KATRINA PROTEST - SEND A BOTTLE OF WATER TO BUSH

[Keseys Ghost]

WATERING THE BUSHES:

A Grassroots Protest Remembering the Government's Negligence Following Hurricane Katrina

This evening, in Covington, Louisiana, local activists met to develop a simple strategy by which we might remind the White House of its dismal failure during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It was decided that a simple gesture would be most effective. Accordingly, we will each mail a single bottle of drinking water to:



President George Bush

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20500



It has also been agreed amongst us that the return mail address will be as follows:

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

900 Convention Center Boulevard

New Orleans, LA 70130



All are invited to join us in this peaceful exercise in dissent.

Peace soon and...

ONWARD!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. Fuck That. He'll Just Give It To Contractors To Sell To Our Troops For 10

times as much.

[cynatnite]

16. He probably would go on TV and thank those who did it n/t

[Anita Garcia]

17. while holding a bottle of water, too n/t

[badgerpup]

31. People, this is a great symbol and a good idea but you forget one thing.

BUSH DOES NOT GIVE A FLYING BFD ABOUT ANYTHING OUTSIDE HIS BUBBLE.

NOTHING PENETRATES THE BUBBLE UNLESS HE ALLOWS IT TO DO SO.

HE IS UTTERLY INCAPABLE OF 'GETTING THE MESSAGE'; TO HIM, THERE IS NO MESSAGE TO BE RECEIVING.

HE IS INCAPABLE OF CARING ABOUT ANYONE OR ANYTHING EXCEPT HIMSELF AND HIS AGENDA.

Over and over, we forget and make the mistake of thinking we are dealing with a RATIONAL HUMAN BEING here. We aren't. He isn't.

Of course, if this mass mailing got PUBLICIZED, not only would a lot of people wish to jump on the bandwagon, but they would 'get the message'...and remember.

Get the publicity, that's the ticket.
Jes' sayin. It's a good idea, really.

[Anita Garcia]

32. You, my friend, understand the concept

of a direct action!
Thanks for your support.
Please, go forth and publicize!

[babylonsister]

2. Something every one of us can do! The time is now! "V"! nt

[skids]

3. But wouldn't that be a look-alike bomb threat?

Being this the world of liquid explosives?

[Keseys Ghost]

4. I am certain that it is legal to ship drinking water....

[hootinholler]

24. Wonder if he'd think they're hydrogen bombs? n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

27. Even worse....

it is that insidious chemical compound known as dihydrogen monoxide

[hootinholler]

29. Yes the most comon cleaning compound on earth.

It can dissolve most anything.

-Hoot

[pitohui]

42. i would be concerned about that also -- plus a question

i like the suggestion of sending an empty bottle of water better

too many died of dehydration, "they didn't survive the rescue"

an empty bottle cannot be construed as a threat, but only a couple weeks after 8/10, while bottled waters are still being seized from pax on planes, the full bottle of clear liquid may well be viewed as a threat

i would support the empty bottle option if others are going to participate

also my post office is not going to allow me to put another address as my return address, are they going to allow that in covington? when a bottle has been successfully mailed, someone could say what post office is allowing this

[Anita Garcia]

45. Send an empty bottle or full bottle, your choice

Maybe if you send a bottle, empty or otherwise, others will too!

[pitohui]

49. i'm thinking an empty bottle has a second advantage

if the plan is for all to use the convention center address as the return address, you can mail a light package with stamps without discussing it with a clerk who might object to your use of a return address not your own

a package weighing more than 16 ounces can't be mailed using stamps w.out presenting in person to the postal clerk

people who have their own postal meters, it's moot, but for people who usually ship w. stamps then there's that

anyway that's how i'm leaning at the moment

[Anita Garcia]

5. Water the Bushes

Please help us water the bushes for the anniversary of Katrina.

Please send a bottle of water to:
President George Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Put your return address as:
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70130

Maybe he will get the message.

[calimary]

6. Water the bushes? Hey, my dog can do that!

[Anita Garcia]

7. Can you get your dog to DC by the 29th?

[dweller]

13. ...

good dog!
dp

[Anita Garcia]

15. Yes, good, very good, dog!

[uppityperson]

8. k&r for a fast easy protest. Good idea guys

MUST include return mail address though. onward...

Edited to add for Kesey/Anita, anything new on what Anita was doing last week?

[Anita Garcia]

11. I'm here, what'cha talkin' 'bout?

[uppityperson]

12. Hiya, sheriff thing

radio interview, wondering what is up with him, anything going on, you guys ok?
Edited to add, it is late, go to bed. (yes mom)

[Anita Garcia]

14. Onward

[don954]

9. wouldn't it be more appropriate to send empty bottles?

for the help he didn't send?

[Anita Garcia]

10. That is a good idea, too

It's the message.
Empty water bottles would be cheaper postage.
I'm going to send lots of filled bottles of water.
It's a sacrifice, but that is the direct action I have chosen.
I like the empty bottle message, as well.
With this President, a lot of similar messages may be needed to get even a single point across.

[marions ghost]

28. thants what I was going to say...

send an empty bottle. More symbolic that way. Cheaper and no "bomb threat" propaganda opportunity.

Great idea to mark the anniversary of the biggest LIHOP in US history.

[Anita Garcia]

33. Not recyling here

They are not picking up recycling here yet, post-Katrina.
I think I will do both!

[Evoman]

18. Seems like a waste of water...and bottles that could be recycled.

And its not like hes gonna get any of his mail, anyways. His staff will probably just drink the water, and then laugh at you.

A way better option is to drink the water, then send him the bottle...filled with..ahem...recycled water, if you get my drift. Sure its probably illegal, and sure you will probably get arrested...but anything worth doing thats going to have an effect is probably illegal.

On edit: you could send him pictures of the katrina dead, or dying...along with those great pictures of him eating cake.

[Anita Garcia]

19. It's a risk I'm willing to take

Don't really care about his laughing staff. And I doubt he'll drink anything that I send to him.
It's a simple message and it doesn't cost a lot.
If I could afford to deliver it to his door, I would.
I wish he could have done the same for me and my neighbors.

[Evoman]

20. How about a condom filled with tap water, or something like that.

Its cheaper, more shocking, and you don't have to adversely affect the environment.

On second thought, condoms are pretty expensive...hmmmm.

[Anita Garcia]

21. I think I'll stick with the bottle

But, I appreciate your creative thinking.

[Swamp Rat]

22. Washington Tea Party:

http://www.johnlisainmilo.com/liberty_1.html

[Anita Garcia]

23. Like it a lot!

Thanks Swamp Rat.

[Swamp Rat]

25. That is DUer lisainmilo's website

I defer to lisainmilo, as the credit is all her's ... and some folks in Boston long ago. I applaude her effort.

Here are some DU threads:

... Hey, Thibodeaux! Remember dem other dudes up in da ville de Boston got pissed off at da Roi George and den dumped da tea in da hawber?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

"BOSTON TEA PARTY AUGUST 16, 2006"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

"TEA BAGS"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

"Tea Bags Efforts continue. Still need DU help"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

lisainmilo ask's for help:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

"Have some patience with me...please"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

"Lets get behind Swamp Rats idea of tea bags."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Da Halo Statue
Boudreaux, he go to da big city up North, way up North, around Nawlins. He get lost and don't know his way. Well he find a bar and go inside to get his wife. He ask the bartender "Where's your halo statue?"
Bartender says "We ain't got one."
Boudreaux say "What!? Every bar got a halo statue! Come on now, give me dat halo statue!"
Bartender say "I told you we ain't got one!"
Boudreaux say "Man, cannot you see I'm lost? I need a halo statue!"
Bartender say "Here it is not 10:00 in da morning and you drunk already? We ain't no church, I ain't no minister, and we ain't got no halo statue! You already drunk, you need to leave!"
Boudreaux says "Look man, do I got to spell it out to you? You know dat thing what just hang on the wall, don't do nothing for a long time, then it go ring, ring? Then you pick it up and say 'Halo, statue?' well dats what I need!"

[soothsayer]

26. We should prolly still send water to the Katrina victims. They still

need it down there, I'm afraid.

PS Send him tapwater, not the good stuff

[Acadia Blue]

36. Really. Send him N.O. Mississippi water.

[elehhhhna]

30. If you sedn FLUIDS to Bush, you'll be a terrorist fersure.

Fluids are very, very dangerous, remember?

[Anita Garcia]

34. retired postman emailed me

He said to make sure to put "liquid inside" on the outside of the envelope!

[Acadia Blue]

35. I am in Covington too. Lost contact with local DEM group after storm

due to several changes in phone and email addy.

[Anita Garcia]

38. Nice to hear from you!

Next NAACP meeting in Covington is September 11th, Bethel Reform Methodist Church, 7:00 PM. NAACP and ACLU Town Meeting in Covington is September 18th, Covington Center, 6:00 PM. Please stop by and we can exchange contact information.

[ThoughtCriminal]

37. Let him drink "Backwash"

Still enough of that for US to drown in.

[Anita Garcia]

39. Another great idea!

[Anita Garcia]

40. Talk Left has picked up Water the Bushes

<http://talkleft.com/new_archives/015541.html >
"Here's a little action alert that should be easy to do."

[EFerrari]

41. Perfect. Well done.

K&R

[Anita Garcia]

43. water, water, everywhere

“Water, water, everywhere,. And nary a drop to drink!” – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

[EFerrari]

44. Bunch of citing troublemakers!

lol

to you guys, Annie

[uppityperson]

46. kick

[EFerrari]

47. Kick

[Anita Garcia]

48. Flood the White House!

[Keseys Ghost]

50. Water you don't want

Let 'em see it.