Watching the C-SPAN coverage of the protest march....

[a kennedy]

I didn't see hardly any VOTE KERRY/EDWARDS signs......a few, but mostly it was anti * signs. Should there have been more vote K/E signs??? Saw the "green party" group, and the Nader/Cameijo (sp) signs, but not ANY vote Kerry/Edwards group.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

1. It was a PROTEST march, not a CAMPAIGN march

[a kennedy]

20. Thank you for sharing....

I didn't know that, and you're right it should be a turnout of how much * is going down the wrong path. Thank you.

[SoFlaJet]

2. could you imagine the media spin

if it was perceived to be a pro-Kerry march?It would also be a little gauche in my opinion.I think the focus was perfect anti war/Bush/Fox

[a kennedy]

21. I'm with ya SoFlaJet.....

it shouldn't be a pro Kerry/Edwards rally. The focus should be how much * is not taking us in the right direction.

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[Kathy in Cambridge]

It's been wafting around here a lot lately

it's the smell of desperation...

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[kentuck]

13. Are you talking about the "Dead Kennedys" ?

:)

[blondeatlast]

15. ...

:evilgrin:

[blondeatlast]

14. Couldn't be... What username could be more obvious??? nt

:evilgrin:

[a kennedy]

25. My user name is a kennedy,

that's because my name is Colleen A. Kennedy, and I thought "a kennedy" would be appropriate on a liberal and democratic website. Is there anything wrong with that???

[a kennedy]

24. Sorry, don't get that sniff, sniff, sniff

and what does meme really stand for anyway??? thanks.

[Minimus]

4. noticed that too

did you hear the call-ins afterward? even without Kerry signs a guy said seeing the rainbow flags and hearing profanity had made him want to lean toward Bush.

what an idiot! there are no other pressing issues or important things going on in our country or the world so i'm voting based on rainbow flags. AARRGGH!!!

[bowens43]

5. No. It's not about Kerry it's about bush.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

6. God I'm glad there weren't hardly any

as you said. This wasn't a Kerry-Edwards rally. It is a PROTEST OF BUSH and his MISADMINISTRATION.

After all, the RNC is being held there. Duh.

[blondeatlast]

7. I saw some. Most of the marchers were from smaller groups, too,

concerned with their own agendas. They really only share one thing: remove the turd from office.

What's the problem with that, anyhow???

something, can't put my finger on it, but it's familiar...

[wildeyed]

9. Not a Kerry/Edwards march, a protesting Bush march.

Therefore, no K/E signs.

My understanding, the DNC is not associated with the protesters at all. That way dems don't get blamed if the protesters get up to some naughtiness. We hope. The B/C folks will try to pin it on us regardless, the lying scum.

[blondeatlast]

10. BTW, interesting sig line. Is it original?

Please cite it, if not. Thanks.

[a kennedy]

19. No, I got it from a Rob Redding web site......

[blondeatlast]

26. Lots of references to the Washington Times...

Verrrrrrryyyyy interesting...

[The_Casual_Observer]

11. There were plenty of them

Scattered throughout the crowd.
Great march. regards to all who attended.

[Generic Other]

12. Those on DU who were whining that the protest would hurt Kerry

seemed not to see that the protest was never about Kerry. It was planned the day Bush arrogantly chose to inflict the RNC on NYC. That was way before Kerry was even the Dem's frontrunner. It had nothing to do with him.

This was a fight between Bush and his subjects. Between lies and truth.

Election Day will be about Kerry.

[wildeyed]

28. Well it is also a fight with the media who have a tendency

to put everything in a pro-Bush light. My fear is that anything negative that happens, the media will sensationalize it, blame it on Kerry.

I thought the coverage of the protest was great, really put a ding into the opening coverage of the RNC convention. I am so happy to have been wrong. But the week is young, still many opportunities for mis-step.

Look, I am a citizen of a red state. Trust me when I say people here really don't like bush. They are also VERY conservative. Leading them to Kerry is like leading a skittish horse into a new environment. Gently, gently and no fast movements but it can be done. Call me the Republican whisperer. But too many images of people with Fuck Bush tee shirts will freak them out, send them right back to repug fold. So I don't see how my concern qualifies as whining. Just trying to put a red state perspective on the issue.

[AmandaRuth]

16. wow - did we watch the same thing?

i watched maybe 1/2 hour of the march, and in that short time, saw a few Kerry/Edwards signs but PLENTY of Kerry/Edwards tee-shirts.

[GingerSnaps]

17. If there would have been Kerry signs it wouldn't have been a Bush protest

It's a protest against Bush and the repubs not a vote Kerry/Edwards march.

Our party has so much talent in creativity and most of the sign were hand made not manufactured by the RNC.

One thing that the republicans lack is a creative talent and that's why you spot one every time you encounter one. :hi:

[Warren DeMontague]

18. Why don't you try looking at this picture...

And figure out what it means for Bush:

[AmandaRuth]

23. impeach, i just watched part of the

protest on cspan, did not see the circle of the yellow tee-shirts. what is the significance of them. curious here.

[Warren DeMontague]

27. I have no idea. I probably caught less of the thing than you did.

But that's a great picture.

There are several people here who participated, I'm sure one of them can answer that question.

Whoever it was, in general, It seems like the whole thing was oranized rather flawlessly. Appears to have come off without any major hitches.

[G_j]

30. the shirts say "marshal"

I believe. I think they are marshals for UFPJ.


That is a beautiful picture. :-)

[NewYorkerfromMass]

29. Probably to allow the sign to be read and photo'd

is my best guess.