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Your Country Needs You (Warning! War = Dismemberment)

by B. Marsh (subbrian3 [at] yahoo.com)
Photo and text...
usaneedsyou2.jpg
Police harassed protesters - trying to keep them several blocks away from the presidential
motorcade route - with horses, riot cops, and uniformed officers - at several times almost
trampling people with their horses.
At least one protester was arrested - a woman was arrested after she asked a cop not to
touch her. She was released without charges an hour later. A woman was kicked in the
stomach or chest area by a cop on a horse - apparently for having the audacity to ask why
others where allowed to pass while protesters were not. Those dressed in business attire
or carrying American flags were allowed past police lines to wave flags along the
motorcade route.
A smaller group of protesters managed to make it to the motorcade route several minutes
before Bush and his entourage drove by at Fast Track speed.

Did Bush see his first “Stop Bombing Afghanistan” banner today?
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Stop the Bombing / No “Trade Promotion Authority” (Fast Track)
Protesters greet George Bush in Sacramento
Sacramento, CA USA
October 17, 2001
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by ...
What is with the drugged up hippie kid holding the sign? I can tell he is probably really educated about the issues at hand. Bet he would trade in his anti-war sign for a pro-war sign if someone offered him a joint to do so.
by Denise (AnTheOscarGoesTo [at] hotmail.com)
I think it is unfair to judge someone on something as trivial as how they appear in a protest rally photograph, It seems very "uneducated" of this "drugged up hippie" person to judge a kid who is standing up for what he believes in and trying to make a difference in HIS world (as well as yours) on the simple fact that he is not a 30 yr old computer analyst who shops at the GAP, I mean, at least he has the balls to go DO something about his opinion, rather then simply ragging on pictures of ohters who ARE getting involved like the "author" (and i use the term loosely) of this rebuttle. And in case he is wondering, YES i HAVE also protested, so i am not being hypicritical. Also and i was debating on whether i should mention this or not, I am 17 (will be 18 in a week) and find it almost sad that i have more tollerance, judgement and intellegence then this guy. (whoever wrote that bitter comment). Thats all i have to say to him. But i suppose because i am young (and btw happen to have purple hair and a lip ring) MY OPINION IS OBVIOUSLLY INVALID AND UNINTELLEGENT {now theres a great Literary Device~sarcasm}
So please Sir, learn something out of this. It is not only the opinions of the old, or "conservatively dressed" that matter and all young people are not all anarchists and drug addicts. But if u would prefer to live in your archityptual world, please go right ahead, we will welcome you to reality with the rest of us one day.
DeeDu*
by I stand ENLIGHTENED!
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE ENLIGHTENED BY AN 18 YEAR OLD! YOU HAVE CHANGED THAT!! YOU MAY BE THE SMARTEST 18 YEAR OLD EVER!!!! YOU ROCK!

by Hippie Barbie!
I just wonder if his "weenie" is small enough to satisfy me??
by peace fag...
Hey dude. wip it out...I'll give it a spin. Let's do it.
by DeeDu* (AnTheOscarGoesTo [at] hotmail.com)
Thanx to whoever wrote the "enlightened" comment! :) i feel pretty gr8 about that, glad i reached someone, speaking of which, the two comments above me here one from uh "Barbie" is it? and this other person......I think its pretty sad that you've turned an "Anti-War" site into some sort of odd teenage porno dating site. Thanks for ONCE AGAIN re-enforcing the stereotype that all ppl under 30 are moronic~hormone drivin retards! Really halping the cause~'preciate it. {sigh}
Thats about all i have to say about that...surprise surprise
but dont worry, ill be bakc periodically to enlighten once again! I hope :)
Have a goon one all.
DeeDu*
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