Anti-war protesters rally at Bush estate

Portland Press Herald ^ | 18 November 2001 | TED COHEN

[NewHampshireDuo]

KENNEBUNKPORT — In a scene reminiscent of the first Bush presidency, an estimated 300 anti-war protesters rallied Saturday in front of former President George Bush's home. The Maine Global Action Network said they organized the rally to protest the war in Afghanistan. They displayed banners, sang and beat drums.

"This is not about giving peace a chance," said David Kubiak, an organizer for the network. "It's about taking on the corporate powers that built this war and are profiteering from it."

The protesters gathered at St. Ann's Episcopal Church, a half mile from the Bush compound on Ocean Avenue, and marched to his oceanside summer home. Bush was not there at the time.

Police Chief Robert Sullivan, who assigned extra officers for security, said the rally went off without incident. He said there were no arrests. "Their goal was to bring an awareness for global peace," the chief said.

The protest, stemming from the current President Bush's foreign policy, was similar to rallies that were held here during the Persian Gulf War in 1991. At that time, the senior Bush was in office and he summered here each year of his presidency.

The church where the march began Saturday is the church the Bush family attends during the summer. Built in 1887, the church is where Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker — the ex-president's parents — were married in 1921.

The Bush family has had a home here since the turn of the century.

Staff Writer Ted Cohen can be contacted at 791-6321 or at:

tcohen@pressherald.com

[NewHampshireDuo]

"It's about taking on the corporate powers that built this war and are profiteering from it."

Like the airlines, hotel industry, etc. Idiots.

[AppyPappy]

Fruitcakes looking for a stocking.

[lavaroise]

Sadly those people are more sinister than fruitcakes. Their hatred of business and making money is chilling. They are gaging pacifiers, not pacifists.

[LJLucido]

Did I miss the protest in Litte Rock back in 1998?

[AngrySpud]

Hilarious! They know they can't argue against the necessity of the war, so they argue that companies shouldn't "profit" from it. This is the only way they can stay "relevant". Hilarious!

[GeekDejure]

Why is it a given that Dingbats are always scent impared ???

That is to say, they are totally unable to "smell the roses", no matter whether they are awake, or sound asleep !!!

[jrlc]

Round them all up and send them to the Taliban -- if any surviving Taliban can be found. Let's see how anti-war they feel after their boys are humped and their women beaten.

[Neets]

BTT

[Norb2569]

Let's see how anti-war they feel after their boys are humped and their women beaten.

I am surprised at how little publicity the sodomy of young boys by these perverts gets here in America.

I guess we need a national oragnization for boys, ooops we have one already, they are just politically incorrect because they refuse admittance to SODOMIZERS!!!

[jrlc]

Isn't the Democratic Party the official SODOMIZER PROTECTION ASSOCIATION of AMERICA -- oh, I forgot, it was just an accident that Clintoon's first act in office was to promote "gays in the military." RAGHEADS are Boy-Bumpers as clearly as they are Women-Haters -- it all goes together.

[FormerLib]

The protesters gathered at St. Ann's Episcopal Church...

Now there's a surprise!