Peace grannies take anti-war message to Capitol

[Luckyduck]

Scores of these aging activists came to the nation's capital from 21 states Thursday to urge their senators and representatives to end the war.

"You grannies are the conductors on the peace train," said Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who is making his second presidential run as a peace candidate.

"We will not be silent! We will not be silent!" hollered the militant grandmothers.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/01/18/0119natgrannies.html



Their first event yesterday morning was a news conference with Dennis Kucinich, a Democratic congressman from Ohio and Granny Peace Brigade favorite. "If there's a group that has the power to reach people's hearts," Kucinich said, "it's our grandmothers."

Granny organizers announced that 100 grannies from 21 states had come to lobby Congress. Most of the chapters have sprung up in the last year.

As the Philadelphians left the news conference in the Capitol basement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was walking past. "We're counting on you," said Paula Paul, quickly identifying herself and shaking the speaker's hand.

"Wish I could be with you, but I have to open the House," Pelosi said. "Being speaker has its responsibilities."

As Pelosi, arguably the most powerful grandmother in America, disappeared down a hallway, a member of the Granny Peace Brigade shouted after her, "Impeach Bush."

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/16494104.htm

Join the Grannies- Demand Congress do their jobs! IMPEACH Bush and bring our troops home! No War in Iran!!


http://www.thecapitol.net/MapsAndDirections/capitolhillmap.htm

[me b zola]

1. Here's to the conductors on the Peace Train!

:toast:

Go Grannies, Go! :yourock:

[Luckyduck]

2. I LOVE these grannies!

I hope they go back!
:toast:

[partylessinOhio]

3. There was not a word reported about this by any media that I watched

here in Northern Ohio. What a shame.

[Luckyduck]

4. Even the grannies get no respect

We need to start marching on the media AND congress!

They are going to attack Iran! We cannot let this happen!