Posted on 01/27/2007 12:30:03 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Tens of thousands of demonstrators from across the country are expected to converge in Washington today to urge the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq as President Bush is proposing to send more troops in an effort to stabilize the country.
They plan to rally on the Mall, march around the north side of the Capitol and send a strong message to the government.
The event, which authorities said could draw 100,000 people, starts with a rally at 11 a.m. Among those expected to address the crowd are Jane Fonda, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon and Jesse Jackson.
The march, organized by the group United for Peace and Justice, is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
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Fifty to 100 members of the Washington chapter of the conservative organization FreeRepublic.com plan to rally near the U.S. Navy Memorial to oppose the march and the participation of Jane Fonda, the chapter said. The actress has long been the object of conservative ire for her support of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
"These groups are the ones that are acting as the political arm of the terrorists overseas to help bring about America's defeat in the war on terror," said Kristinn Taylor of FreeRepublic.com.
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Now they are showing the obligatory flag-draped fake coffins.
Thanks,wish i was there.
The reason there are so many at these protests...and the illegal immigration protests..is because they have BIG BUCKS backing them.
They have Hollywood..and George Soros...and they pay to bus these people.
Free Republic can't afford to do that..and FR is working people that don't have the time or the $$$$ to just go around complaining all of the time.
SOBs have a flag draped coffin. on the stage.
:)
And now we get the biggest joke of all, Hillary.
Estimates of several thousand! Way short of the 100K promised...
Look at all of these loser democrats.
Oh no they just put Hillary on.I am turning this off.
Now C-Spin is showing a Pro-Hillary rally, I don't know what is worse?
I am watching to see if 1. She has used the make-up artist that occasionally she uses and 2. If she goes into screechy mode
About 40 people staged a counter-protest, including military family members and Army Cpl. Joshua Sparling, 25, who lost his leg to a bomb in Iraq in November 2005.
He said the anti-war protesters, especially those who are veterans or who are on active duty, "need to remember the sacrifice we have made and what our fallen comrades would say if they are alive."
Remember Joshua Sparling: what a trooper!! Sorry to hear he lost his leg; they tried so hard to save it at Walter Reed.
Mark Steyn used an interesting word to describe what is happening today...."infantilization"........whining, immature, demanding children.
We can hope and pray!
Does anyone know how many people are protesting?...I am unable to watch
Well, Hillary has sprung for the make-up artist. She is also wearing the pop-beads.
OMG! That music and heeeeeres Hillary! This could be funny.
My God, she has Old Crusty on.
I x-ed it out right quick, myself. Don't want to see Hillary, I just ate breakfast.
It has to be. There aren't any American flags in the protest group, except the one on the coffin. These folks have me so confused./s Are they symbolizing the war dead, or the DeathWish for America?
Oh, boy. Straight to the Hillary town meeting in Iowa.
Damn, isn't there something important to report, like a war? How DO these people get all this free air time?
What do you thing Hill's REALLY thinking when she looks at each of those ignorant ignoramuses.
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