Thanks again to Little Green Footballs
Posted on 03/23/2007 5:34:34 PM PDT by Lady J USA 1981
Student's photo of war protest stirs controversy Posted by The Oregonian March 22, 2007 18:24PM Categories: Breaking News Apparently, "Portland hates America."
At least that's what conservative commentator Michelle Malkin of Los Angeles told the world on her Web site this week. Why?
Well, Malkin -- along with a Google-worthy list of her friends on the blogging right -- were goaded by the photos uploaded to Linfield College student Rachael Palinkas' online Facebook album.
An aspiring journalist, Palinkas snapped them during Sunday's anti-Iraq war rally and march in downtown. In one image, black-masked protesters burn a uniformed effigy of a U.S. soldier as a young girl cuddles up to her father and watches.
It didn't take long for the picture to explode in the blogosphere, with conservatives using it as reason No. 1 to oppose those who oppose the war.
"U.S. soldier burned in effigy," declared the Drudge Report on Tuesday. "What passes for an anti-war protest in Portland," huffed WhackyNation. "Brainwashing the next generation of troop-haters," said Shock & Blog.
Palinkas just wants them to stop.
"What they're doing is wrong," she said. "They're twisting my pictures and misrepresenting what happened on that day."
In the past few days, the 19-year-old mass communication major said she has learned the power of a picture. And the power of people with an agenda on the Internet.
Palinkas said she posted 240 photos from the peace rally and march that reportedly drew 15,000 people to her Facebook site. Almost all of them showed "people laughing, talking, dancing, marching" at what she called a "family-friendly" event.
"No one is linking to those photos," Palinkas said.
Palinkas attended the march with a group of college friends. Shortly before the march, she noticed that a group of about 30 black-clad people had broken away from the crowd in the South Park Blocks. Shocked to see them burning a uniformed effigy of a U.S. soldier, she started snapping photos. She also took pictures of them lighting an upside down flag afire.
Although she is opposed to the war, "I thought what they were doing was wrong," Palinkas said. "I had never seen anything like it. That's why I took the photos."
She said she has recieverd more than 150 emails about the photos. After the Drudge Report posted a link, she got hate mail from people who thought she was part of the radical group. Among other things, they said, she "should be tried for treason" and should be deported. In response, she told visitors to her Facebook page, "I don't support this."
Late today, Palinkas removed her Facebook album from public viewing so that people without permission could not use the photos.
Conservative Portland radio host Lars Larson posted three of the images on his Web site. "If you think recent anti-war protests are harmless free speech .¤.¤. let me give you a few more images to consider," he posted.
Larson, who supports military action in Iraq, gave no apologies.
He said he used the images because he felt they were the most newsworthy part of the protest. "I'm showing that some members of this community advocate killing soldiers," Larson said.
After spending months planning what was for the most part a civil demonstration, organizers say they are aghast.
Kelly Campbell of American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization, was frustrated. "We had a massive, peaceful demonstration against the killing and destruction going on every day in Iraq, a positive experience for thousands of people from different walks of life."
-- Joseph Rose: 503-221-8029; josephrose@news.oregonian.com
Which one? The guy dragging the flag?
LMAO, they always claim "they are a separate" group!! Freaks, each and every last one of them!
No, the one where it says F*** the troops. I have it, just don't know how to post it!
Keep trying NGZ LOL
LOLOL, I've been making a complete fool of myself trying to post pics!! Words yes, pics no!!!!
You sleep with dogs, you get fleas.
Big arguments with the lefties on this issue here >>> http://www.network54.com/Forum/559420/thread/1174298550/last-1174457720/Veterans+and+counter-protestors+defend+Washington+D.C.+memorials+against+lefty+slime and here >>> http://www.network54.com/Forum/559420/thread/1174479717/last-1174492794/johnhp%27s+freinds+-+the+%26quot%3Bmorale+boosters%26quot%3B and here >>> http://www.network54.com/Forum/559420/thread/1174258080/last-1174666511/Fresh+Location
Again longjack, thanks for being my hero!!!
Right. All we got here was a glimpse of the truth about leftist scum. Leftist "organizers" aghast, my arse.
I know we're not supposed to hate, but I just can't help myself. I HATE these people. Perhaps it is OK because they are evil, what else explains it?
Don't forget Eugene. The patchouli oil and tie-dye at the Saturday morning downtown market will make you puke and could blind you as well.
19 years old and has already been taught how to exploit causes to benifit ones own career and turn around and play the victim card expecting to get a pass.
They didn't just burn the flag - someone actually dropped his pants in front of the crowd and shit on it.
And the crowd clapped and cheered. I'll bet Palinkas was one of the ones cheering this thing on.
They have their own version of belly-girl
They have a lot of other good and different shots over at zombietime.com. It's worth a trip over.
They have some pics of the good guys/gals , too.
What a difference.
On another note: These disgusting low-life morons make me sick but I am glad that they went out there and put on display for all the world to see (thanks to Miss Palinka - hahaha) what complete, ignorant, hypocritical and insidious losers they truly are! ANYONE who can support what these creatures say and represent has no heart and no soul.
Hey peaceful demonstrations drove the British from our shores during the colonial era. Peaceful demonstrations halted the reign of terror in 18th century France. Peaceful demonstrations lead to the emancipation of slaves. Peaceful demonstrations persueded Hitler to turn back from Poland. Peaceful demonstrations stayed the Japanese at Nanking.
Why peaceful demonstrations have established justice, insured domestic tranquility, provided for the common defense, promoted the general welfare, and secured the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
Oh wait. It was war that did those things. Never mind.
Thanks for giving it the old college try, you seem closer to posting pictures than I am.
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