I am worried Rita will overshadow the War Protest

[Quixote1818]

This is just bad timing! Just look here on DU. Their are more threads about Rita than the war protest. If we cant stay focused then I can't believe the rest of the country will be. Rita is doing damage to our countries politics as well. Rita sucks in every way! Well actually Rita BLOWS!!!!

Thoughts?

[daninthemoon]

1. I don't think they can hide this weekends protests no matter what

the weather does. I'ts supposed to be on CSPAN no matter what.

[ewagner]

2. I think Rita is going to "fizzle"

and to that I say "thank god"...

I saw Dr Steve Lyons a little while ago mention that the wave action in the gulf is nothing like Katrina, and that the wind field is shrinking...still strong around the center but not as strong on the outside....

that's a hopeful sign.

keep your fingers crossed everybody.

[CountAllVotes]

you know what?

The same thought has crossed my mind more than once.

I know of someone in Texas - says the winds are 20 mph about 3 hrs. ago.

Let's hope Rita does fizzle out.

Even if Rita does, Rita will have taught America one HUGE lesson and the war protests will only be that much more important!

:kick:

[swag]

3. It was a thumb.

[osaMABUSh]

4. I had that tought about Katrina three weeks ago but

it appears that not to be the case. Yes, Rita had terrible timing.

BUT again people are wondering how we are going to pay for the hurricanes, well, maybe this will remind folks we're spending $200 Billion in Iraq. And with gas going to $4 ....

Frankly, outside of TX/AK/LA and except for a couple of football games pretty much the rest of America is doing whatever they would be doing this weekend - Rita or no Rita.

I say this protest is just the warm up - let's schedule another in non-hurricane season like the spring

[Blue-Jay]

5. bloody weather!

I hold Colonel Sanders personally accountable.

[Ladyhawk]

6. Lives are at stake with both issues.

The war protest is important, but so are the lives of those in Rita's path.

[Beware the Beast Man]

7. For the sake of my Texan friends on DU,

I'm going to say that a potentially devastating natural disaster just may be a wee bit more important than any protest. There will be other protests at other times. This is extremely important and relevant, considering some folks' lives may be at stake.

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. Well said....

:applause:

[MADem]

8. You worry too much

Flipping through the cables, I've heard more than one reference that weewee cowbooy is running to Rita to escape from Cindy.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

9. Yes, it will

Think about this: what happened to Natalee?

Our press has the attention span of a dustbunny.

[Beware the Beast Man]

11. Silly me,

but I think the prospect of another hurricane potentially destroying another city is just a tad more newsworthy than a missing woman in Aruba. Just saying...

[OldLeftieLawyer]

19. Why do you hate America?

Just sayin .........

<wink>

[Eurobabe]

12. Bu$h did this on purpose

When in doubt, blame Asshat.

[dolo amber]

13. All I know is if America's Next Top Model is pre-empted

next week due to hurricane coverage I'm gonna be PI-ISSED!! :grr:

[Fenris]

16. Dammit I want to see Tyra yell at somebody!!!!!!!!!!!!

They best not take that away from me. :grr:

[Blue-Jay]

18. I bet they'll pick the one named after a hurricaine.

Top Models should always be associated with utter destruction. It's just best that way, ya know?

[dolo amber]

21. Well, we're not to the "T"s yet...

Hurricane Tyra!! :woohoo:

[tammywammy]

23. Heck no

Check it out, the "T" is Tammy.

My brother said I could stand for destruction if it's another bad one. }(

[greatauntoftriplets]

26. What is the "S" storm????

My name begins with "S" and I don't want one named after me.

:evilfrown:

[tammywammy]

28. Stan

So, I think you're safe.

[greatauntoftriplets]

29. A man this time around.....

My name is not Stan.

[dolo amber]

30. Quit lying, Stan

:eyes:

[greatauntoftriplets]

31. But it's Sylvester....

I thought everyone knew that!!!

[Eurobabe]

25. me too, that's my hour of trash TV, dammit!!

[txindy]

14. DU isn't staying focused due to more Rita threads than protest ones?

Oh, please, tell me you're joking. Talk about bad timing. :eyes:

[knowbody0]

we protest this administration

Rita exposes the absolute lack of security defenses. no communication system, no evacuation protection. evacuate to WHERE? this administration's platform was our fucking security.

[Fenris]

15. I'd share my thoughts, but they'd immediately be deleted.

[pitohui]

17. what was yr first clue

not to be mean spirited but 15 million protested the war before it started, "they" didn't care

ain't nobody in power gonna care abt yr protest now that we're committed

right now we're still picking up our own dead & dying in this country & ain't none of us volunteered

it is sad that our soldiers are dying in iraq

i am opposed to the war & did everything in my power to protest it

but the fact remains we do have an all volunteer army & now i have to turn my attention to saving my own ass & my own ppl & my own country

there is nothing i can do for iraq as a displaced person

yes, the hurricane coverage will overshadow a protest, ppl are dying right here on american soil, ppl are being reduced to homeless refugees right here on american soil

it's a little bigger than yet another protest that will be three minutes on the news & forgotten by sunday

[CountAllVotes]

22. ppl are dying right here on american soil,

Seems that would be an ever bigger and better reason to go to the protest.

Can't go - try putting peace signs on the letters you mail.

Get involved in organizations like MoveOn.org.

Write to your senators.

Just because you cannot go due to the cards fate has dealt you doesn't mean that there is no reason to go on and fight.

:kick:

[cloudythescribbler]

20. ANY news would overshadow protests for MSM

[applegrove]

24. Let us hope for a variety of reasons that Reta fizzles - the DC event

the least of those.

[brettdale]

27. The March

is going to be amazing and will get coverage , the world will see that America is standing up to Bush, three days of action. People surrounding the White House, its going to be great.

[Call me Deacon Blues]

32. "Timing" doesn't matter when lives are involved

This transcends politics. Too bad all * thinks of is politics. The reason he's high-tailed it to Colorado isn't for another photo-op -- though KKKarl may have convinced himself that it is. The truth is that Bush has to do something, and he can't do it in Washington, because there's going to be 100,000+ protestors on his front lawn tomorrow. He's scared of mother nature, and he's scared of us, because both expose what an inept, boob of a president he is. He's a failure.

[americanstranger]

33. Congrats. You got linked on LGF.

n/t

-as