"The Seattle protest began in the Central Area's Judkins Park as musicians like the Walkers and speakers rallied a crowd estimated by organizers to be about 3,000 people (Parks Dept. put the number at 750)."
Greater Seattle has a population of 2 Million so you can see this war is very Unpopular!
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/337152_protest28.html
Anyway, I was trying to return my black and white zebra print mesh top to the Downtown Nordstroms and a few of these 60's Hippies accosted me as I entered the store. It totally set me back like 5 minutes. I was almost late for getting my nails done. This Iraq war must be really unpopular!
"Thousands Line Up for Harry Potter's Final Turn"
http://www.cnbc.com/id/19869879/
2007-10-31 04:37:33 · 22 answers · asked by PNAC ~ Penelope 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The Protest was on a Saturday! Oct. 27th. I went to the Football game with 72,000 other people.
2007-10-31 04:44:46 · update #1
The protest ended up in the CD. I got my pink hat in Freemont! Long live the Troll.
2007-10-31 04:46:48 · update #2
Penelope, I have a small confession to make. The reason more dirty hippies didn't show up is that I played a little trick on them. I changed all their protest signs to read: "The Surge Is Working... But We're Not !"
Every so often, they have a protest at a place called Bohemian Grove. It's so inadvertently funny.
The protesters are a motley array of wanna-be '60s flower-power losers, and faux spiritualists. The most hilarious part is when these Cretins, resplendent in their cheap imitation, psychedelic Summer of Love attire (that looks like it came from a hippie K-mart) try to act authentic.... like they're not doing this just to mug for the cameras.
They hold hands in a circle, and recite invocations to the river spirit, as if this is a common prayer for them. However, they pronounce the words so sloppily and clumsily it's obvious it's the first time they have ever uttered them. It's almost like a parody of sad, silly, pathetic, desperate wanna-be losers trying to be cool and pretend they are highly spiritual, and attuned to the mystical forces of the earth.
Oh well, maybe if I get bored someday I'll get a bad haircut, find some aging douche-bag hippie, borrow his clothes, and have a swell ol' time at Bohemian Grove. I just have to practice my invocation to the river spirits for the tv cameras.
But if they decide to protest around Nordstroms, I'll keep them a safe distance away. We want you looking your best when the Republicans are victorious in '08.
2007-10-31 05:29:50 · answer #1 · answered by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
This question highlights a major problem in our country right now. We are at war. Whether we agree with it or not; there seems to be none of the sacrifice that usually comes with our country fighting an overseas conflict.
I do not agree with the war in Iraq. Neither does my husband who happens to be a veteran of this war.
To bemoan difficulty at returning a shirt to Nordstrom is not only petty it is callous. I'm sorry that you had difficulty making a retail transaction. There are many young men and women who are having difficulty staying alive right now. They would love the opportunity to drive their cars, eat a home cooked meal and take an extra five minutes to get to Nordstrom.
Our country was founded on the principle of dissent. Each time a soldier is sent overseas to engage in conflict it is our duty as Americans to question whether it is the right thing to do. We are allowed to come to our own conclusion. Whether or not we agree with the use of force against another country, we owe it to our military to ask the right questions before they are sent off to fight.
If it takes a group of "LEFTIES" to remind you that young Americans are losing life and limb in a foreign country; than good for them. Whether or not we agree that we should be in Iraq, we should all be thinking about what we can do for the military members who are there. Whether we are sending care packages or fighting for better care upon the return home.
The shirt can wait. Some of the military members in Iraq can't.
2007-10-31 11:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by Zannie 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Is that were you got that pink hat?
Downtown (Nordstroms) is not where the Central District is. I hadn't heard about this protest. Although I do believe that you could get your nails done in the Central District, there are only about 5 places per block.
Edit: Ohh, went to see those Huskies lose huh? I was in Pullman on Saturday watching the Cougs get that 1 win to put them in 9th place in the Pac-10...woo hoo!
2007-10-31 11:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
stay in the dark honey
If you haven't heard, 78% of Americans think this war is wrong
AND THE TROOPS? OR ARE THEY PHONEYS?
Published: February 28, 2006
Seventy two percent of U.S. troops in Iraq believe the United States should pull out within one year, a column by Nicholas Kristof in Tuesday's New York Times reveals. The poll was conducted by Zogby International and is the first poll to examine the attitudes of those currently serving in the wartorn nation.
American troops want swift pull-out from Iraq
By Demetri Sevastopulo and Edward Alden in Washington
Published: February 28 2006 19:04 | Last updated: March 1 2006 15:21
Most American troops in Iraq believe the US should withdraw within the next year, according to the first poll of US military personnel there.
President George W. Bush, whose overall approval rating fell to a new low of 34 per cent this week, has repeatedly said the US would finish the mission in Iraq.
But a Zogby International/Le Moyne College poll found that only 23 per cent of US troops believed they should stay “as long as they are needed”.
2007-10-31 11:48:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
I've never been to Seatle. There's no lefties in the street in Dallas. LOL There was a line for Harry Potter though.
2007-10-31 11:46:47 · answer #5 · answered by MEL T 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Is anyone studying whether a sense of irony...sarcasm..(opps)...heck, even wit.....can be mass produced and given, without charge, to all members of the totally clueless left....
There is just no sport left, in trying to upset their misguided sense of reality.
I mean jeez, what is the use in satirical comments....if those you are lampooning, don't get the joke....now I know why they insist on supporting the Dim's....no ability to nurture an abstract thought....
It's like shooting fish in a barrel....
2007-10-31 12:22:37 · answer #6 · answered by Lilliput1212 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
"Are the MASSIVE numbers of LEFTIES taking to the STREETS to protest the Iraq War Inconveniencing You?"
Polls have made it clear that with every passing year more and more Americans look at the Iraq War as a huge mistake, and Americans who believe that aren't taking to the streets, for the most part. Their protest is scheduled for November 2008.
2007-10-31 11:41:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 3⤋
Just like in the Vietnam war, people demonstrated, rallied and argued (and some got shot for it) a long time before anything was done.
2007-10-31 11:42:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely HILARIOUS how 'bromide' thanks you for the ability to insult you . OMG . A Yahoo Answers Priceless Moment !
750 huh ? Or even 3000 . Neither number is substantial on it's own , and even less so when you consider that many of them get bussed-in from other locales .
2007-10-31 12:02:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
As hard as they try (and I give them credit for trying) This tiny little group of Lefto wack jobs will never speak for the country as a whole. Thier message does not motivate, inspire or resonate with the "real" hard working American.
I sure don't need some unshowered hippie societal reject to inform me that Iraq is not the ideal situation.
2007-10-31 11:46:37 · answer #10 · answered by clawdaddy314 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋