Top Dems leave as protest nears ("Fear is driving RATS.")

Charlotte Observer ^ | 9/23/05 | STEVEN THOMMA

[Libloather]

Top Dems leave as protest nears
Party split between anti-war activists and prominent critics
STEVEN THOMMA
Knight Ridder
Posted on Fri, Sep. 23, 2005

WASHINGTON - As the anti-war movement arrives in Washington this weekend, many Democrats are leaving.

Nationally known Democratic war critics, including Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Russell Feingold of Wisconsin and John Kerry of Massachusetts, won't attend what sponsors say will be a big anti-war rally Saturday in Washington.

**SNIP**

En route to Washington for the rally, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan protested outside Clinton's New York office. "She knows that the war is a lie, but she is waiting for the right time to say it," Sheehan said. "You say it or you are losing your job."

Spokesmen for the Democrats who are skipping the anti-war event all said they had schedule conflicts. But some leading anti-war activists aren't buying it.

"There are a lot of people here who are wondering, where are the Democrats?" said Tom Andrews, a former Democratic House member from Maine who's now the national director of Win Without War.

"The Democratic Party has an identity crisis on this issue. We need voices. We need leadership," Andrews said. "But fear is driving them."

[Cheburashka]

cockroaches.

Just because they are leaving or in general?
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Both.

[Argus]

I think we all made many foolish mistakes in our younger days. Lord knows I did.

[TheSarce]

Is that something you do with a librarian ? ;)

See #41 above. ;-)

[Cheburashka]

Come to think of it, Cindy sort of looks like Khan, don't you all think?
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That's a terrible thing to say about Ricard Montalban.

Of course in that scene, he's burned, injured and dying... Well, maybe.

[Bush gal in LA]

Also heard ,appearing at the anti war rally, with Jessica Lang and Ramsey Clark, will be John Conyers, Alec Baldwin, Cindy Shehan, and.....Jerry Mathers as the Beaver,......UUgghhh.......some line up huh?

[Libloather]

Also heard ,appearing at the anti war rally, with Jessica Lang and Ramsey Clark, will be John Conyers, Alec Baldwin, Cindy Shehan, and.....Jerry Mathers as the Beaver,......UUgghhh.......some line up huh?

Every anti-American action is being documented...

On C-Span -

11:30 AM EDT 2:30 (est.) LIVE Rally Anti-War Rally Act Now to Stop War & End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.)
Ramsey Clark , Department of Justice
Jessica Lange

[sgtyork]

Isn't he in the senior division of that event now?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[in the Arena]

What the hell is Hagel doing if even the Dems won't go out on the limb he has chosen?

Exactly...

[ladyinred]

Kerry knows that he lost the election partly due to his anti war protests in the 60's. He may be nuts, but he ain't crazy!

[rock58seg]

You may have hit on an idea. Why not appennd the words, SURRENDER MOVEMENT to the names of each of the groups sponsoring this crap, whenever we write or speak of them.

For instance:
The Not in our Name surrender movement.
The Win Without War surrender movement.
The Move On .org. surrender movement.
The MSM surrender movement.

[Blind Eye Jones]

".... guess they see no 'upside' to being openly associated with the "SURRENDER NOW!" movement."

Well they're not quite French yet.

[RunningWolf]

KHAN!!!!

[libs_kma]

They don't want to stay and be photographed with all their buddies?

That's a shame. It would be nice for a change if they showed us who they really are.

[nopardons]

bttt

[NRA1995]

"She knows that the war is a lie, but she is waiting for the right time to say it," Sheehan said. "You say it or you are losing your job."

SAY IT, HILLARY, YOU BITCH, SAY IT! SPIT IT OOOOOOOUUUT! THE WAR IS A LIEEEEEE! NOTHING BUT A BUSH/ROVE/HALLIBURTON LIEEEEEEE!!

[blackie]

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, Cindy Sheehan, terrorists, moonbat democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]