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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 08:40 PM
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57. All the protests are successful. None of them will end this mess today.
The percentage of people who are now opposed to the war, even the way this war is fought is rising.

Realistically, assuming George Bush is in office for the remainder of this term, Iraq and the war are going to continue in some fashion. So some would ask, why bother protesting?

Because we can and we don't need the media's permission to do it. The media will always reach for the most immediate story with the highest ratings. It is actually missing the whole picture here but that's show business in Bush America.
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  -For those complaining about news coverage.... MichiganVote  Sep-24-05 06:46 PM   #0 
  - I was with you up till the end  melody   Sep-24-05 06:53 PM   #1 
  - half a million people protest in DC? not likely unless you count the  msongs   Sep-24-05 06:55 PM   #2 
  - Check out Will Pitt's blog  Suich   Sep-24-05 07:00 PM   #7 
  - Uh, huh?  Emit   Sep-24-05 06:56 PM   #3 
  - I maintain that the causes you espose are deeper than one president  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:14 PM   #14 
     - I still maintain that it is equally newsworthy  Emit   Sep-24-05 07:37 PM   #31 
        - What you call condension, others call experience but I don't mind  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:45 PM   #37 
           - Why do I suddenly feel like I'm in a  Emit   Sep-24-05 08:03 PM   #46 
              - Now who is being condescending. And yes, I think people protested today  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 08:11 PM   #51 
                 - Yes, of course  Emit   Sep-24-05 08:42 PM   #58 
                    - I'm seldom surprised on DU! Best of luck to you and your family members  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 08:51 PM   #60 
                    - I agree with you, Emit.  I Have A Dream   Sep-25-05 08:55 PM   #65 
  - I sort of agree  bluestateguy   Sep-24-05 06:56 PM   #4 
  - The draft was certainly a catalyst and yes the media was not owned  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:19 PM   #17 
  - It seems they could give it five minutes. It is legitimate news  Cleita   Sep-24-05 06:58 PM   #5 
  - When you have your heart in something, there isn't enough air time  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:20 PM   #19 
  - Katrina & Rita  Marlie   Sep-24-05 06:58 PM   #6 
  - The people that I know from NO would love to see the Anti -War  goclark   Sep-24-05 07:04 PM   #10 
     - Its the march, not the media that matters today. One battle at a time.  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:22 PM   #23 
  - Not to bash anyone here or who participated today...  Field Of Dreams   Sep-24-05 07:03 PM   #8 
  - Fickle? NO the media is owned, lock stock and barrel by this admin.  KyndCulture   Sep-24-05 07:06 PM   #12 
  - Kyndculture, tsuki here.  ragin_acadian   Sep-24-05 07:35 PM   #30 
     - Hey Tsuki... yep, exactly. WTF? I don't get that attitude.  KyndCulture   Sep-24-05 07:38 PM   #32 
        - The media is incapable of covering more than one story at a time.  ragin_acadian   Sep-24-05 07:50 PM   #40 
           - I don't disagree but the protests today are against a war, not the media  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:52 PM   #41 
              - And you can't see how the 2 are related?  KyndCulture   Sep-24-05 07:59 PM   #44 
              - I think you know the answer to that.  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 08:07 PM   #49 
              - But it is a controversial topic that can cost both viewers and advertisers  ragin_acadian   Sep-25-05 08:25 PM   #62 
  - Fickle?  Marlie   Sep-24-05 07:06 PM   #13 
  - No, we complained back then, too. Let's face it, the media haven't  Benhurst   Sep-24-05 07:17 PM   #16 
  - I think some of them ran home to see if they were wanted by the Po-lice!  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:25 PM   #24 
  - I don't think anyone thinks that there shouldn't be any coverage  nonconformist   Sep-24-05 07:04 PM   #9 
  - Thanks for some realism  A-Possum   Sep-24-05 07:04 PM   #11 
  - If over 100,000 marched today in DC in support of Bush and Iraq  teach1st   Sep-24-05 07:17 PM   #15 
  - That's a no-brainer  LWolf   Sep-24-05 07:20 PM   #21 
  - How much time do you think that the nighly news gave to the Martin  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:27 PM   #25 
     - I distinctly remember that the Vietnam War protests...  teach1st   Sep-24-05 07:31 PM   #28 
        - Not in the early days  nadinbrzezinski   Sep-24-05 07:38 PM   #33 
           - In the early days as well...  teach1st   Sep-24-05 07:47 PM   #38 
           - But today, this weekend, we are comparing two major storms that  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:49 PM   #39 
              - I agree. But we go back to my original question..  teach1st   Sep-24-05 07:55 PM   #42 
                 - It takes time, I agree. It isn't the numbers that matter, its the heart of  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 08:04 PM   #47 
           - Early days? This war didn't start yesterday! nt.  KyndCulture   Sep-24-05 08:00 PM   #45 
           - I've been patience for 40 years. Enough of patience. It's just  ragin_acadian   Sep-25-05 08:32 PM   #63 
  - ...and we polled ourselves here at DU and KNEW Rita would dominate  Mr_Spock   Sep-24-05 07:19 PM   #18 
  - I am not saying don't cover the hurricanes, but really, 2 minutes plus  GreenPartyVoter   Sep-24-05 07:20 PM   #20 
  - Three Things.  Deep N RedLand   Sep-24-05 07:22 PM   #22 
  - Make up your mind then, what is your prime protest? Media or the war?  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:29 PM   #27 
     - Until the media wakes up the protests against the war are moot.  KyndCulture   Sep-24-05 08:09 PM   #50 
        - Actually I think the internet news sources and blogs are just as important  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 08:16 PM   #52 
           - They are now.  KyndCulture   Sep-24-05 08:18 PM   #54 
              - All the protests are successful. None of them will end this mess today.  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 08:40 PM   #57 
  - "DID NOT WHINE!" -- MichiganVote  SimpleTrend   Sep-24-05 07:27 PM   #26 
  - All people whine. Not all people protest a war, march in a city  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:40 PM   #34 
     - Are you whining?  ragin_acadian   Sep-25-05 08:34 PM   #64 
  - Bravo and there is something else  nadinbrzezinski   Sep-24-05 07:34 PM   #29 
  - Exactly right.  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 07:41 PM   #35 
  - Rita ain't Katrina....  FrenchieCat   Sep-24-05 07:42 PM   #36 
  - What are you saying? The media can only cover 1 major story?  BigBearJohn   Sep-24-05 07:58 PM   #43 
     - Like I said, you no like the message, don't read it.  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 08:06 PM   #48 
        - The same thing could be said about you and your compaint about those  BigBearJohn   Sep-24-05 08:18 PM   #53 
           - Bear, I expressed an opinion on a message board. I don't have the  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 08:33 PM   #55 
              - Ok, you make some good points. However, having the media cover  BigBearJohn   Sep-24-05 08:38 PM   #56 
                 - I understand your point and I agree with you. No doubt the protestors  MichiganVote   Sep-24-05 08:46 PM   #59 
                    - I understand your point and agree 100%  BigBearJohn   Sep-24-05 09:07 PM   #61 
 

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