Saturday, January 27, 2007
'A traditional antiwar protest'? Part II
Looks like the non-traditional antiwar protest is going back to its traditionalist antiwar protest roots: Jane Fonda is going to appear at today's rally. She'll be joining Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Tom Hayden. Hey, I tried to be open-minded about the protest possibly going 'mainstream.' But I should have known better. ... I still take some delight in imagining Dick Cheney looking out a White House window and growling at the sight of his '60s nemeses. He's about to go 0 for 2 in his lifetime battles with them. ...
Update -- John suggests bringing in Peter, Paul and Mary. ...
Update II - 1.28.07 -- The protest was largely a dud -- and the coverage was typical. You see, it's OK to mention the political leanings of the 'conservative' counter-protesters. But the obvious political leanings of the protesters are never mentioned. They just come from 'across the activist spectrum.' ... Oddly, I find myself leaning more toward the anti-war view of protesters at this point, if I had to choose simplistic sides. After all, they were ultimately right, albeit for all the wrong reasons, sort of like stopped clocks. ...
Update III -- Someone else is leaning in an odd direction. ....
Looks like the non-traditional antiwar protest is going back to its traditionalist antiwar protest roots: Jane Fonda is going to appear at today's rally. She'll be joining Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Tom Hayden. Hey, I tried to be open-minded about the protest possibly going 'mainstream.' But I should have known better. ... I still take some delight in imagining Dick Cheney looking out a White House window and growling at the sight of his '60s nemeses. He's about to go 0 for 2 in his lifetime battles with them. ...
Update -- John suggests bringing in Peter, Paul and Mary. ...
Update II - 1.28.07 -- The protest was largely a dud -- and the coverage was typical. You see, it's OK to mention the political leanings of the 'conservative' counter-protesters. But the obvious political leanings of the protesters are never mentioned. They just come from 'across the activist spectrum.' ... Oddly, I find myself leaning more toward the anti-war view of protesters at this point, if I had to choose simplistic sides. After all, they were ultimately right, albeit for all the wrong reasons, sort of like stopped clocks. ...
Update III -- Someone else is leaning in an odd direction. ....
