How come Conservatives never have their own "protests?"

[Thtwudbeme]

Why do they always just have to show up at the anti-war rallies, civil rights rallies...

Can't they stage their own crap without having to resort to either harrassing poor women at clinics, or coming to something other people put effort into?

What has happened to the Republican Party is sad indeed.

[RandomKoolzip]

1. Remember how Clinton couldn't go anywhere without lots of people

protesting him?

Yeah, me neither.

[Jamison]

2. Because protesting is for hippies.

They think you're a commie for ever questioning the Gov't or ever thinking they're wrong.

However, it's OK for them to "protest" in order to disrupt our rallies.

[randr]

16. Another myth created by the MSM

Nightly news showed the more colorful protesters throughout the sixties and hid all the moms, dads, ministers and military veterans from public view. The hippies were only about 1 tenth of the protesters at times.

[Inland]

3. The Bush events are it. Less like protests, more like tent revivals.

true believers only, get all doubts removed, get the faithful excited for another year.

[barb162]

4. They have nothing to protest other than their mansions, big cars, etc

In other words, they have nothing to protest

[Thtwudbeme]

8. I kind of hate to tell you this, but every Bush supporter I know

outside of a very small circle in the banking industry is either lower middle class, or lower class.

Without exeption--

Most of the people I know that are educated and own a swimming pool, big car, etc...are Dems.

But, that's ancedotal on my part-

[City Lights]

12. That's not how it is here.

My town is infested with ** lovers, and the vast majority of them are financially comfortable. Guess it despends on where you live. :-)

[barb162]

17. Well that is interesting

All I know with a lot of bucks are Republicans!

[TheFarseer]

5. they do

pro-life rallies. I saw one today that had two people in it lol Although your point is not lost on me, that does seem to happen alot.

[CatholicEdHead]

18. Yep, that was my first thought

Pro-Life rallies and picketing abortion clinics(or even non-abortion clinics (some Planned Parenthood ones)).

[Maeve]

6. They have all three branches of govt--what's to protest?

Actually, they do rally against science-based science classes...

[CAG]

7. They've got corporations, media, and advertising to get their message out.

They don't need to stand out in the cold/heat rain/snow when they can just hold a couple of $500/plate fundraisers and hire an advertising firm.

[comsymp]

9. Steph - do / did you have younger brothers or sisters?

If so, do you remember them doing their best to annoy you and your friends?

It's the same "spoil the big kids' fun to get their attention" attitude... which isn't surprising, considering that their average intellect and maturity are at about the same level of development.

[Thtwudbeme]

10. Sadly.....I AM the little sister. Do I remember it?

oh yeah! Was it fun? Was it ever!!! ;)

[catnhatnh]

11. How much fun are protest signs that read.....

...."WE LOVE CHAOS" and "THE TRUTH SUCKS".....

[TWiley]

13. They never create anything on their own.

They only co-opt, steal, and hijack. The only creative genius they seem to posses as a group is one for rationalizing truth into nonsense, and slandering the innocent.

Sorry for the rant, but I am sick of these "history revising" bastards.

[rzemanfl]

14. First they have to find someone to pay their travel expenses,

lodging and meals. Remember the Brooks Brothers riot in Miami in 2000?

[Deep N RedLand]

15. They do organize their own protests.

Have you never seen a KKK rally?

But seriously, it seems their way of expressing their views are more geared toward "Freedom Concerts" with plenty of flags and fake cowboys or "Justice Sundays" to work their followers into a pious fervor.

Protests have always been a progressive endeavor due to the fact their goal is to right a wrong or advance a cause, while Cons regressive nature is to have things just the opposite. So I don't think there could ever be such a thing as a conservative "protest" per say.

Although as already pointed out, the very fact they have all the power and everything they want from Bushco (yes, I know it's still not enough), what can they really protest?