Dueling protests square off near Bush's Dallas home

[babylonsister]

Dueling protests square off near Bush's Dallas home
By ANNA M. TINSLEY


DALLAS — Eighth-grader Steven Rasansky had a front-row seat for a government lesson Monday.

Sitting at his friends’ lemonade stand across the street from former President George W. Bush’s new home, he watched anti-war protesters and Bush supporters square off with only a city street dividing them.

Front and center in the sweltering 90-degree heat was Cindy Sheehan, the California mother who drew national attention in recent years with her protests near Bush’s Crawford ranch as she demanded to speak to him about her son’s death in Baghdad.

"George Bush and his administration are mass murderers," she told the crowd, using a loudspeaker. "People say, 'Cindy, get over it.’ Well, there are still two wars raging. I don’t have an option of getting over it.  . . . We have to keep it up so things like this don’t happen again."

Anti-war protesters say they want Bush and his administration investigated and prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Sheehan has also demonstrated against President Barack Obama because the Democrat has continued the wars.

During the more than half-hour protest, which included a nearly mile-long march to the neighborhood, protesters yelled, "Don’t wait, investigate." Pro-Bush supporters chanted "USA" for the former president whom they say did a good job.

"I think this is crazy," said Rasansky, 13, whose friends had hoped to make some money selling pink lemonade and chocolate chip cookies. "I didn’t think it would end up like this."

Bearing signs with slogans ranging from "No war criminals in my neighborhood" and "W = War Crimes" to "Don’t Mess with Bush" and "They did not die in vain," more than a hundred people turned out on both sides of the issue.

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[Buzz Clik]

1. Bush is SO 2008.

Time to move on.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Until he is held accountable

he will be hounded.

[MadHound]

2. While I appreciate the anger and rage behind these protests

Protesting the ongoing war at the home of a former president, who is now powerless to end that war, seems to be counterproductive.

For better or worse, these wars now belong to Obama, and he is the one who can actually end them. Therefore it seems like the logical person to protest concerning the war would be Obama, not Bush:shrug:

[AndyA]

3. Prosecuting Bush will go a long way toward preventing a war of choice from ever happening again.

I think the pressure needs to be kept up as far as Bush is concerned, only so people don't forget who is responsible for this mess.

And Obama needs to take actions to put a stop to it. The longer it goes on, the more he owns it. The next election is closer than people realize.

[MadHound]

11. Protesting to prosecute Bush is also a good thing,

But again, the one who make those decisions don't live in a Dallas suburb, but at 1600 Pennsylvania Av. Protesting Bushboy is, I'm sure, a feel-good action, but when it comes to either stopping the war or prosecuting Bush's crimes, it is completely off the mark.

[EFerrari]

13. Not if it gets press, which it has.

/oops

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. I hope he is reminded every day for the rest of is life

of the misery and pain he inflicted on the world.

True, he is out of office, but his stinking legacy will be with us forever.

[EFerrari]

7. Every single day. n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. I assure you it's only a matter of time

Folks will be visiting Obama's home at any time now. In fact, they have already been to the White House. His Chicago home will be picketed soon, since there are quite a few anti-war activists in Chicago. It will be easier to set up a protest there, since there is so much support on the ground already.

[bdamomma]

4. no matter what the Bush regime must pay for their crimes.

how can anyone just say move on when they destroyed the country, these crimes should NOT be swept under the rug, or they will return again.

[marylanddem]

6. He should be reminded every damned day of his life

of the blood on his hands. Fuck George Bush & his evil regime.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. +1

:thumbsup:

[marmar]

12. People are still trying to support this assclown? Unreal.

n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Most of the newspaper's comments on the article are disgusting. A lot of Texans still stand with *.