PHOTO: As * fritters his time away, Nancy, Jesse and Willie walk the walk

[Bluebear]

Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson (L) walks with singer Willie Nelson (C) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi during a march in downtown Atlanta, Georgia August 6, 2005. Some 2,000 civil rights activists, lawmakers and celebrities marched in Atlanta on Saturday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and demand the Bush administration renew the landmark measure.REUTERS/Steve Schaefer

[wanpete]

1. It was more like 20,000 marchers! And it was awesome. I just wish

cspan had covered the event.

[FreedomAngel82]

9. I wish that too

My mother had it on the local fox affiliate (blech) for a few minutes and they talked about it for like two/three minute's and showed them marching down the street. Yay! If W really cared he would've did like President Clinton and showed up and marched with them.

[brettdale]

2. WTF???????????????????

We just had the march on tv here, where the fu*k do they get that number of 2,000 from?

IMHO it look like 50 thousand plus!!!!!

[FreedomAngel82]

10. It definietly was bigger then 2,000

:eyes: You can clearly see that from the photo's from the event. Give me a break. I can't stand this country anymore sometimes and get so pissed off.

[Southsideirish]

3. I only wish they had joined with Cindy Sheehan in Crawford against this

"war" of Bush's.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

4. And Kucinich visits a "makeshift memorial" in Ohio...

for the fallen marines:

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[Bluebear]

5. Thank you for posting and thank you Dennis

[WorseBeforeBetter]

7. You're welcome. Can you make out who the older gentleman is...

next to Jesse Jackson in the pic you posted?

[Bluebear]

8. That is Willie Nelson

[WorseBeforeBetter]

12. I know that! :-) I meant the guy to his left. Kinda hard to tell with..

only 1/2 a face, but I figure he's a "somebody."

[getmeouttahere]

6. Yet another example of how FUBAR this country is....

when people feel they have to have a march to demand that a voting rights law be renewed. Talk about a fucking no brainer!!!!

[Tsiyu]

11. There was a huge turnout.

Kick so all can see another of the day's demonstrations. The VRA comes up for renewal soon. We need to add a bit to it, perhaps tack on a section about paper ballots?

:kick: