Tens of Thousands Protest Bush India Visit

[leftchick]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/india_us_protests

NEW DELHI - Tens of thousands of Indians waving black and white flags and chanting "Death to Bush!" rallied Wednesday in New Delhi to protest a visit by President Bush.

Surindra Singh Yadav, a senior police officer in charge of crowd control, said as many as 100,000 people, most of them Muslim, had gathered in a fairground in central New Delhi ordinarily used for political rallies.

"Whether Hindu or Muslim, the people of India have gathered here to show our anger. We have only one message — killer Bush go home," one of the speakers, Hindu politician Raj Babbar, told the crowd.

Bush arrives in India later Wednesday for a three-day visit focused on strengthening the emerging strategic partnership between India and the United States. Dozens of protests have been planned by Islamic leaders and communist politicians.




Indian members from non-governmental organizations hold placards and burn an effigy during a protest rally against the U.S. President George W. Bush visit to India in the southern Indian city of Bangalore March 1, 2006. Bush arrives in India on Wednesday on his first visit to the world's largest democracy, hoping to elevate a new friendship between the two nations into a strategic partnership. REUTERS/Jagadeesh Nv

Many more photos here....http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/ts/030106indiabush

[globalvillage]

1. He's a uniter! n/t

[wakeme2008]

2. Tens of thousands if AP's counting is normal

probably 1/2 million is the real count :grr:

[leftchick]

6. 100,000s

according to msrnc's Imus in the morning news. LOL! Imus even talked about how they have signs saying killer bush and burning bush in effigy!

[goclark]

32. Imus called Bush a loser or something like that today

I was shocked but he said "some of my staff may disagree with me but Bush is a loser."

That was a ray of sunshine until they started making thisclosetoracist jokes about Nagin.

[NYC Liberal]

23. Their own article says otherwise!

"as many as 100,000 people, most of them Muslim, had gathered"

Sheesh.

[FloridaPat]

3. * gives India our computer jobs, makes sure tons of Indians get

jobs in the US thereby destroying the computer programming business for Americans, gives them tons of other jobs from the US and they don't want him in their country. My question is - what is wrong with our country that we are going to let him back in? And how come the media shows 100,000 people demonstrations in India but not in the USA?

[malaise]

4. That's coming soon

has anyone ever been hated so universally?

[katty]

21. bush is breaking all the records on this

[IronLionZion]

11. Plenty of business jobs too

India dominates the offshore services industry for : IT, financial analyis, accounting, telemarketing, etc.

and China's got a stranglehold on manufacturing.

[Duncan]

5. NPR Spin

:grr: I sent this to Morning Edition this morning:

Three times in your coverage of Bush's visit to India this morning Steve Inskeep referred to the anti-bush protests as "anti-American" protests. This is the worst kind of right wing spin and now seems commonplace on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. This is the sort of thing that has made me stop donating to Public Radio.

[alarcojon]

9. Good catch

and welcome to DU :toast:

[Bhaisahab]

33. You're absolutely right

thanks for clarifying. Anti-Bush is not equal to Anti-America. Anti-Bush equals Pro-America.
Welcome to DU!

[beltanefauve]

37. Keep after them!

Steve Inskeep is a blatant * whore. As for not donating, though, I think your local affiliate suffers as a result. Also, I think the RW wants NPR drowned in the bathtub anyway, so that puts NPR listeners like us between a rock and a hard place regarding the witholding of donations.
And welcome to DU! :toast:

[AndyA]

7. Ironic, isn't it?

Bush creates tons of jobs in India due to outsourcing of American jobs, which has allowed people in India to live a better life than they otherwise would have.

And they don't want him to come for a visit.

The people he's actually created jobs for don't want him. Why the hell does he think the AMERICAN people want him? He's done nothing for us, except make our lives more difficult.

Without a doubt, George Bush is a miserable failure.

[IronLionZion]

13. Only corrupt robber barons and delusional sheep want him

It's a warm kool aid type of cult.

I can't believe we actually have a war on fear...when just 70 years ago the only thing we had to fear was fear itself.

[leftchick]

8. "Enemy of Mankind"

[omshanti]

10. I am proud of the Motherland! n/t

[IronLionZion]

12. Desis on DU!!!! Namaste!!!

:grouphug:


Yes, I'm very proud of the Motherland too. :patriot:

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

22. Und Der Fadderlund?--der Homeland SS--who thought of using NAZI terms?

[IronLionZion]

25. you did

Do you use interstate highways? The nazis did too. Then you must be a Nazi! :think:

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

27. Homeland Security-no existence before 911-Homeland/Fatherland/Motherland

sp

Nazi term for the home of the ancecestors--the land where the " master race " originated-

Der Homeland cannot apply to a melting pot.

So I ask--whose idea was it?

[IronLionZion]

30. The nazis also stole the swastika from my people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

Are you going to call us nazis for having swastikas on our temples too? You would.

Just because the nazis had a generally perverted world view doesn't mean that using words they used is being like them at all. People used words like homeland/fatherland/motherland long before the nazis and will continue using them long into the future. There's nothing racist about calling India my motherland because that is exactly where my mother and father emigrated from.

Get a grip, :think:

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

36. are you absolutely crazy?

i think you are so far out there we need a telescope.

I said nothing of India-
Nothing of a Swastika-

I was joking about the term "homeland" security.

Where do you get off attacking?

Lighten up !

[NuttyFluffers]

38. this is where goofy faced smilies help...

you forgot them in your sarcastic post. even i had trouble deciphering it a bit. it's a failing of the written word, it doesn't carry vocal inflection very well. :( thus the rise of emoticons! :7

[IronLionZion]

39. OK

use smileys, the nazis didn't so it's OK. :hi:

[omshanti]

40. Um whatever --- Indians have always referred to their land as "mother"

Edit: ok - you say you were joking about "Homeland" security, but obviously I and others didn't get that from your "Fatherland" post.

When I said motherland I meant India, not the U.S.A.
Peace, brother or sister.

[Bhaisahab]

35. hold on to the pride

those opposing bush are being branded "commie losers" and "muslim fanatics" out here. the majority of the urban hindu middle class considers bush (unbelievably) as a "strong", "honest", "brave" leader. i gleaned such words from messages being flashed on television news - viewers texting messages from their phones to welcome the fucking monkey. its enough to make you want to puke.
for a majority of the urban hindus - bush is a champ coz he hates muslims. what can i say man? assholes like the company of shitheads.

[IronLionZion]

14. Clinton's visit to India

Yeah you know Indians...we really hate America so much :sarcasm:

Why is it that everywhere Big Dog went, people love him and greet him with garlands. Everywhere W goes, people burn him in effigy and tell him better leave ASAP? Could it be because he's a corrupt criminal and a fascist? Maybe Indians love America more than Bushco does.

[Nutmegger]

15. Why do you hate AMERICA???

You are using logic and thinking rationally.

[wordpix]

17. Clinton helped people around world, as we Americans want our pres to do

Bush is a disgrace and traitor---we MUST get rid of the entire cabal! I am so embarassed for our country.:grr:

[IronLionZion]

26. more pics of Clinton in India

Just to highlight the dramatic difference between Clinton and Bush

[Nutmegger]

16. Bush Inc has turned this country into a laughing stock

MSM covers protesters in a foreign but can't even follow what's going on here. Bush Inc and the corrupt media are tearing this country apart.


DAMN THEM ALL!:grr::mad::grr::grr::mad::grr::grr::mad::grr::grr::mad::grr::grr::mad::grr::grr::mad::grr::grr::mad::grr::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::argh::argh::argh::argh::argh::argh::argh::argh:

[wordpix]

18. it's true---I am ashamed to be American right now thanks to the *cabal

[LisaL]

19. Oh boy. If they did that here, they would all be arrested.

You can't say "death to Bush" here in US.

[lovuian]

20. This is a wake up call for Corporations & Bush India is going to

be their worse nightmare because their people are socialists... They strike They protest and they fight

and they have no intention of protecting US companies ...their intention to to learn and destroy American companies...

India first corporations second...

This is just the first signal to Bush
you weakened us to make them who hate you stronger...

[IsItJustMe]

24. Typical CNN Republican bias

Wolf Blitzer spent about 5 seconds of coverage of this fact and then spent a minute on a poll that said that sixty some odd percent of the Indian people that live in big cities says chimp is a good friend of India.


:puke:

Blitz reminds me of the type of guy that moves the ball on a pool table when your not looking.

With this jacked up poll, all I can is put it where you want it Wolf.

[54anickel]

28. Is it just me, or does this reporter seem to go out of the way to point

out that the protesters are mostly Muslims? Oh yeah, and some commies too! :eyes: Just seems over played when you read the whole article, but like I said, maybe it's just me.

Ain't it great to see a democracy in action though? I'm rather envious of those protesters and their signs.

[leftchick]

29. it isn't you

it was on all of the abcefd stations today trying to explain the bush HATRED! :eyes:

[doc03]

31. Why don't Americans protest the asshole

Clinton was impeached with something like a 60% approval rating. With bush at 36% I would think there would thousands insisting he be impeached. Back when Clinton was President every Flea market or gun show you went to had dozens of anti Clinton bumper stickers or $3 bills with the Clinton's pictures on them, I have yet to see a anti-Bush sticker other than on DU.

[Jamison]

34. There are only two places Bush would ever be greeted with cheers...

and it's too bad for Bush time machines haven't been invented, because those places would be 1930's Germany and Italy.