Protesters Gather Outside Bush Library Ceremony

[IDemo]

Source: ABC News

About 50 protesters have gathered amid a heavy police presence as thousands make their way to the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

The protests were restricted Thursday morning to a zone cordoned off by barricades and separated from the center by a highway.

About 30 protesters are wearing black while holding signs exclaiming, "Crimes against humanity" and "Does America have a conscience?" Other signs list the names of soldiers and others who died in wars launched by the Bush administration.

Coleen Rowley of Apple Valley, Minn., is wearing an orange jumpsuit and yelling "Close Guantanamo," a reference to the U.S. detention facility for suspected insurgents. She directed her comments to some of the 10,000 people heading to the campus of Southern Methodist University for the dedication.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/protesters-gather-bush-library-ceremony-19040174

[montanacowboy]

1. 10,000 heading to the dedication

If only 10,000 were protesting

We Americans are a sorry lot - we cheer on a war criminal and treat him as though he were something special

A stupid, lazy, ignorant coward - and Presidents will shake his hand today and he will be glorified

Fuck this, fuck it all

[LeftofObama]

4. I wish I could rec this reply!

You said exactly what I was thinking!

[Ash_F]

5. This is near the Dallas Suburbs of University Park and Highland Park

A couple of the wealthiest municipalities in the country. It's full of oil barons, banksters and real-estate royalty. In other words, deep in friendly territory. Even still, they had to put the 'free speech zone' on the other side of the highway, outside the borders.

The whole thing couldn't illustrate the two Americas any better.

[justabob]

11. indeed

One quibble though... HP and UP aren't suburbs, as they are surrounded by the City of Dallas... more like in-urbs. Or as we call it locally, "The Bubble". In any case, you are correct, they are in friendly territory.

[Ash_F]

12. Right, I actually live right on the other side of the highway.

I might just head down there, see if the protest is still going.

[justabob]

14. I am on the southern edge of the bubble

I won't be going though. I have too much crap to do.

[wordpix]

6. yes, they are playing some patriotic music/singing hallelujah right now

[7wo7rees]

17. Yes, it has been rather depressing. Today especially.

Wish it would all go away, but unfortunately for those of us living in this town we have to live with it from now on. We were there and we did try to stop it before they ever broke ground.

[warrior1]

2. if i was there

my sign would say I still hate you.

[heaven05]

3. heavy police presence?

saying anything, to anyone? The man is hated by multitudes of people around the world. This need to have all the living presidents (small p) present to kiss this man's ass is disgusting. Clinton? Right wing hack tool, TO BE EXPECTED! Obama? SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!! The rest? Well. What kind of democracy?

[justabob]

13. you are right, but there is a little more to it in this case

Highland Park High School... same neighborhood and town as SMU, recently had a rash of bomb threats and related harassment going on for several months. They only just made an arrest last week in that case.

[SoapBox]

7. Arrest this War Criminal for Crimes Against Humanity.

How many thousands and thousands died because of him?

How many TRILLIONS of American taxpayer monies drained from our economy?

Criminal!

[FightingIrish]

8. When we get this awkward moment behind us

can we get serious about prosecuting the war criminals?

[wordpix]

9. * is going on about how successful he was as pres; let the rewrite of history begin!

[wordpix]

10. he just ended his speech crying, amid cheers. What a crock - for a war criminal, no less

[guajiropa]

15. THIS IS SO WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS . . . . . .

So if GW gets one, when do you think they will break ground for the "Charles Manson Library" ?

[warrprayer]

16. ....