THEY'RE BUILDING "BUSHVILLE" ON THE D.C. MALL! 9/11/05!!!

[Walt Starr]

http://www.bushville.org

[GeorgeBushytail]

1. Yes!

[gatorboy]

2. WOOT!!!! N/T

[GeorgeBushytail]

23. Let's help spread the word - www.bushville.org

9/11 March to Bushville, DC

On 9/11 survivors of Katrina will commit an act of Nonviolent Civil Disobedience by setting up an illegal camp on the Washington, DC Mall. Bushville, DC will stay there as long as it takes to get answers and change.

Visit http://www.bushville.org and spread the word.

We will camp on Bush's doorstep and make him face us every day until he is driven from power.

Join the March to Bushville, DC. If you can't make it on 9/11 visit us on 9/24.

[kenny blankenship]

3. I hope they brought gondolas!

and lots of money. Dry land is a rumor and nothing's free in Bushworld.

[bloom]

4. !!!

:bounce:

[graywarrior]

5. Alrighty!!!!

[Just Me]

6. YAY!!!!

Wish I could go. ;(

[Imagevision]

7. Looking forward to join Cindy and the NO. survivors...!

http://downingstreetmemo.com/

[walldude]

8. This is beautiful...

Anyone know if * is going ahead with his 9/11 Bar-B-Q and Clint Black concert? What better way to celebrate 9/11. :eyes:

[northzax]

9. great, fabulous.

hope they bother to pick up their trash this time.

this is a bad idea. in order for it to be effective you'd need thousands of people willing to stick it out. they'll get maybe 50. It will actually reduce the impact of other issues.

[Walt Starr]

13. Go to the site

10,000 is the number.

[GeorgeBushytail]

17. I think 10,000 is a long-range guess. 3 would be enough.

If 3 show up to build Bushville, DC, the event will draw tons of media attention.

[fishwax]

31. Do you really think they'll get 10,000?

Sounds pretty optimistic, though I'd love to see it and I think it's a great idea whether they get 10,000 or 10.

[Tesibria]

47. doesn't the site say 1,000 ? Where's the extra zero?

sorry to be a dupe == but I've read the site four times now, and can only see "Imagine 1,000 Katrina survivors camped on Bush’s doorstep."

[GeorgeBushytail]

55. kick

[northzax]

63. it says "imagine 10,000 people"

I can imagine a lot of things, but that doesn't mean it's coming true, you know?

[meganmonkey]

16. Hmm..interesting perspective. What makes you think

they'll only get 50 peeps?

[northzax]

61. reality.

how many people are honestly willing to commit a federal crime? there may be more than 50 people there on Sunday, I hope so, but I bet by the time I'm playing flag football on the next field on wednesday, they are down to fewer than 50 people. Protesting is easy, when it's convenient and fun. not so easy when you have to post guards to keep the junkies away, get no sleep because of harrassment from people walking by, and other impacts.

where do they plan to camp? on the Ellipse? that won't last long. on the grounds of the Washington Monument? there isn't a bathroom outside of business hours for 6 blocks. there won't be any portapotties, there won't be any water or electricity, all of which will keep the average protester away. Are we going to have a camp of white people on the Mall when the people in trouble are black? how are the poor people truely affected by this going to get there?

it's a disaster waiting to happen.

[BringEmOn]

18. I hope they're more concerned about the trash in the Whitehouse

[northzax]

62. yeah, but my taxes pay for the cleanup

and I get to live with a trashed city after protests of all kinds. and I have rarely seen a protest that had as many people as they claimed would come. so I'm skeptical.

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. Hey George,

Hey George wake up.

What?

Look out the window George?

I think we've got a problem.

[goclark]

39. Move Your Ass Out of the WH Georgie!

[MadLinguist]

11. Modeled on the notorious Hooverville

Let it stink to high heavens. Praise the Load

[Brother Buzz]

30. Hope it doesn't end up resembling the Bonus Marchers Hooverville

US Army Attacks Veterans in 1932

After World War I, Congress passed a bill guaranteeing veterans of that war a cash bonus payable in 1945. At the lowest depths of the Great Depression, in 1932, thousands of destitute veterans and their families gathered in Washington, DC, to petition Congress for faster payment. They were called "Bonus Marchers."

The veterans established a "Hooverville" of temporary shacks and tents in the swampy terrain of the Anacostia Flats. The sight of ragged, hungry, IMPATIENT veterans, along with their wives and kids, embarrassed and horrified President Herbert Hoover.

Hoover ordered MacArthur, then Army Chief of Staff, and his aide Maj. Dwight Eisenhower to clear out the Flats. For help, they called in cavalry from Ft. Myer, commanded by Maj. George Patton.

The troops swooped down on Anacostia Flats, setting fire to the tents and shacks, and driving out the protesters. The toll of dead and injured in the attack is still disputed today.

At least one high-ranking former officer sided with the Bonus Marchers and, in a newsreel from the time, can be seen telling them to "raise hell!"

That was FORCIBLY retired Marine general Smedley Darlington Butler. Still the only officer in Marine Corps history to win the Medal Of Honor twice, Butler was also the youngest Major General in the history of the Corps.

In 1931, for criticisms of Corporate Foreign Policy and other Sins Against The Hoover Administration, he attained another "first." He became the first American general since the Civil War to be relieved of his command and threatened with a court-martial.

A New York lawyer offered to defend Gen. Butler free of charge if the government court-martialed him. The lawyer's name: Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Who is going to be the 'Butler' in this event if it blows up? Oh, and who is going to be the next 'Roosevelt'? I want to know.

[DoYouEverWonder]

44. I doubt it

Most of the military hates Bush as much as we do.

Why do you think you never heard about the military vote last year?

[Brother Buzz]

49. Why use the military...

when BlackWater USA Security is chomping at the bit?

[meganmonkey]

12. Ooooh!!! Yeah!!!

No problem getting that place populated!!!!


:woohoo:

[understandinglife]

14. I've cross posted this and urge all of you to consider what is ...

... proposed, here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4680732&mesg_id=4699698


Peace.

[LiberalinNC]

15. Why camp? Georgie doesn't use the white house, these folks are

Americans, let them stay there!

[GeorgeBushytail]

19. The White House lawn can be the latrine area

[LiberalinNC]

25. Put all the Port-o-Potties on the South Lawn!

And dump all the waste in the rose garden! ;)

[Cleita]

20. The revolution starts now!

:bounce:

[meganmonkey]

21. I hear the drumming! By the time the rally on the 24th happens, that town

will be inundated!!

:woohoo:

I am so fucking excited I think I peed a little!!!

:woohoo:

[progressoid]

28. Goodness!

Now that's excited!

[GeorgeBushytail]

59. Please spread the word!

[malaise]

22. You need loads of black flags

dual symbolism - death and race.

[GeorgeBushytail]

60. Yes

[noahmijo]

24. I'm trying hard to hold back the tears...

if they get even so much as a couple thousand let alone 10,000

[noahmijo]

26. Small issue but the rw talking point will be "Most are not from NO"

Most of the campers are just left wing activists......so I say to any Katrina survivor doing this SHOVE YOUR CREDENTIALS INTO THE MEDIA WHORES FACES

[Ladyhawk]

27. Recommended. n/t

[snot]

29. I see no indication they've obtained a permit; don't they need one? nt

[GeorgeBushytail]

32. A Civil Disobedience Permit?

[Cleita]

34. If they got a permit they would be put in a free speech zone

across town. Sometimes you have to break a few ridiculous laws to get their attention.

[Nothing Without Hope]

33. Don't miss the link (under "NONVIOLENT") to the King Center

Nonviolent, inclusive coalition is the only thing that will save our country now. The monsters have made their critical move. One way or the other, this is the turning point.

[izzybeans]

35. Now there is an idea for those who get the $2000 debit cards

If they plan on going. I tent and as much nonperishable supplies as they can buy.

[Synnical]

36. Then press will be taking pics like this everyday ?

[GeorgeBushytail]

37. They will live in the seat of media and each will have stories to tell.

[goclark]

38. Love it! Can we make contributions through

the White Cross or do we have to go through FEMA?

[GeorgeBushytail]

40. Contribute today by spreading the word - www.bushville.org

Email that one link to a few friends. Imagine the ripples.

[Im with Rosey]

41. What can we do to help?

It is not possible for some to be there but would like to help however we can. Any suggestions?

[myrna minx]

42. How incredible.

THIS is democracy. I love these people. :loveya:

[mzmolly]

43. Woah.

:toast:

[caledesi]

45. I was in DC during the "Poor People's March" and it was unbelievable...

My roommates and used to ride the bus to work in DC and pass by all the tents and people washing clothes in the Relecting pool.

It was something and this bushville event should be really something.

[GeorgeBushytail]

48. www.bushville.org just added a link to The Poor People's March

You must have their ear.

[caledesi]

53. Well, that's the first thing I thought of was the Poor People's March

Bushville will be impressive! Believe me.

[Beaverhausen]

46. Yahoo has the story

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050908/pl_afp/usweatherprotest_050908204155

[NashVegas]

50. ...

..

[GeorgeBushytail]

51. An activist scam that asks for no money???!!!

Don't fall for it!

That whois record just shows that they were smart enough to register the URL with a privacy company. The privacy company is in Washington state.

[NashVegas]

52. Hmmmm

I give you that. But I still question how many Katrina victims got themselves evacuated that far up. There is no contact info, no names to verify this is being driven by actual Katrina survivors. At best, it looks misleading.

[GeorgeBushytail]

54. There is quite a history of protest encampments in DC

I'm glad to see they have some of them documented on
www.bushville.org

[catzies]

56. Brilliant!

:patriot:

[ignatius 2]

57. Whoa,,great symbolism. The people are ready to

harvest the grapes of wrath.

[GeorgeBushytail]

58. Please spread the word - www.bushville.org

9/11 March to Bushville, DC

On 9/11 survivors of Katrina will commit an act of NONVIOLENT Civil Disobedience by setting up camp on the Washington, DC Mall.

Bushville, DC will remain as long as it takes to get answers and change.

Visit www.bushville.org and spread the word.

We will camp on Bush's doorstep and make him face us every day until he is driven from power.

Join the March to Bushville, DC. If you can't make it on 9/11 visit us on 9/24.