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Photo Essay: BBC's 10 Photos of NYC Anti-Bush Protesters
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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.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: dirtyhippies; filthypeaceniks; lefties; parasitesoffreedom; unwashed; youthagainstsoap
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To: cyncooper

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.


21 posted on 08/29/2004 7:37:45 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Incorrigible

???


22 posted on 08/29/2004 7:38:07 PM PDT by mathluv (Protect my grandchildren's future. Vote for Bush/Cheney '04.)
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To: cyncooper

"in the last century"

WHO are the ones living in the past, again ? </g>


23 posted on 08/29/2004 7:38:24 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Viet-Boat-Rider

Here are the Iraq Vets Against The War. they must be SOOO proud!

24 posted on 08/29/2004 7:39:31 PM PDT by Viet-Boat-Rider (((KERRY IS A NARCISSISTIC LIAR, GOLDBRICKER, AND TRAITOR!)))
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To: kaboom
Ahhhhh yeah !.......They got Jim from Taxi !


25 posted on 08/29/2004 7:39:37 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: mathluv; Viet-Boat-Rider

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!


26 posted on 08/29/2004 7:40:24 PM PDT by Incorrigible (immanentizing the eschaton)
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To: Incorrigible

SOMEONE LESS DUMB AS PROTESTOR

27 posted on 08/29/2004 7:43:03 PM PDT by Viet-Boat-Rider (((KERRY IS A NARCISSISTIC LIAR, GOLDBRICKER, AND TRAITOR!)))
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To: Lurking2Long

I wondered where all the hippies went. They went to NY.


28 posted on 08/29/2004 7:43:47 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Lurking2Long

From what I've seen, Old hippies and their hippie offspring. Too bad all the drugs they took didn't make them sterile.


29 posted on 08/29/2004 7:43:53 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: kaboom

Wasn't that arrested guy on "TAXI" at one point? Jim Ignatowski?

31 posted on 08/29/2004 7:47:38 PM PDT by yankeedame ("Born with the gift of laughter & a sense that the world was mad.")
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To: Viet-Boat-Rider

"SOMEONE LESS DUMB AS PROTESTOR"

So, I guess this means that they think Kerry is dumb, too???


32 posted on 08/29/2004 7:48:55 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: rogue909

Begone TROLL!


34 posted on 08/29/2004 7:50:29 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: Incorrigible

IVAW,

Go F- Yourself.

BFM
Veteran, US Army
De Oppresso Liber


35 posted on 08/29/2004 7:50:48 PM PDT by BFM
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To: yankeedame

"I'm an Iraqi veteran against the war! ...hey, it worked for Kerry, didn't it?"


36 posted on 08/29/2004 7:52:16 PM PDT by Prime Choice (Democrats. They want to have their cake and eat yours too.)
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To: Incorrigible
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) is a group of veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom...

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.)

37 posted on 08/29/2004 7:53:51 PM PDT by Prime Choice (Democrats. They want to have their cake and eat yours too.)
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To: listenhillary
I love this one -

http://www.pbase.com/image/33128530

38 posted on 08/29/2004 7:54:41 PM PDT by SengirV
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To: rogue909
sigh...citizens excersising their right to free speech. How dare they? What will they do next?

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.

39 posted on 08/29/2004 7:55:50 PM PDT by Prime Choice (Democrats. They want to have their cake and eat yours too.)
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To: rogue909
Before you're exorcised troll, it may be good to look around FreeRepublic.com. There are lots of veterans and family here and we think about the service members in Iraq everyday if not every hour.

We are safer thank to the efforts and bravery of our troops.
40 posted on 08/29/2004 7:57:48 PM PDT by Incorrigible (immanentizing the eschaton)
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