The convention protests begin
DENVER -- Demonstrators descended on the Democratic National Convention today, marching through the city streets carrying messages against the war, President Bush, torture, imperialism, and even Barack Obama and his Democratic Party.
The marchers were a varied lot -- they ranged from older, soft-spoken anti-war activists who felt at home in the Democratic Party to younger radicals voicing objection to the very existence of the United States. They yelled slogans like: "Stop the torture, stop the war, this is what we're fighting for." The police presence was heavy.
Some were there more to express their anger at the Bush administration. "It's a protest against Bush and Cheney. It is in support of Obama," said Karen Hriso, a retirement plan administrator from Denver in her late 50s.
But others chanted, "Is Obama going to stop the war in Afghanistan? Hell no!" "The Democrats are an imperialist party, too," said Antonio Moreno, a 27-year-old grad student from Denver.
Here is Bob Van Wyk, a 58-year-old from St. Petersburg, Fla.
Because the protesters objected to torture and war, they objected to the very existence of the United States (never mind that shredding sound you here as the U.S. Constitution is disobeyed by our "leaders")? I guess it is nice to know what America stands for and what our "values" are these days.
It is this kind of blatantly-biased, agenda-pushing, war-promoting type of "journalism" (along with all the lies) that has turned America's "mainstream media" into a laughing stock in this world.
As for comment #1 . . . Well said.
What the article said was, "The marchers were a varied lot -- they ranged from older, soft-spoken anti-war activists who felt at home in the Democratic Party to younger radicals voicing objection to the very existence of the United States." I don't know how you get, "Because the protesters objected to torture and war, they objected to the very existence of the United States..." from that. Must be a reading comprehension problem.
I supported Barack Obama earlier this year...then, he began to distance himself from his pastor Rev. Wright and finally resigned from his church which I though was done not so much on a moral basis, but because it was politically expedient in his effort to win the Presidential nomination at any cost.
Obama then said he will withdraw troops from Iraq, but deploy up to 7,000 to Afghanistan, which again may be an attempt to appease warmongers in Congress, Senate and this country and again, another attempt to veer towards the center for votes.
Recently, Obama 'urged caution' about missles in Poland. What kind of leader urges caution? At this point he should be saying, "Enough is enough! If we had begun impeachment hearings against Bush in 2006, like the Democrats promised, if we had begun to defund the Iraq War like the Democrats promised in 2006, Bush would get the message we don't want anymore wars or provocation of wars!"
I will vote with my heart, this time around, I'm supporting Cynthia McKinney, who stood up for the people during her career in Congress and is standing up once again in Denver with Cindy Sheehan!
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