President Bushs Visit to the MLK Memorial Sparks Mini Riot

[tnitsuj]

from USATODAY.COM

 

[tallest1]

From another article: Bush wasn't invited. He invited himself

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

As Bush arrived, the crowd ? estimated by police at about 700 ? booed and chanted "Bush go home!" Some protesters pounded on the sides of the buses, but no one was injured and the crowd dispersed soon after the president's 15-minute stop.

Ah, peace-loving liberal fanatics. I guess it would have been too much to ask for them to not politicize a 15 minute stop that nobody would have heard about if not for their antics.

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

As Bush arrived, the crowd ? estimated by police at about 700 ? booed and chanted "Bush go home!" Some protesters pounded on the sides of the buses, but no one was injured and the crowd dispersed soon after the president's 15-minute stop.

Ah, peace-loving liberal fanatics. I guess it would have been too much to ask for them to not politicize a 15 minute stop that nobody would have heard about if not for their antics.

What a bunch of losers.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: tallest1
From another article: Bush wasn't invited. He invited himself

Who is in charge of sending out the invites?

 

[Jhhnn]

Here's a different take on bush's visit to the MLK memorial-

http://www.misleader.org/daily_mislead/Read.asp?fn=df01152004.html

A bit hasty- they didn't even have time to set up the usual "free speech zones" well away from the prez... and a nice way to get the taxpayers to foot the bill for a fundraising junket...

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

As Bush arrived, the crowd ? estimated by police at about 700 ? booed and chanted "Bush go home!" Some protesters pounded on the sides of the buses, but no one was injured and the crowd dispersed soon after the president's 15-minute stop.

Ah, peace-loving liberal fanatics. I guess it would have been too much to ask for them to not politicize a 15 minute stop that nobody would have heard about if not for their antics.

They pound on buses and you call that violent? I call it noisemaking...

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: tallest1
From another article: Bush wasn't invited. He invited himself

Who is in charge of sending out the invites?

Exactly what I was about to say....

I know Hallmark doesn't sell packs of invitations specifically for Presidents...

 

[Genesys]

Originally posted by: Jhhnn
Here's a different take on bush's visit to the MLK memorial-

http://www.misleader.org/daily_mislead/Read.asp?fn=df01152004.html

A bit hasty- they didn't even have time to set up the usual "free speech zones" well away from the prez... and a nice way to get the taxpayers to foot the bill for a fundraising junket...

that article sounds like pure speculation to me.

just like all Bush haters, trying to garner a little more hatred out of every action the President makes.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

As Bush arrived, the crowd ? estimated by police at about 700 ? booed and chanted "Bush go home!" Some protesters pounded on the sides of the buses, but no one was injured and the crowd dispersed soon after the president's 15-minute stop.

Ah, peace-loving liberal fanatics. I guess it would have been too much to ask for them to not politicize a 15 minute stop that nobody would have heard about if not for their antics.

They pound on buses and you call that violent? I call it noisemaking...

Aren't there better ways of making noise? Was shouting and chanting not enough? How would you feel if somebody made noise all over your car?

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

As Bush arrived, the crowd ? estimated by police at about 700 ? booed and chanted "Bush go home!" Some protesters pounded on the sides of the buses, but no one was injured and the crowd dispersed soon after the president's 15-minute stop.

Ah, peace-loving liberal fanatics. I guess it would have been too much to ask for them to not politicize a 15 minute stop that nobody would have heard about if not for their antics.

They pound on buses and you call that violent? I call it noisemaking...

Aren't there better ways of making noise? Was shouting and chanting not enough? How would you feel if somebody made noise all over your car?

I was there, and they were banging on MARTA (public transportation) buses. It's a protest, I don't expect them to go around killing people but I think a bit of banging and shouting is okay.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

As Bush arrived, the crowd ? estimated by police at about 700 ? booed and chanted "Bush go home!" Some protesters pounded on the sides of the buses, but no one was injured and the crowd dispersed soon after the president's 15-minute stop.

Ah, peace-loving liberal fanatics. I guess it would have been too much to ask for them to not politicize a 15 minute stop that nobody would have heard about if not for their antics.

They pound on buses and you call that violent? I call it noisemaking...

Aren't there better ways of making noise? Was shouting and chanting not enough? How would you feel if somebody made noise all over your car?

I was there, and they were banging on MARTA (public transportation) buses. It's a protest, I don't expect them to go around killing people but I think a bit of banging and shouting is okay.

Did you get an invite?

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

As Bush arrived, the crowd ? estimated by police at about 700 ? booed and chanted "Bush go home!" Some protesters pounded on the sides of the buses, but no one was injured and the crowd dispersed soon after the president's 15-minute stop.

Ah, peace-loving liberal fanatics. I guess it would have been too much to ask for them to not politicize a 15 minute stop that nobody would have heard about if not for their antics.

They pound on buses and you call that violent? I call it noisemaking...

The OP called it a "Mini Riot"

CkG

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

As Bush arrived, the crowd ? estimated by police at about 700 ? booed and chanted "Bush go home!" Some protesters pounded on the sides of the buses, but no one was injured and the crowd dispersed soon after the president's 15-minute stop.

Ah, peace-loving liberal fanatics. I guess it would have been too much to ask for them to not politicize a 15 minute stop that nobody would have heard about if not for their antics.

They pound on buses and you call that violent? I call it noisemaking...

Aren't there better ways of making noise? Was shouting and chanting not enough? How would you feel if somebody made noise all over your car?

I was there, and they were banging on MARTA (public transportation) buses. It's a protest, I don't expect them to go around killing people but I think a bit of banging and shouting is okay.

Did you get an invite?

I don't need an invite, I live here

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

As Bush arrived, the crowd ? estimated by police at about 700 ? booed and chanted "Bush go home!" Some protesters pounded on the sides of the buses, but no one was injured and the crowd dispersed soon after the president's 15-minute stop.

Ah, peace-loving liberal fanatics. I guess it would have been too much to ask for them to not politicize a 15 minute stop that nobody would have heard about if not for their antics.

They pound on buses and you call that violent? I call it noisemaking...

Especially given that these busses were intentionally parked to block the demonstrators from getting closer. It doesn't seem terribly surprising some might pound on the sides of busses being used as walls.

 

[Gaard]

photo-op

 

[DealMonkey]

Pandering to the southern religious black vote?

 

[Tripleshot]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Pandering to the southern religious black vote?

BINGO!

 

[Gaard]

I think if you read the very first sentence of this article it explains the reason for his visit nicely.

 

[Witling]

And was there no other time that Bush could have gone to legitimately pay his respects without making it a fiaso?

 

[Jhhnn]

Dealmonkey-

Pandering to the southern religious black vote?

Hardly- just going thru the motions so that his campaign nets a higher % from the trip. Southern blacks aren't voting for him, anyway, having heard his message loud and clear- "STFU, get to the back of the bus."

Bush and the whole Republican strategy panders to southern whites- it worked for Nixon, and it's worked ever since- the infamous Republican "Southern Strategy" that plays on latent racism and resentment of federal authority...

More links-



NYT


WP

References for the misleader piece... with a lot of info that USAToday kinda left out...

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Jhhnn
Dealmonkey-

Pandering to the southern religious black vote?

Hardly- just going thru the motions so that his campaign nets a higher % from the trip. Southern blacks aren't voting for him, anyway, having heard his message loud and clear- "STFU, get to the back of the bus."

Bush and the whole Republican strategy panders to southern whites- it worked for Nixon, and it's worked ever since- the infamous Republican "Southern Strategy" that plays on latent racism and resentment of federal authority...

More links-
NYT
WP
References for the misleader piece... with a lot of info that USAToday kinda left out...

Be careful

CkG

 

[Witling]

CAD. the Minnesota Gazette: The truly authorotative word on the black vote in the south. Thanks for the link.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Whitling
CAD. the Minnesota Gazette: The truly authorotative word on the black vote in the south. Thanks for the link.

I've read similar op/eds This one was the easiest to find quickly.

CkG

 

[glenn1]

Pandering to the southern religious black vote?

Pandering to voters (southern religious blacks included) is a given, it's what politicians do.