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salinen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-02-06 11:33 AM
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Thanks India
It really helps to see the mass rejection of a killer tyrant. Ghandi would have been proud.

ty*rant n. 1. An absolute ruler, esp. an unjust, oppressive, or cruel one. 2. Someone who exercises power, control, or authority unfairly or harshly.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-02-06 11:34 AM
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1. The crowds are impressive.....
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-02-06 11:35 AM
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2. but remember it's only a couple of thousand, don't believe your lying eyes
:sarcasm:
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teriyaki jones Donating Member (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-02-06 11:37 AM
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3. The news photo of the crowd made me hope
that we could muster that many people--or more--right here in America--in DC.

C'mon gang--let's put on a protest right here!
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lectrobyte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-02-06 11:39 AM
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4. if a million women march on DC to protect reproductive rights and
Edited on Thu Mar-02-06 11:41 AM by lectrobyte
the media doesn't report it, did it really happen?

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.now.org/nnt/spring-2004/march.html&h=307&w=236&sz=34&tbnid=GjTw34I6IStK-M:&tbnh=112&tbnw=86&hl=en&start=36&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmillion%2Bwomen%2Bmarch%26start%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

In the weeks leading up to the March for Women's Lives, organizers knew the event would be one of the largest of its kind ever in Washington, D.C. Marchers were coming by car, bus, train and plane from all over the United States and even the world. But no one could predict exactly what heights the attendance would reach.

On April 25, 2004, a year of planning paid off when 1.15 million women, men, girls and boys marched to protect and advance abortion rights, birth control and access to a full range of reproductive health care options.

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