Italian expats get Impeach Bush signs on NBC Today Show

[Twist_U_Up]

Italian expats get Impeach Bush signs on NBC Today Show

http://prague.tv/forum/italian-expats-get-impeach-bush-signs-on-nbc-today-show:5432

It wasn't easy, but during the NBC Today Show shot live in Rome today, we managed to get one of our Impeach Bush signs on the air. Watch the video (after the advert), sign shows in background right after the map of Italy: http://tinyurl.com/bmdn2 There were about 10 of us there, all with Impeach Bush signs (camouflaged initially as Hi Mom signs). We were swarmed by tourists who took our photos, asked to have their photos taken with us and cheered and clapped. We tried chanting Stop the War during one of the segments (while Katie was sampling ice cream at an outdoor cafe) and were shoved away by their "crowd control" people.

One of our more patient members actually sat through all the videos of the Today show and found one of us chanting Stop Stop Stop the War. Katie was even forced to acknowledge us with a remark about freedom of speech :) http://tinyurl.com/ayu8m (again after the advert)

Afterwards, one of the producers told us "this isn't the right venue for your message." An Italian man said, "No, this is the right place. You guys did the right thing." Then she said "you can't get your message across by shouting (referring to our chanting). You've got to communicate calmly." I walked over and said, "Give me a mic and I'll explain our position calmly." They declined.

Stephanie U.S. Citizens for Peace & Justice, Rome

http://www.peaceandjustice.it

[babylonsister]

1. Great story! Go, expats, keep spreading the word! nt

[Twist_U_Up]

2. "Give me a mic and I'll explain our position calmly."

SPINE

[donco6]

5. That was good.

Utterly logical response to a dumbass statement.

[Vinnie From Indy]

11. Snap!

Perfect response. Salute!

[glitch]

22. Beautiful! And they scurried away I am sure.

The complicit corporate media really doesn't have a leg to stand on.

[rpgamerd00d]

3. Looks like both video clips have been scrubbed...

[MADem]

8. I just saw it a second ago--ignore Katie and the dipshit in the carriage

Keep watching, and look behind the dipshit's head--IMPEACH BUSH, clear as a bell!

[rpgamerd00d]

9. "Your video clip is not available" They have been removed.

[MADem]

24. You are clicking on the WRONG LINK - go to the TINY URL ones

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=629d5c93-9cb2-4eaa-8a48-500dbdeeff68&f=00

Here's the full site, above....

[rpgamerd00d]

30. "Sorry, the clip you requested is not available"

[liveoaktx]

27. VIDEO of US Peace and Justice "Impeach Bush, Stop the War" on CanOFun

compiled together, Edited out some of Couric

[rpgamerd00d]

32. YAY IT WORKED! Thank you :)

[FogerRox]

4. TOO COOL-- K n R

CLick to read the Saturday ERD:




CLICK the logo to recommend:

[MADem]

6. Arrivederci, BOOSH!! That was great!!

What a tool that producer was though--NOT THE RIGHT VENUE? But "Navy Seals ROCK!!" from perky Katie is just hunky-dory...gimme a break!

[onehandle]

7. Great, now can we get this done every day in NYC?

CNN, NBC and other networks have Huge windows behind the hairdos. If I lived in NYC, I'd get my ass down there at least one day a week with a sign.

It's my understanding that there are at least one or two Liberals and/or Democrats up there.

Get busy.

[John Q. Citizen]

10. Proud to kick and recommed! Good job!

[rpgamerd00d]

12. http://tinyurl.com/bmdn2 + http://tinyurl.com/ayu8m = not working

"Sorry, the clip you requested is not available"

:(

[Twist_U_Up]

14. try this

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=629d5c93-9cb2-4eaa-8a48-500dbdeeff68&f=00

[rpgamerd00d]

15. "Sorry, the clip you requested is not available"

[MADem]

25. I just watched it AGAIN, at 10:48 pm eastern time

Right after Katie talks about going to Florence, you get a great view of the sign.

[rpgamerd00d]

31. "Sorry, the clip you requested is not available"

:(

[MADem]

33. Something is off with your computer, I think n/t

[Scout1071]

13. This should be going on everyday in NYC.

For the Today Show and GMA.

[Lefty48197]

16. "Give me a mic..."

LMAO. Just exactly WHICH forum did they have in mind, then?

[Hissyspit]

17. The Today Show sucks. Who the hell are they to lecture how protest should

be done?

[Career Prole]

18. ROFL!!

Thanks...that was a treat!

[AX10]

19. KICK and recomended!

[Swamp Rat]

20. Awesome!!

:applause: Thanks for the link!

[The Witch]

21. SCREENSHOT:

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[glitch]

23. Perfect! Thanks for posting. nt

[nicknameless]

26. Grazie tanto :)

I couldn't view the video either. I kept getting messages that I needed to download software.

[stephinrome]

28. Hey, that's us!

Thanks, you guys. That was back in February and we had a great time.

Here's a write up with more details:

http://www.peaceandjustice.it/today-show.php

Includes links to the two videos (that both work for me at least) and here are some photos of us that day: http://www.peaceandjustice.it/g-today-show.php

Steph
U.S. Citizens for Peace & Justice, Rome

[gristy]

29. Wonderful!

And welcome to DU! :hi: