Nall: Mainstream Media Silent While Calls for Impeachment Grow

In an April 27 article, "Cheers likely for Bush at MDC speech," the Miami Herald quoted accounting and economics teacher, Maria Mari saying, "This is a commuter school. Students don't stick around' to plan protests. Yet, the number of young protestors was equal if not greater than the number of aged activists. Luis Cuevas, Florida state coordinator of the Progressive Democrats of America, was specifically impressed by the turn-out of young activists. "I think it's a wonderful experience to see so many people, particularly very young people, present at this place," he said.

First-time protestor, 25-year-old Miami resident, Cassandra Wendels, said the event was both positive and empowering. "This is actually my first event," she said. "It's nice to feel so much energy from other people so that it makes the whole point stronger. And it's nice to know you're not sitting home and watching the shit on TV that you're actually there, you're in it. I'm going to get off my couch a lot more and make a whole lot of other people get off of their couches a lot more and be here."

Wendels said that she felt her presence at the rally was meaningful because it would embolden others. "I feel like if me being here, if two or three other people see me here then two other people will come next time and it just makes it stronger. So everybody has to do there part. Everybody has to be here."

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