Anti-War rally in front of the White House Saturday Dec. 12 - pics

[Kadie]

Jane Newton and Norman Emmons hold their banners during an anti-war rally in front of the White House in Washington, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.


Demonstrators chant outside the White House in Washington, during anti-war rally on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.


Margaret and Luther Vanummersen holds their banner during an anti-war rally in front of the White House in Washington, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.


Demonstrators protest outside of the White House in Washington, during anti-war rally on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.


Pasty Allen holds up a banner during an anti-war rally in front of the White House in Washington, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.


Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, speaks at anti-war rally in front of the White House in Washington, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.


Demonstrators chants in front of the White House in Washington, during anti-war rally on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.

[WonderGrunion]

1. About as many attendees as a Freeper rally against Obama.

Who says the far left and far right have nothing in common?

[Blue_In_AK]

4. Big difference.

Antiwar is antiwar. I demonstrated against Vietnam when Lyndon Johnson was president as well as Richard Nixon. Many people oppose the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan whether GW Bush is President or Barack Obama. It's not personal.

[WonderGrunion]

6. And many of us that oppose Iraq, don't oppose Afghanistan.

We just don't see all wars in the same way. Nothing personal.

[Blue_In_AK]

7. Of course.

I just don't think it's fair to compare people who oppose war to Freepers, who mainly just oppose President Obama, no matter what he does.

[WonderGrunion]

9. I apologize. It is an unfair comparison.

I've been getting a little thin skinned with all the Obama=Bush comments with regards to war here on DU lately. You didn't do that and I over-reacted. Please accept my apology.

[Blue_In_AK]

13. No problem.

I certainly didn't take offense. I am NOT in the Obama = Bush camp, I just don't agree with the escalation in Afghanistan.

[malaise]

15. +1

It's that simple.

[patrice]

14. ANSWER & UFPJ have done more than one rally in D.C. that drew 80-100K each

Park Service figures.

I was there for 3 of them and also a couple in NYC where they drew 50-70K.

Freepers have never done anything like that.


Not one peep in the press.

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[Individualist]

3. Thank you for posting the pics.

[barbtries]

5. i wish i was there

money :(

[bvar22]

8. Hell NO!

We won't GO!

K&R in solidarity with the protesters.

WRONG when Bush did it.
Still WRONG.
:patriot:

[WonderGrunion]

10. Argggh! And I just apologized to the Op for not doing a Obama=Bush

comparison and you went ahead and did it. Welcome to my ignore list.

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[bigwillq]

11. Great pics.

:bounce:

[Stinky The Clown]

16. That second picture *instantly* took me back to the Johnson years

Such protests aimed at a Democratic president.

[Loge23]

17. My gratitude to all who attended

Wish I was there. But a big THANK YOU to all who were!

[midnight]

18. Thank you to all those who voiced an end to this stupid war.