WOW!When was *this* picture taken?

[underpants]

Care to venture a guess?


See post #1 for answer

[underpants]

1. *ANSWER*

Today! This very afternoon

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3068578

Marchers surround Justice Department building
Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thousands of demonstrators encircled Justice Department headquarters in the nation's capital on Friday to demand the government crack down harder on hate crimes.


Thousands gather Friday morning at Freedom Plaza in the nation's capital for a march to the Justice Department.

"We have so many people we surrounded the Justice Department and two blocks more," the Rev. Al Sharpton told CNN as the orderly crowd marched around the building where newly sworn-in Attorney General Michael Mukasey was working.

"This is a real outcry, a real outrage from people around this country," he said.

Marchers walked from Freedom Plaza to the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, which they planned to circle seven times, in an apparent allusion to the biblical story of the fall of Jericho.

As they began to circle the building, only about 20 feet separated the front of the line of protesters -- marching eight abreast -- from the end.

[Atman]

10. You have to be fucking kidding me? THIS is what brings 'em out, huh?

First of all, it's not a secret that I think "hate crimes" legislation is pretty much b.s., and I know others on DU passionately disagree with me. But others do agree with me, just as passionately. That is not the point of my post, so hopefully we won't get too far sidetracked with yet another back-and-forth about why we need "hate" crimes when killing is already a criminal activity. What bothers me is that the very fabric of our democracy is being shredded before our eyes, we have criminals occupying the White House, and no one is surrounding the Justice Department -- or batter still, Reid and Pelosi's offices -- demanding justice. It should be surrounded every damned day until the thugs are removed from power. But we'll show up in force for this.

And in other parts of the country, to protest unfair treatment of Britney.

In Boston last night, people camped out overnight in freezing whether in hopes of getting a fucking Macy's gift card.

Is it just me, or our priorities kinda whacked? All the hate crimes legislation in the world won't do you a bit of good if the government can send you away to a secret prison and torture you just for speaking out.

.

[pacalo]

12. I so agree with you about the order of priorities. Where's this level of participation

in regard to preserving & protecting the Constitution from neo-cons? About preserving & protecting American citizens' basic human rights?

Yep, I'm disappointed, too.

[FreeState]

13. You know we can focus on more than one thing at a time right? N/T

[Atman]

21. Apparently not.

It seems we can focus on one boutique issue, but can't make it a priority to march in defense of the constitution.

.

[Virginia Dare]

16. I think it's disingenuous to compare this to a Britney Spears rally..

or a Macy's gift card grab. I'm white, so far be it for me to judge whether people are showing proper outrage over civil rights abuses against black people.

[underpants]

20. 20% of NYU stupdents would keep iPod over votes

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009168741

and over 50% would give up the right to vote for a meeeeellion dollars

sleep well.

I get your point and it is a fine point but I have to say that this is a pretty impressive showing no matter what the cause.

[Bluebear]

22. Civil rights rally = Macy's gift card sleepover. Wonderful.

[Atman]

30. Of course, no one made that equation. Just the opposite.

You need to duck-tape down that knee so it doesn't jerk quite so much.

Who the hell said a civil rights rally EQUALS a Macy's gift card sleepover? Just because two events are mentioned in the same post doesn't mean they were given equal weight. My complaint was that people seem to be able to find all sorts of reasons to "rally," except for the one that trumps them all -- our constitution and a quiet coup by a band of criminals. Surely you're intelligent enough to understand that I did not say all things were equal. I merely made the point that rallying for civil rights won't mean a damn thing it we don't rally to save the constitution which purportedly grants those rights.

:eyes:

.

[itsrobert]

2. Justice Rally?

my guess.

[underpants]

5. Yep!

Sharpton Brings Marchers to Justice Department

http://www.1010wins.com/Sharpton-Brings-Marchers-to-Justice-Department/1220360


Marchers surround Justice Department building
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/16/justice.rally/

[Vickers]

3. July 13, 1985

:P

[jtrockville]

4. Don't miss tomorrow's event (Sat Nov 17th, noon)

Rally and concert at the Washington Monument.

[Virginia Dare]

6. I'd say people are a little p.o.'ed wouldn't you?...n/t

[underpants]

8. Apparently so

I had not heard a word of this. Not on DU or anywhere else but I think it is safe to say that they did

:wow:

[Virginia Dare]

11. I heard it on the news last night..

they were underplaying it and making it sound like nobody really knew about it, they weren't expecting a big crowd. The only thread I saw was last night CatWoman posted something on it, and it got little notice.

This was my take on it..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2289483&mesg_id=2289483

[Didereaux]

7. fuckin idiots! you don't see them in those numbers at anti-war rallies!

[MrMickeysMom]

9. And I'll bet there weren't enough tasers to pass around the DC police force...

I'm mean.... justice... it could be threatened!!!

[Didereaux]

15. you're probably right on that n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

19. Sept. 24, 2005

[Bluebear]

23. "Fuckin idiots"? For rallying about civil rights?

[Didereaux]

26. We need 2 million marchers on one issue, then they can move on to the next!

[Bluebear]

27. Who died and left you Protest King? :)

[xchrom]

14. this fuckin ROCKS!!!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

17. All it needs is the helicopter on the roof

[riqster]

18. I wasn't the only one who had that thought, I guess. nt

[balantz]

24. Just like in the sixties

All of these issues are coming to the fore. There is no reason why all of these issues cannot be rallied together, including the IMPEACHMENT issue. I say this outcry is directly related to the stomping on the Constitution by the impeachable perpretrators of the WAR. I like the crafty, silent style of these protestors, and the circling symbolism as in the walls of Jericho will now crumble. GO JUSTICE!!

[underpants]

25. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[balantz]

28. Thanks!

Glad to be here :hippie:

[butterfly77]

29. Were there any protest against hispanics ..

when they rallied?