Pics of Chicago protest..............dial-up warning

[hwmnbn]

The chimp was in my hometown yesterday. I and a few other residents were there to greet the lyin' king.

here are some photos:



The car bearing down on me might have been a repug :scared:



These codepink women can get pretty wild. She had her flashing routine down pat. :rofl:



I thought this sign was cool



Here's a very impressive puppet



Another crowd scene



This sign was fashioned by a sweet lady who attached it to a front baby harness. Very ingenious and well constructed



This guy lives 9 blocks away from me



That's me with my bush lied sign hangin' with the drumming and music entertainment committee



When we all left, here's what was left



As a side note, we only got to see the motorcade when they sped away in a 15 car convoy. They used a side exit from the hotel but we were strategically placed between there and the expressway he used to make his getaway. Police lights and sirens blaring, they closed down traffic for the escape. There was even a helicopter overhead. The chimp may not be as beloved as he thinks. :evilgrin:

[undeterred]

1. Looks like a good time!

You made me wish I still lived there. :)

[hwmnbn]

7. We were loud if not totally organized.....

and yes, Chicago has always been cool. And now with the White Sox and Bears kickin' butt, it's even better!

[im10ashus]

15. Me too.

Although NYC has been awfully kind to me. Good to see all the Chicagoans still coming out in numbers. :-)

[malaise]

2. Those are fabulous

Love the codepink flasher. :rofl: :rofl:

[electropop]

39. The flasher AND the guy to her right!

:rofl:

[malaise]

41. Priceless

:lol: :lol:

[yellowdogmi]

51. Look out for that guy on the right

I saw him on the news last saturday night.
He was high in the city.
From an old Lou Reed song High in the City.
By the way that is the yellowdog.
me.
cheese.

[electropop]

57. Nice pic, YellowDog!

Adds a lot to the impact.

[dogday]

3. Thank you so much for the pictures and info

It really pisses me off that we are not seeing these protests in the news.

[hwmnbn]

9. Yeah, what a burn....

It didn't even make our local news. We had a big fire to a landmark church here and that dominated the news.

[dogday]

28. That's just what I mean

you would think all of these people would merit a 30 second spot at least on the local news. It is like they don't care what the people feel and do not want other people to know how many are dissatisfied with this administration.....

[hwmnbn]

30. And it's not like the news channels weren't there....

they had trucks and reporters on the scene.

[dogday]

45. So someone higher up

decided it was not newsworthy. I can't believe it is not news! All those people standing around chanting and carrying signs and they don't show this to the city... Shame on them...

[bpilgrim]

4. wow - great pics!

:toast:

do you mind if i add these to the Protest Gallery?

(on edit: here is the link to the gallery...
http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/index.php?cat=5 )

peace

[hwmnbn]

11. Go right ahead bpilgrim........

I have more. Unfortunately I appear in a lot of them. I can be a real ham when I'm in a crowd.

[bpilgrim]

12. here they are - > LINK

http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=133

thank you very much for sharing :toast:

and if you have more please feel free to post them in another thread here and i will gladly add them :hi:

peace

(on edit: if you ever want to find your pics easily just click search and put in your du user name =)

[hwmnbn]

33. cool, will do......nt

[madokie]

5. Having come to my senses during the vn and watergate era

This is the only way we are going to be able to stop this madman, hit the streets. Thanks for sharing that group of photos.

[hwmnbn]

13. The only difference I see........

between the two eras is now there is a broader age spectrum of the protesters. I think the commitment level is growing. I'm very impressed "the world can't wait" organization. I"m considering going to their weekly meeting today.

They distributed a well worded flyer yesterday. They are also organizing a protest for Jan. 31st.

[madokie]

31. You are right, in the first it was mostly only young'uns

today we have us older ones plus there is still the young ones. Yes things are looking up.

when its all said and done we win

[hwmnbn]

36. Admit it madokie.......

we never grew up. We grew older, but we've stayed young. :hippie:

[madokie]

37. Admited

:hippie:

[kliljedahl]

46. I was a young'un then. I'm an old'un now

The fire in my belly is burning hotter now than it was then.



Keith’s Barbeque Central

[madokie]

50. You got it bro'

We're gonna' have to get in their faces this time just like we had to the last time. I see it as actually having started with Camp Casey and then the peace march on washington dc. This time we have us older experienced ones with the added benifit of the younger generation. It's a fix'en to bust wide open and when it does they'll be no stopping it. They'll be no getting the ponys back in the barn either. And the longer it takes to bust open the more determined we all will be. We take our country back.
Peace

[kliljedahl]

54. Right on my friend

Let's kick ass

[texpatriot2004]

6. Great Photos. Thanks for sharing. Well done Chicago. nm

[hwmnbn]

17. It took me all night to figure out.....

that photobucket deal. But I really wanted you all to see there are groovy people willing to make noise.

[texpatriot2004]

27. Thanks so much for your effort. The pics are great! nm

[William769]

8. Thank you for taking time out on a cold winters day to do this.

:toast:

[babylonsister]

10. K&R for activists! Thank you; these pics made my day! nt

[xchrom]

14. k & r

:woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[mod mom]

16. Thank you Protestors. I have participated in several "Greet the pResident

" events and hhave never gotten within shouting distance to him. The description of him in a bubble is perfect. Makes you long for the days when a president could greet the American people by going out into crowds and actually talking to people outside of an oath sworn, carefully chosen, group of loyal supporters!

[hwmnbn]

19. Those days are over.......

I don't mind his security, I object to his insulation. He works for us!! He has to answer to us, not the other way around. That is the most frustrating aspect for me right now, that we can't hold him accountable.

Damn, I'm just as pissed about that today as I was yesterday. :mad:

[LizW]

18. Love the face on the man next to the Code Pink lady!

LOL! Priceless!

That looks like so much fun! Thanks for going, and thanks for sharing these with us!

:yourock:

[hwmnbn]

22. Code Pink rocks!!!.......

They are also very adept at organizing. Every time there's been a rally/protest they've been a big part of it. Apparently they're national. And you're right, these ladies (some of them grandmas) are wild!!

They have a great sense of humor about it, but they're dead serious. I love 'em.




edited to remove profanity. I got carried away. :headbang:

[yellowdogmi]

56. Not to scream it from the rooftops or anything

That was the yellowdogmi. Hello. The whole day warmed my heart.

[im10ashus]

20. Good work!

Kicked and Nominated!

[Warren Stupidity]

21. Thanks for my morning smile! eom.

[Jamison]

23. Any FReeper counter-protestors show up?

Just curious.

I know Chicago doesn't have too many RW morans, but I was wondering if there were at least a few.

[hwmnbn]

29. There were 4 freepers.....

with a "we heart W" sign standing on the other side and far down the street. They looked so lonely. I didn't have any more film in my disposable camera or I would've documented them.

They weren't around when I first got there. That's so typical of freepers, they show up late.

[txindy]

44. There's something that's bound to happen that's also typical of them

There will no doubt be a claim soon that they vastly outnumbered the protestors.

Great pictures! Thanks for the update. I read the news accounts (such as they were) and didn't have any idea it was this large. Figures.

[kliljedahl]

55. Of course they showed up late

mommy made them clean up their rooms first




Keith’s Barbeque Central

[onecent]

24. Wonderful pictures. WHY aren't these shown on our local

television news channels??? For Gods sake! I showed them to my husband and he cannot believe that this is kept so secret from the public eye.

[hwmnbn]

42. I agree......

It's like if it's not on TV it didn't happen. This idea of grass roots media may be the way to go. We have to use guerrilla marketing techniques to let the unaware populace become aware of what's going down.

Every little sign in a window, or flyer left on a windshield, or label stuck on a phone booth or gas pump leaves a message. We can't depend on our "media" anymore.

[mogster]

25. Great pictures

Thanks for posting! :toast:

[qanda]

26. Wow!

That's a great crowd. Thanks for sharing.

[mucifer]

32. I'm in Chicago. On NPR's "all things considered" they discussed

bush's speech in the news segment. Then they went for a few minutes to the local news where they clarified that there were at least 500 protesters. (This was not mentioned in the national news). I have noticed that our local Chicago NPR station, WBEZ, is much better than the network. They really do have some interesting local programs which lean to the left.

BTW thanks for going! I knew it was going on but had to work.

[deminks]

38. Great photos! Thanks for sharing!

You really rolled out the old welcome mat, heh, heh. :patriot:

[Saturday]

34. hwmnbn

Great pictures, thanks for sharing. FYI, the protest was on CLTV last night. I just caught the end of it as I was surfing.

[hwmnbn]

40. Hi yadayadayada, welcome to DU.....

:hi:

It's good to know it was on somewhere. I swear that the local newscasters here have time for their bullshit "happy talk" banter. They usually also have a feel-good human interest story. They should just STFU and report the news. The weather shouldn't take 8 minutes!!! Don't get me started!LOL

I haven't read the papers yet so we'll see what's up there.

[countingbluecars]

35. Excellent! n/t

[RagingInMiami]

43. That guy that lives nine blocks from you

I took his photo in DC last September. Good pictures, thanks for posting.

[RC]

47. Code Pink

http://www.codepinkalert.org/article.php?list=type&type=98

Free Diane Wilson
Houston, TX, December 5, 2005: In protest against the wanton corruption of the Bush Administration and Congressman Tom DeLay; Halliburton and war profiteering, CODEPINK organized a peaceful protest against Cheney, DeLay, and their policies of war, repression, and injustice. CODEPINK Co-Founder Diane Wilson was about 15 to 20 feet away from the Cheney when she opened up her black velvet wrap to reveal a banner which read "Corporate Greed Kills-From Bhopal to Bagdad". Police dragged her out and she has is still being detained in jail. More...

It has been two months since Diane Wilson was jailed for her protest against Dick Cheney. She is still being held in a Texas jail and according to a recent letter from her, the conditions are very grim. If you would like to write to Diane you can send her a letter or card (she cannot receive anything else) to:
Diane Wilson
Victoria Co. Jail (CR# 65510)
101 No. Glass
Victoria, TX 77901
She can also receive books, but they must be sent by a distribution house like Amazon or ABEbooks. She is itching for some good books on meditation, women activists, or anything else related.

"Corporate greed and its administrative henchmen have many faces and deadly results--from the 10,000 gassed in a pesticide cloud in Bhopal, India to the tens of thousands Iraqi and American dead in an unjust war."
Diane Wilson.

[coffeenap]

49. Thanks for the alert--my daughter and I just sent her

a Zinn book from Barnes and Noble with a note that she is not forgotten. Best wishes.

[ginnyinWI]

48. We have to be the media, friends!

I watch broadcast news, cable news, PBS, and listen to NPR and I missed any reporting done on this protest. I've emailed the pictures to several people. We have to let people know what's going on.

[in_cog_ni_to]

52. GREAT PICTURES! Thank you for being there! I hope he felt HATED!

Because he IS. :toast: Great pics!

[FreedomAngel82]

53. Great pics and crowd!

:toast: To you and the people who were there!