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2006-07-11 Fifth Column

Protesters Call On Government To Prosecute the New York Times

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Posted by DanNY 2006-07-11 08:22|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Awwwright!

Prosecute, persecute, boycott, bankrupt - whatever it takes.

Posted by Bobby 2006-07-11 09:45|| 2006-07-11 09:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Indy Media has posted an article which uses fake quotes (or at least nothing I heard and I was right behind the cound truck) to disparage the protest:

Protest Warriors Incite Violence in New York

One of their commenters has posted some photos as well. As in the multiple cases of the left publishing home addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, etc... of those who disagree with them, they posted a description of the vehicle and a photo of the license plate of the sound truck.

More of their photos are here.

Heh, one of the commenters asked:
where were the counter-protesters??

The National Review was not impressed...
They thought we were too rough edged for their taste. I think I saw one of these guys. He gave me a frowning patronizing look everytime he heard me yell something. Looked like he needed an enema or something.

To the National Review: Get real! When someone as high profile as "Pinch" has committed treason and there appears to be no action to hold him accountable for his acts then it is time to take to the streets and demand justice. We better not turn into a caste system where the hierarchy is exempt from the rule of law. I see way too many examples of this happening, Sandy Berger, Bill Clinton, etc... to be comfortable not protesting each and every occurance. There is a time for high brow debate and then there is a time to take to the streets. So far the debate has been ineffective. It is time for the other remedy.

Posted by DanNY 2006-07-11 09:50|| 2006-07-11 09:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Thank you for your report from the front, Dan, NY. Well done!

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-11 09:55|| 2006-07-11 09:55|| Front Page Top

#4 A further note about the counter protesters from a comment I just posted at Indy media:

There were never more than ten counter protesters. Most of the people on their side of the street were passersby who stopped to watch for a few minutes or protesters who moved to the other side to be better able to hear the speeches.

Only four of the counter protesters were in any way memorable:

There was Sunglass guy who seems to believe that President Bush should have an army of black or brown shirts available to knock down doors in the dead of the night and drag traitors off to prison, the law be damned...

There was 'Dropkick' who didn't say anything memorable, but had a cool T shirt which must have reflected what happened to knock whatever brains he had out of his head in his youth.

There was 'bumper sticker to nowhere' man who held up a stick with bumper stickers attached. Apparently I was too far to read whatever snarky quotes might have been displayed. He might have been a vendor or something...

And then there was 'Androgenous Pat' who sat it's fat butt on a bicycle and blew a whistle everytime it wanted. We may finally know now where the infamous missing chads from 2000 went...

Posted by DanNY 2006-07-11 10:18|| 2006-07-11 10:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Good on ya, Dan.

Later that evening my wife and I were thanked for taking part in the protest and helping to try "to keep her husband safe" by the wife of one of our servicemen in Iraq.

I can't think of a higher honor.

Posted by Matt 2006-07-11 10:55|| 2006-07-11 10:55|| Front Page Top

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