Great Turnout in Phoenix for Today's Protest! (Dial-Up Warning)

[lady lib]

The four corners of 24th Street and Camelback were completely full of anti-war and anti-Bush protesters this afternoon. What a great turnout! I'm not very good at estimating numbers, but I'd guess there were somewhere between 800 and 1,000 protesters. Code Pink had a tent set up and Billionaires for Bush had their tuxes and "Corporations are people, too" signs. We started with the rally, then walked by Senator Kyle's office and read the names of the AZ soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. We finished with a candlelight memorial. :patriot:

The support from the people driving by was TREMENDOUS! Every time the street light changed, the drivers would honk and flash us peace signs! There were NO counter-protesters and no problems with the police.

[noahmijo]

1. Great pics thank you my northern neighbors from Tucson here!

I was just curious I see this guy wearing this "Democratic Underground" shirt.


Is that like some sort of commie run website or something? :7

[lady lib]

2. Lol. Yeah, lord lib is a wild-eyed commie! n/t

[kalavaughn]

3. thanks for the pix!

Great pix! Great rally! Did anyone else think there were a few less single-digit salutes? We need to keep the pressure on and the momentum going!

[lady lib]

4. I thought it was amazing how many people honked

as they drove by. It didn't stop during the entire rally. I stood out on the curb for about 2 1/2 hours and maybe 25 people did the thumbs down or single-digit ("you're #1" ;)) salute.

[azndndude]

5. I was there! It was great! official estimate over 2000!

Great coverage on local stations

[lady lib]

6. Arghhh...I missed the news tonight.

What did they say?

[jillan]

15. Woah! Last nite's estimate was 1500-

2000 - really?

I was really impressed how well it went.

[hippiegranny]

7. I was there too

The energy of the crowd was incredible and the overwhelming support from the cars passing by was heartening to witness. Yes, there were a few middle fingers and a few thumbs down - those people were waaaaay in the minority. Actually, the saddest thing to me were the people who didn't react at all - it is hard to believe, but I guess there are some who are so uninformed as to have no opinion at all.

[lady lib]

11. Sorry we missed you, hippiegranny.

We probably walked right by each other :(, but I don't know what you look like. I spotted pirhana toward the end of the rally - yeah!

[hippiegranny]

16. I'm sorry too

funny thing is, I saw the guy holding the "make levees not war" sign and my attention was all on the sign and I missed the fact that he was wearing a DU shirt! D'oh!

I was with several friends and my partner. One of my friends was the guy carrying the "think outside the box" sign, which was a box on a pole with the word think on another extension above it.

[lady lib]

17. I remember the sign and your friend.

At first I just saw the box and I asked my husband what the box meant. LOL. He pointed up to the "Think outside" part.

[blondeatlast]

8. Thanks so much, LL--I SO wanted to be there.

I'm battling a very nasty case of stomach flu.

[lady lib]

10. Hope you're starting to feel better today.

Those stomach viruses can be miserable. :hug:

[lady lib]

9. The East Valley Tribune interviewed

my hubby (the pinko wearing the DU shirt) and identified him as a Republican! (He said he used to be a Republican. Past tense, guys.) This is why I don't talk to reporters. They also misquoted him and seriously low-balled the estimated number of attendees, but never mind. ((Toss hands up in the air))


http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=48921

[NoodleBoy]

12. get him to write an LTTE to some that and other newspapers correcting what

they got wrong, if it's really serious.

[lady lib]

13. It's not serious enough for a letter, more amusing than anything.

On a positive note, the paper included a picture of two of the better signs at the rally:
"Hey Bush, you're doing a heck of a lousy job" with an Alfred E. Newman picture of Bush, and the other sign "Jesus is the Prince of Peace, Bush is a Prince of War and Death"
The top part of that second sign was cut off in the photo, but I'm pretty sure that's what it said.

[jillan]

14. Great Pics~

I'll post a few more in the next day or two!

[lady lib]

18. Thanks.

Of course, one of my computer-literate kids (the youngest) had to help me upload them to a hosting site before I could post them. :)

[jillan]

19. I borrowed a pic for this thread...hope you don't mind!

I'm still waiting for my kid to show me how to post pics- lol!

anyway - here's the thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2123258

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