Imagine if the million vet march was organized by the left

[BelgianMadCow]

Where would the organizers be now, after breaking down barricades & throwing them in front of the WH?
Guantanamo?

[cantbeserious]

1. Ah, Duplicity - Sad But True

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[TwilightGardener]

2. Totally different scene, would have been arrests left and right. But thank God for whoever told

the police/rangers to avoid overreaction and to be patient today--the teabaggers were hoping to stage another "spontaneous" moment of vets triumphing over Obama's oppression, like the old vets last week, but with a twist of vets being cuffed and hauled away this time. Reading the rightie blogs, there is a palpable disappointment that the turnout sucked and nothing happened--some dipshits moved some metal frames around. Just staged asshattery and no satifsfying Obama-thuggery moments.

[BelgianMadCow]

3. Yep. To be clear, I wouldn't have wanted to see arrests etc

just pointing out they WOULD have happened if it were from the left.

[Laelth]

6. Yes. They are quite disappointed.

I had a smug, right-wing friend positively guarantee me that the President would arrest WWII vets. I said, "No way."

Republicans have never been good at predicting the future. If they were, they wouldn't be Republicans.

-Laelth

[Hekate]

4. The Vets for Peace were well-represented at the March on Washington 9-24-2005

There were about half a million people -- and I was there. Even though we were very angry at Bush-Cheney, even though we were noisy, it was peaceful, well-organized, as crime-free as possible (I picked a Washington Post before I left -- I think they reported something like 3 arrests of pickpockets). Nobody broke anything.

Hilariously enough, Free Republic sponsored a counter-protest that attracted about a hundred of their people.

(The VFP wasn't the main organizer -- I think United for Peace and Justice and the ANSWER Coalition were. About 300 members of Military Families Speak Out were there.)

[BelgianMadCow]

5. I for one have not forgotten how numerous you were

in the streets protesting Bush. Who called you a focus group.

Thanks for chiming in.

[Hekate]

9. Found my old BringThemHomeNow t-shirt this morning

Wasn't looking for it, but there it was naming all the military groups participating: Gold Star Families for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Iraq Vets Against the War, and Veterans for Peace. Some focus group!

[sakabatou]

7. All arrested, possibly held without bail

[malaise]

8. They would be in locks ups all now

or in hospitals across DC

[Rex]

10. THIS.

I think most pigs agree with the insane Tbaggers and most probably are Repukes.

We need some liberal cops pronto!