More anti-war protests?

[fintstone]

Michelle Malkin discusses plans for the upcoming war protests that you lefties just won't want to miss.

Moonbats on parade
Michelle Malkin

March 16, 2005

With freedom on the move across the Middle East and beyond, aggrieved anti-war protesters here in the United States have nothing better to do this weekend than what they have always done: stand in the way.

The most unhinged of left-wing activists, from breast-exposing pacifists to the conspiracy-mongers of MoveOn.org, will descend on New York, Washington and other major media markets to "mark the two-year anniversary of the U.S. bombing and invasion of Iraq." They will do so by clogging the streets, tying up police resources and leaving behind a trail of anti-Bush propaganda litter.

Who says the Left doesn't know how to create jobs?

In New York, the "Troops Out Now Coalition" plans to march on Saturday from Harlem to Central Park to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's home to demonstrate against the "occupation." Their solution for helping the Iraqi people and demonstrating American leadership: Cut and run. Now!

You can guarantee there will not be a single sign of purple ink solidarity in sight, but the dictator-luvin' ladies of Code Pink who prance around in pastel underwear will be out in full force.

Along the way, the marchers will stop to harass workers at a local military recruiting station. Yes, these are the supposed peaceniks who derive pleasure from ripping yellow ribbon magnets off of minivans and throwing rocks through ROTC campus offices. These are the acolytes of Michael Moore, who compares Iraqi head-choppers to American Revolutionary war heroes.

"Oppose the war, support the troops"? Bull.

By lunchtime, the protest mob will convene at Central Park to take in stirring sermons from New York City councilman Charles ("You know, some days I get so frustrated I just want to go up to the closest white person and say, 'You can't understand this, it's a black thing,' and then slap him, just for my mental health.") Barron; convicted terrorist conspirator Lynne Stewart; and Saddam Hussein sympathizer and pro bono legal counsel to thugs worldwide, Ramsey Clark.

Organizers will also broadcast a taped message from convicted cop-killer and America-basher, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Death row diatribes are de rigueur.

In New Paltz, N.Y., the weekend anti-war festivities will be capped by a speech from Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y. -- the unhinged tin-foil hat wearer who continues to assert that White House adviser Karl Rove planted the bogus National Guard memos that Dan Rather wrapped himself in at CBS News.

In San Diego and Fayetteville, N.C., Code Pink -- co-founded by Medea Benjamin, a self-confessed fan of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez -- will target military communities at Camp Pendleton and Fort Bragg. The Code Pink web site informs its minions that "Beyond Fort Bragg, North Carolina hosts four other of the nation's largest military bases, making the state one of the friendliest to the military-industrial complex."

Code Pink is the same group that champions military deserters and traipsed around the Jordan-Iraq border last year condemning America, praying for the "people of Fallujah," and doling out $600,000 in aid to what they called "the other side."

"Oppose the war, support the troops"? Bull.

The Bush-bashers, as always, have impeccable timing. Nothing highlights the bankrupt obstructionism of the anti-war movement more than the inspiring photos of the renaissance of freedom taking place in Lebanon. Contrast the faces of hope and defiance against terrorism pictured at the massive rallies in Beirut's Martyrs Square this week with the faces of Bush hatred and capitulation to terrorism that you'll see this weekend. Any question about who's winning?

Seasoned observers who cover the War on Terror in the "blogosphere" (the increasingly influential world of Internet weblogs) have a useful term for the American Left's protesters against progress: moonbats. Perry de Havilland of the blog Samizdata (samizdata.net) defined a moonbat as "someone on the extreme edge of whatever their -ism happens to be."

Surveying this bizarre array of grim-faced parade organizers on the extreme edge of anti-Americanism, it's clear: The barking Left has been left behind. And it's driving them batty.

[speeder]

Michelle Malkin is a constipated-looking little right-wing shill, just a petulent little Bush/Cheney hack. Why can't you guys get any decent looking female spokesholes? She looks like one of those pug dogs that has been chasing parked cars.

Incidentally, I happen to think that street protesting is as American as apple pie. Going along w/ your government and big corporations is as American as, well, maybe South American. Chile springs to mind.

[speeder]

And massive street protests are OK in Lebanon, but not here??

Un-American horse*****. What a douchebag.

[fintstone]

Originally posted by speeder
Michelle Malkin is a constipated-looking little right-wing shill, just a petulent little Bush/Cheney hack. Why can't you guys get any decent looking female spokesholes? She looks like one of those pug dogs that has been chasing parked cars.

Incidentally, I happen to think that street protesting is as American as apple pie. Going along w/ your government and big corporations is as American as, well, maybe South American. Chile springs to mind.

I'm not really sure why the looks of conservatives concern you so much, but I would stack Michelle Malkin up against your spokesman, Michael Moore any time.

American as apple pie to protest while our troops are in harms way????Hardly.

[stevepaa]

Then the neocon way is to always have war, then there shouldn't be protests.

Don't like that future.

[cmccuist]

Originally posted by speeder
Why can't you guys get any decent looking female spokesholes?

Whoa, easy - Lefties have Helen Thomas and Maureen Dowd. Helen Thomas is w/o a doubt the ugliest woman to ever put pen to paper. She has enough ugly on her to scare the ink right off the page!!

[kach22i]

Originally posted by speeder
And massive street protests are OK in Lebanon, but not here??

Un-American horse*****. What a douchebag.

Yep, strange creatures these right wing wacko neocons.

I've never understood that burning cross thing either.

[cmccuist]

Originally posted by kach22i
I've never understood that burning cross thing either.

Robert Byrd (Dem-West Virginia) will be happy to explain that particular form of protest to you. He having been intimately involved in that activity before graduating to the top of his party.

[kach22i]

Originally posted by cmccuist
Robert Byrd (Dem-West Virginia)

Mutants have crept their way into every political party, it's better to talk about it than to forget about it.

[cmccuist]

Originally posted by kach22i
Mutants have crept their way into every political party, it's better to talk about it than to forget about it.

No argument here. Once elected, a bad guy can keep his job if he knows how to get one vote more than the guy he's running against.

[Superman]

I don't frankly know what these people look like but if this is any indication of how they write, then the basis behind Fint's perspective on things becomes more clear to me. I'm with Denis all the way on this one. Street protesting is at least as American as apple pie.

[bryanthompson]

http://idisk.mac.com/protestwarrior3/Public/LR_ultra.wmv

[911pcars]

"Oppose the war, support the troops"?Bull"

Apparently, many folks can't/don't want to separate the concepts of opposing the decision to go to war with the troops who were commanded to go to war.

Superficial beauty aside.... they're different.

Sherwood

[rrpjr]

Originally posted by Superman
I don't frankly know what these people look like but if this is any indication of how they write, then the basis behind Fint's perspective on things becomes more clear to me. I'm with Denis all the way on this one. Street protesting is at least as American as apple pie.

I agree and support their rights to demonstrate, though "apple pie" doesn't come to mind when I recall my experiences with them. They congregate twice a year on my block (Sunset and Orange, one of the official assembly points), which the police close for several hours, to whip themselves up to a frenzy for what have to be among the largest and ugliest protests in the nation. You have not seen public nastiness until you you have seen these people in action. Nonetheless I support it, them, the whole mess. In the nation of their Leftist wish fulfillment, they, or their counterparts in that event, would be jailed or worse for their displays of anti-government fervor. I support them not least because I feel they cannot help but lose public sympathy every time they appear with their numbing profanities, crude and scatological posters, and aggressive taunts to the military recruiters, who come out of their offices with looks of bewilderment at this strange varlatry of viciousness.

I may again roam among them with my American flag pin and trusty K9 (for protection!), winning dirty looks for being the crypto-fascist neocon burgermeister that I so clearly am. So far I haven't had much luck engaging them in conversation. They are all wound up with hate.

[speeder]

rrpjr, I will hook up w/ you at the anti-war protest if you like and gladly have a pleasant conversation. I am not down w/ angry, stupid sloganeering, or being disrespectful to members of the military, and if I see it I will stand up to that no matter what their numbers. I have not seen the things that you describe, but still I'm not doubting you. There are plenty of respectful people who are dead against this war, but not against troops. I will prove this to you by my example if we see anyone attacking service members in any way. What do you say?

[rrpjr]

Denis: I'm absolutely game. I'll even provide garage parking for your Porsche. I don't know when it is. I may have to work in the morning, unless it rains. Let me know.

[928ram]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

"peaseably" is the key word here; I don't think destroying others or public propery, blocking traffic, shouting profanity, etc. qualifies as peaseable.

[rcecale]

Originally posted by speeder
I am not down w/ angry, stupid sloganeering, or being disrespectful to members of the military, and if I see it I will stand up to that no matter what their numbers.

Denis,

Even though we haven't always shared the same point of view on everything, you've always been a stand-up kind of guy. Especially in THIS respect. It's greatly appreciated, friend!

Randy

[speeder]

Thanks, Randy. I appreciate your friendship as well, you are good people.

[speeder]

rrpjr,

PM'ed you my cell #, if you call me you might get to meet another infamous (former) member of this board who tells me that he will also attend.