Crowds voice displeasure (Shrub in Louisville)

[TacticalPeek]

Crowds voice displeasure

About 1,000 speak out on president

By JOSEPH GERTH
[e-mail]
The Courier-Journal

In all her 67 years, Ann Hall has never protested anything
— until President Bush came to Louisville yesterday.

Fed up with the president's positions on education, the
economy and a host of other issues, she went downtown
with a couple of friends to voice her displeasure.

"He cares nothing about the common person," said Hall, of
Louisville. "We decided we're just tired of it, and we needed
to do something."

So, carrying a sign that referred to the president as an "idiot,"
she; Lori Eisenbeis, 68; and Midge Ostendorf, 72, took their
place among 1,000 or more protesters who gathered half a
block from the Galt House. Sprinkled among the crowd was
a handful supporting Bush.

more
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/02/27ky/wir-front-protest0227-8128.html


1000 or more? Did I miss this on TV?

[x-g.o.p.er]

1. Yes, because they are herded to a "free speech zone"

Away from the actual place the President is actually speaking at...conveniently away from the media and the cameras.

[dmkinsey]

30. I just had an idea

Since the "speech zones" are out of bush's view why don't we protest at the local TV station?
Y'know, arrive a couple hours before the bush event,picket to prevent the remote TV van from getting out of the parking area.
The objective of protest is to be seen and heard. If the media won't look at protesters, the protesters can move to a spot where the media can't avoid seeing them.

[x-g.o.p.er]

31. Ashcroft would arrest you for violating the Patriot Act...

And throw you in jail for two years without the ability to see your family or an attorney.

[tom_paine]

35. That is an EXCELLENT idea!

I like it!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

You should send this to Moveon.org or some other group which will be protesting Bush at the NYC Imperial Convention.

[0007]

50. Sounds good to me --- go for it!

[Raenelle]

53. Great idea.

[MurryMom]

48. Free speech zone

"As he traveled to his $2,000-a-plate fund-raiser at the Galt House, Bush never got closer to the protesters than half a city block. They were restricted to the south side of Main Street between Third and Fourth streets.

"About 30 officers from the Louisville Metro Police and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office were stationed near the intersection — along with mounted police — to watch the protesters. Two officers filmed the crowd, and another took still pictures.

"But the downtown protest, and another smaller one near ISCO Industries on East Chestnut Street where Bush visited, both were peaceful and there were no arrests, police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said.

"The downtown protest had centered near Fourth and Main until several protesters noticed Bush's approaching motorcade. They rushed toward Third Street, but were stopped by police before they reached the motorcade."

Unfortunately this pattern is repeated in practically every city that Bush and/or Cheney visit. The cops and the SS are in cahoots to avoid direct eye contact between Bush and the protesters.

[BiggJawn]

58. Videos and photos.....

Why? So they can "Identify Trouble-makers", that's why.

Everyone who was there now has a file open on them. Might not mention you by name, but the cops have footage of you holding your "Where are the JOBS???" sign....

Does KY have digitized photos on driver's licenses? If so, they can find names to go with the faces.

[Qanisqineq]

2. Hahahahaha

I can't stop laughing at that fool (Bush*). I don't know what Louisville is like, but I lived in KY for a short time and it was ultra-conservative.

[cardlaw]

13. Louisville is

much different from the rest of Kentucky. It's kinda like a state of its own.

[sadiesworld]

14. Actually, Louisville is probably the least conservative area in the state

[Qanisqineq]

25. Oh, Ok

I was at Ft. Knox with my hubby for a short time and only just drove through Louisville on occassion. Didn't watch the news much down there.

[trogdor]

34. Which ain't saying much.

Louisville is my hometown, and I can tell you they ain't exactly liberal. The south end and west end might be majority Democratic, but the east end and the suburban areas beyond the Snyder Freeway are like Anaheim with a Dixie accent. There is a reason the Republicans have nearly completely taken over, and that's because Louisville can be carved up into enough pieces to prevent a Democrat from ever winning there.

Edit: I try really hard to avoid discussing my politics when I'm down there, but if my idiot dittohead brother doesn't bring it up, my Goldwater Republican dad will.

[IrishBloodEngHeart]

45. Just a small correction

I'm from Anaheim. It used to be very white and very conservative, but not anymore. I moved about 15 years, but still live near by. Anaheim has had a lot of white flight to south orange county and yorba linda.

Loretta Sanchez is the rep for the part of anaheim I grew up in, replacing B1 Bob Dornan.

[Bake]

38. Louisville is progressive!

I lived there for 20 years! And the Courier Journal is a great newspaper.

On the other hand, ninety miles away, Cincinnati is ultra-conservative.

Bake

[megatherium]

47. Louisville passed a gay rights ordinance

a few years ago, after several unsuccessful attempts, when a prominent local Baptist charity fired a staff person simply because they learned she was a lesbian. (They were very direct in acknowledging that this was the reason for her dismissal.) This pretty much blew the argument out of the water that gays don't need "special protections".

Ironically, the ordinance has an exemption for religiously-based organizations that would have allowed the charity to fire their gay employee. But it's far better than nothing. I suppose a city whose major industries include whiskey and horse racing is not too uptight about people's personal lives.

[Barkley]

55. Rise of the Creative Class

In the book, The Rise of the Creative Class, the acclaimed analysis of what makes successful cities tick, author Richard Florida makes a special point of crediting cultural mixes that include a thriving gay community. National reports have indicated that many city revitalization efforts are using Florida's overall conclusions as part of their model.

[coloradodem2005]

3. This is good.

Especially in a conservative state like Kentucky. How many supporters were there?

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[efhmc]

29. Let me guess without looking. You're a guy. Trust me it is a sexist term.

I still do not see how it applies here or why it is necessary except to connotate the perfidy of women.

[MoonAndSun]

5. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the senior citizens in this country joined in

the protests planned for March? Can you see all the grannies and granddads walking along side their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren!!!

[Scout]

15. Raging Grannies

I'm trying to get my mom to join, or get involved in some way with the Raging Grannies

http://www.geocities.com/raginggranni/

I think they are great, and I wish there were more of them.

[prodigal_green]

32. Back in the Dark Ages I (Reagan Era)

At 75, my grandmother, who had difficulty walking, would bring a lawn chair and sit outside of Pat Robertson's CBN in Virginia Beach holding a placard while other protesters marched around. The issue at that time was CBN's support for the Contras in Nicaragua.

[VeniceBeat]

37. I'm Sending That Link To All the Septugenariuns in My Life

Thanks, Scout!

Rage on, Grannies!

[Scout]

44. you're very welcome!

:hi:

[schultzee]

39. I agree! I am not quite a senior yet and I would love to protest Mr.

Bu$h, but would not like to spend hours in one of his free speech prisons. He is afraid to see that people do not agree with him. I wonder if they hide protestors to keep it out the news or to keep little ex college cheerleader Bu$h from getting really angry and losing it.

[jburton]

6. With this and Chandler's victory

I feel pretty good about November. People are pissed.

[coloradodem2005]

8. I can see that.

I am more convinced that there is nothing the Republicans can do to turn back the tide.

BTW-nice avator.

[schultzee]

40. Gee I really really hope you are right. We could take the USA back

from the pigs.

[Ripley]

7. That's great! What a dip that woman from Atlanta is.

"I think they are an embarrassment," she said of the protesters, belittling some of the labor union protesters who carried signs opposing Bush's overtime policy. "That guy is worried about overtime. Why isn't he on the job right now?"

She thinks it's embarrassing to see real Democracy in Action?

Had she even considered that those people used their own personal vacation time to protest this disaster called Smirk?

I suppose she was "on the job" while blowing kisses to Dim Son's limo. :crazy:

This is great...he can't go ANYWHERE without hearing the boos! Isn't Kentucky Red?

[coloradodem2005]

10. It was in 2000.

It did go to Clinton both times though.

[sadiesworld]

22. Also working in the dems favor

is that many Kentuckians are very unhappy with our new republican governor. Alot of them bought the I'll-eliminate-government-waste-but-won't-touch-education crap. Needless to say the reality is turning out a bit differently.

[SammyWinstonJack]

52. Why do people continue to believe repubs?

They ALWAYS lie!

[trogdor]

36. Redder than red. Infrared.

Louisville has a few strong unions, though.

[Timefortruth]

12. Incredible.

Two officers filmed the crowd, and another took still pictures.

[aquart]

17. Department of Homeland Security?

I want that agency dismantled stick by stone.

[yellowcanine]

18. No doubt they will be getting a visit from John Asscraft's minions

wanting to see their medical records and what books they are reading.

[wabeewoman]

20. I was just about to post the same thing.

What country is this we live in again. Couldn't be America because they wouldn't do that. My Gawd!!

[Shakespeare]

28. They did the same thing at the last Bush protest in LA

We smiled and waved at them as they filmed, and called Ashcroft a terrorist motherfucker.

[Eurobabe]

33. check out protest photos

at the link above

[bushisanidiot]

16. Lot's of Older, First Time Protestors

president shitferbrains is losing the swing voters and his base is starting to crack.. There's no way he's gonna win without rigging the voting machines.

[KoKo]

19. OMG! This is great! Thanks for the post! I heard that Charlotte NC was

scheduled to have a sizeable group of protestors for his visit which was cancelled because of the snow storm. But, the Charlotte police were going to allow the protestors past the "Free Speech Zone" so they could be closer to Bush! That would have been interesting.

[bluedog]

21. Good for them....

I think one will be seeing alot more protesters out because of the SS isue...I'm one of the gray haired grannies and believe me...bush makes me totally sick.

as far as the bushie: "I think they are an embarrassment," she said of the protesters, belittling some of the labor union protesters who carried signs opposing Bush's overtime policy. "That guy is worried about overtime. Why isn't he on the job right now?"

she is an embarrassment for supporting a reigm leader and not defending her counrty against this countries take over...no sister..we will not be silenced!!!!

[wabeewoman]

26. I spent some time with my neighbors

who I thought were republicans and both of them just went on and on naming all of bush's atrocities. They were ranting and raving! Not at all 'normal' behavior. I'm pretty sure they don't read DU but were saying how he looks like a monkey and such. It gave me hope. Lots of first timers rising up against this 'uniter'

[Barrett808]

27. Hopefully, a lot of these folks will make it to NYC for the RNC convention

It's going to be the protest of a lifetime.

[slor]

41. Should they list...

the full names of these fine patriots? Louisville has had many issues with race-related issues, I doubt it would be a far stretch for cowardly bigots to harass these women.

[rfkrocks]

42. Thanks

What a great post! The battle for america is upon us and we need granny power! Made my day!

[proud patriot]

43. Yay !

Way to go

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

46. Great story! Thanks for posting it!

[lebkuchen]

49. Yahoo has a photo of it here

Protesters show their feelings about President George Bush on the streets of downtown Louisville as they protest a visit by the president in Louisville, Ky. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004. Bush is visiting Kentucky and North Carolina to speak about the economy and to raise funds for his re-election bid. (AP Photo/John Sommers II)


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040226/480/lxs10302261912

[dbt]

51. Raging Grannies! Raging Geezers, too!

bu$h, your sorry ass is in some serious trouble now! When the Mamaws and the Papaws start coming after you, it's WAY TOO LATE.

:evilgrin:
dbt

[colonel odis]

54. screw the "free speech" zones

you got 1,000 protesters and how many cops?

does the louisville police dept REALLY want to billy club and mace middle-aged union folk and grandmothers? that's mayor jerry abramson's worst nightmare.

also, if the cops are photographing and taping protesters, why don't the protesters cover their faces? or wear bush masks. makes for better political theater and might get the even mentioned on the news.

this is bullshit, y'all. we don't need to let them intimidate us like that.

[Barkley]

56. From the pictures, it looks like these grannies braved the cold too

[Sugarbleus]

57. I read this at Buzzflash...WTG Ann Hall and all the

other elderly citizens....pushed in wheelchairs to protest? EXCELLENT

And WTG Louisville!
Too bad Shrubya didn't get his face rubbed in it but it's still encouraging to me to know that people ALL over the place from all walks of life are coming out against this maniac n chief.