Anti-Occupation Protesters Dog Bush In New Jersey

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The protesters held signs, sang songs, waved flags and heard speeches for about two hours prior to Bush's arrival. Bruce Springsteen tunes blared at times. Along an adjoining roadway, more protesters held signs and engaged passing motorists to honk for support. One sign read: "How many pints of blood are in a gallon of gas?" Another read: "Impeach the Murdering Liar." Another simply read: "Bad Bush. Arf! Arf!"

Perhaps the most moving item held by protesters was a long string from which 54 placards hung — each with the face, name and hometown of a New Jersey soldier who has died in the Iraq war thus far. The placards also listed how each was killed.

Lawmakers join in

The rally was sponsored by New Jersey Citizen Action and Americans Against Escalation in Iraq. The broad-based coalition of organizations and associations was joined by Choi, state Sen. Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-6th Dist., and Assemblyman Joseph Cryan, D-Union, in the parking lot. Serving as a backdrop was a school bus painted red, white and blue with the slogan "Bus for Change." The bus is operated by a small grass-roots group of anti-Bush citizens.

Edison Mayor Jun Choi, a Democrat, asked the Edison police to escort the protesters down to an intersection where they could be seen and heard by the motorcade.

"I sure hope this is the last time President Bush comes to Edison," said Choi. "Our country is at a crossroads, and the real issues that really matter for working families, the backbone of our country, from education to health care, they're not being addressed. In fact, it's going in the opposite direction. And then you also have the worst foreign policy ever in U.S. history. You add that combo together, and it's devastating for a country."

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Remarks by Bush at New Jersey Republican Committee Reception
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070530-11.html

[babylonsister]

1. People seem to be slowly waking up. As Martha would say,

"it's a good thing."

[wakeme2008]

2. they could be seen and heard by the motorcade.

Bad Cop no Donut :rofl:

[shenmue]

3. Hooray!

Good for the protesters. :patriot:

[ananda]

4. So..

t h e s e are the people who are w i t h Bush.

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5. morans