The Coffins

[eleny]

Are they waiting so they can all march in a cohesive statement? This is so powerful.

[eleny]

1. Ooops I see they're moving again

[Bluzmann57]

Just turned this on

This is powerful stuff. And they've been marching since 11:00, CDT? Wow! That is some parade! Go people! Can't be there in person, but please know that I'm there in spirit.

[Kimber Scott]

2. This is gut wrenching.

Is it being shown anywhere else?

[seabeyond]

3. i was gonna start a thread too. watching

this is excellent. just kick ass

[eleny]

4. How about this Bush* face with the "lies" etc

being pulled out of the mouth. People have done such a great job with these.

[seabeyond]

6. that was good.

another thread too. just put that face lies hate fear needs to be everywhere. very clever and the way they just pulled it coming out of his mouth. excellent

[EST]

5. Yah-don't know if I'm crying or laughing!

So inspired... so damn cool

[seabeyond]

7. ya, chills here too

i loved them chanting this is what democracy looks like

[buycitgo]

8. I DON't like the chants

it's a commemoration of needless slaughter.

it should be solemn

I don't like it

and since we're no longer a democracy

you HAVE to agree with me, since I said it first!

[tridim]

10. Seems fairly silent now.

Somber. This is the most powerful anti-Iraq war image I've seen to date.

[IndianaGreen]

12. Put your TV on mute

You are hearing things that should have been heard at the Democratic Convention. If you don't like, that's just too bad!

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[IndianaGreen]

17. Yes, I have been to the type of funerals you described

including some involving servicemembers that died in tragic and wasteful circumstances.

[buycitgo]

18. did you chant, shout?

[IndianaGreen]

22. Not at a funeral

This is a mock funeral, so I don't see your point!

[buycitgo]

23. never mind.....on same side

time to excise the cancer

then plenty of time to disagree on cure

[KittyWampus]

13. Agreed About Silence. Still, Very Powerful

whoever came up with the idea

:yourock:

[barb162]

29. I could not make out the chants for anything!

What was it they were they chanting?

The coffins remind me of the Vietnam protests so much. Sigh....

[Tamyrlin79]

14. "Tell me what democracy looks like!"

"THIS is what democracy looks like!"

It is so awesome.

[IndianaGreen]

9. This is the most powerful antiwar image I have ever seen recently!

and it really speaks as to the folly of this Administration, and this Congress, in supporting and enabling a criminal war of aggression against another nation.

As the protesters chanted: Let Iraqis run Iraq, bring the troops home.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

11. We are now just 28 away from 1000 dead US soldiers in Iraq

Such a sad waste of young lives, all for the lies and ego of one unelected man.

http://icasualties.org/oif/

[Javaman]

30. One thing I find very interesting about the casualites....

Notice that all the news these last few weeks have been about Najaf, yet if you look at the locations as to where the solders over the past couple of weeks were killed, only 2 or 3 were killed in the Najaf area. To me that tells me that 1) the US military is continuing to control what is told to us as to "how the country is improving" 2) Iraq is far more volitile than anyone in the media or the administration wants us to believe. And 3) the various area that were deemed "safe" appear never have been in the first place.

[mandyky]

15. It is chilling!

Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words - this is one of those!

[gulliver]

19. Powerful. Glad to see the yawning, bored cops too.

Guy just yelled "George Bush can kiss my ass!" though... I agree with the sentiment, but not on TV...

[buycitgo]

21. tame compared to other stuff

cops are worn out from fighting all those terra ists

[bluedog]

20. picture .yahoo

[EST]

24. The cspan callers are almost all anti bush!

Independants pro kerry, Bush callers hanging up!

[liberal N proud]

25. The Coffins should take their statement on tour!

They could take them to all the battle ground states and march them through the streets of city's and towns alike.
March them through known republican dominate neighborhoods.
Then they should take them to Washington DC and set them up on the National Mall. The hill on the north side of the Washington Monument would be good as they could be seen from the White House.

[watercolors]

26. I;d like to see them march

everyday of the convention! Get the point across that these are what are important. Young lives lost because of bush's lies.

[senseandsensibility]

27. The coffins

were dignified and powerful statements. For that reason, I wonder if they were even shown on the cable networks, which I'm boycotting. Does anyone know? Way to go, protestors!:toast:

[Javaman]

31. Just boycott cable...

I haven't had cable for over 4 years. Nothing but slant and BS. I get all my news from the net. I don't believe anything that is shown on TV. I prefer to go right to the source.

[senseandsensibility]

32. I agree

and I am boycotting them, but I was just curious if anyone had seen any coverage of the protests on CNN,FAUX,etc.? Will they just ignore them?

[LibDemAlways]

28. The coffins were

the march's finest moment - a powerful reminder of how these criminals have callously sacrified American lives for oil, greed, and corporate profit. A stroke of genius.