Posted on 01/28/2007 11:10:20 AM PST by Cinnamon Girl
Members of the Greater Baltimore Junior College Anarchists Club preempt counter protesters by throwing themselves in the trash. (AP photo)
Singer/activist Jackson Browne, left, holds up a self portrait to protest the war while Santa Claus, right, asks an AP reporter for some smokes.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson keeps a watchful eye out for activist Cindy Sheehan, explaining that he was "mauled" by her at the last anti-war rally and would rather not have it happen again.
Putting on his angriest face, Georgetown senior Matt LeDeuce declares that if the outlaw Jesse James were alive today, he would be against the war in Iraq.
Two teens who had been cleaning up the highway embankments in orange jumpsuits as part of a drunk driving sentence, took the day off to hold up signs demanding that Guantanamo detainees have fair trials. They were later re-arrested and charged with littering.
Protesters carry flag-draped mock coffins as they prepare to take part in an anti-war march, Jan. 27, 2007. The flags were later burned outside a military base as protesters chanted that all the troops were "baby killers and murderers."
Giovanni Giusti of Columbus, Ohio blocks Independence Ave. near the U.S. Capitol as Capitol Police line up on motorcycles to clear the streets after a protest against the war in Iraq on the National Mall Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 in Washington. Police were able to remove Giusti peacefully by calling him on his cell phone and telling him that his weed was on fire.
Members of Hamas join the anti-war rally.
Three women with numbers written on their foreheads, representing the number of U.S. civilians (L), U.S. military personnel (C) and Iraqis killed in the U.S. invasion, protest the war in Iraq in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 27, 2007. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES)--WERE IT NOT FOR REUTERS' DEDICATION TO THE ANTI-WAR CAUSE, NO ONE WOULD HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE HECK THESE CHICKS WERE DOING OR WHY THERE WERE NUMBERS ON THEIR HEADS. THANKS, REUTERS.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson eyes a pair of boots after complaining that the tassel loafers he was wearing didn't have any arch support.
Sheila McJade of Philadelphia holds up a sign calling on U.S. President George W. Bush to send the Olsen twins to serve in Iraq as thousands of anti-war protesters rally on the National Mall in Washington, January 27, 2007.
Rocker Ozzie Osborne, sans makeup, appears at the anti-war rally in Washington. (AP Photo)
Ships built to sail protesters around the Potomac, but which, due to a clerical error, were built on a miniature scale, are carried around the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 27, 2007.
A woman who alleges to be the wife of an Army Ranger serving in Iraq holds a sign near the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the war in Iraq Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 in Washington. Police later explained to the woman that they aren't actually responsible for the deployment of troops.
Members of the National Elevator Construction Union demand that no escalators be allowed in the rebuilding of Iraq.
Terry Schimmel, second left, from Wakefield, R.I., declares that fleeing Iraq in defeat would be the best way to honor the soldiers who have died. (AP photo)
Author of "The Vagina Monologues" and expert on national security, Eve Ensler, leads activist Jane Fonda and members of Code Pink in a profanity laced anti-war chant.
An unidentified woman whose ballot in the 2006 midterm elections had been disqualified because she had voted for "peace" instead of any of the listed candidates, choses from a small pile of handmade protest signs. (AP Photo)
Seeking to turn themselves in for apparent crimes against humanity, activists hold up a sign reading: "Indict us war criminals." (AP photo)
Expressing some confusion about how free and democratic elections work, demonstrator Janet Wiggie of Marblehead, MA, holds up a sign she stole from her daughter's sixth grade current events report on Cuba.
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) holds up a sign referencing two giants of American foreign policy to make his case against the war, Saturday, January 27, 2007. (AP Photo)
Demanding that Washington raise the level of discourse, Dennis Kucinich (D-) holds up a sign which reads "Liar Liar" on one side, and "Pants on Fire" on the other.
Alice, an anarchist from North Carolina, tries to shake hands with Capitol Police officers as they guard the Capitol during a protest against the war in Iraq Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 in Washington. Police declined the offer, citing hygienic concerns. Alice did not give her last name.
Senior Citizens Susan Sarandon and Jane Fonda stare longingly down memory lane, recalling the days when people actually paid them to be in front of a camera.
Yikes.
My favorite cartoon of all time-thanks for posting it.
ROFLOL!!!
Thanks for the ping, Mom. It made my day!
Does anyone know the numbers of protestors? Haven't been able to find an estimate. thanks
I think "the twins" refers to Barbara and Jenna, not Mary-Kate and Ashley.
Ya think?????
LOL - love the commentaries, CG! Hilarious!
Michael Medved just said under 50,000.
Yeah, the same 50,000 will be at the annual IMF protest this spring.
Sounds good to me! Send our troops the Barbi Twins!
Do these anti-war protesters EVER bathe?????
Great job on the captions!
A bump for Cinnamon Girl and her hilarious captions.
This will brighten up your day!
NYAH, NYAH!
Jesse Jackson wears tassel loafers!
"Oh boy, the race is starting. These are great seats for only $20"
Assuming this woman is actually married to a Ranger, what if Bush came down, got his name and had him sent home and turned him loose with a General Discharge.
I'm guessing the said Ranger would kick her ass.
"Did I really say LBJ instead of Bush?"
"Yup. And I'm afraid I have more bad news. You also said Vietnam instead of Iraq in your speech."
"Oh dear. I bet Saddam won't meet with me now when we go to Iraq for our Solidarity Rally"
"Uhh..I have even more bad news....".
Thanks for the info! I'd hoped less would show, but I guess it could have been worse.
Good ones.
LOLOL!!!
Great captions!
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