraq Vets Against The War. they must be SOOO proud!
Just like Viet-Boat-Rider, I found this image the most compelling as it reflected Kerry's own group from the 70's.
I figured I'd look them up and let folks here know about them and share any comments with them if they so desired!
SOMEONE LESS DUMB AS PROTESTOR
I wondered where all the hippies went. They went to NY.
From what I've seen, Old hippies and their hippie offspring. Too bad all the drugs they took didn't make them sterile.
Wasn't that arrested guy on "TAXI" at one point? Jim Ignatowski?
"SOMEONE LESS DUMB AS PROTESTOR"
So, I guess this means that they think Kerry is dumb, too???
Begone TROLL!
IVAW,
Go F- Yourself.
BFM
Veteran, US Army
De Oppresso Liber
"I'm an Iraqi veteran against the war! ...hey, it worked for Kerry, didn't it?"
Which means we can look forward to some jackwits from this group calling our troops "war criminals" and "babykillers." (Which is an incredible irony, considering the Left's love of abortion on demand.)
http://www.pbase.com/image/33128530
Good question. You might want to ask your boy Kerry what he thinks of freedom of speech. Last I saw, he was trying to shut down the Swiftboat vets by denying them their rights to speak out. And then the Kerry camp was trying to intimidate the publisher into withdrawing the book, "Unfit for Command."
Some champion of free speech you Leftists are. You only champion your own views and malign all others.
Hypocrisy, thy name is Democrat.
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