Originally posted by walkonby:
those protestors ... such a bunch of slaves to the going away. i've always wanted to protest protestors, but you know how that 'ole joke goes astray. [/QB]
"such a bunch of slaves to the going away." huh? the going away? never heard this turn of phrase before. before you resume your attacks on me, maybe you could satisfy my curiosity.
as to yours and rob_gee's kneejerk dismissive reaction to protesters in general, you're either apathetic, pathetic, supporters of fascism, or simply enjoy denegrading others to feel better about yourselves. not a problem, except for the rest of us, and after all, it takes all kinds to make the world go 'round.
kosmo offered his idea of a counter-programming for individuals who didn't want to watch the SOTU. i simply offered another one, just as fun....well, if noise is your kind of fun. this is a slapstick protest; not every protest has to be for media attention or a serious show of force. noone going to this event expects W to come clean on the stolen elections of 2000, '02, and '04, or the 911 whitewash report, or the domestic spying program since before 911, or the falsified rationale for the iraq war, or a complete lack of any progressive viewpoints on network news.
obviously rob_gee and walkonby have a pathalogical aversion to any protest, whether it's seroius or light-hearted. in other words, they're fine with the notion that our country is now a corporatist/fascist form of gov't, bankrupt, propoganda-filled, and hijacked by a cabal that's been on the move since the reagan years, culminated by a small group of far-right xtian reconstructionists owning the 4 companies that tally over 50% of the US votes- paperless, vote-switching, non-open source codes, hackable, non-verifiable, and for the first time since '88, (when we began using exit polls as a general benchmark to gauge elections,) delivering voter tallies at complete odds with the nat'l election exit polls. an electronic theft of the senate majority, a 'president' who didn't win either election, an administration who initially refused to investigate 911, then underfunded it, limited the scope of the inquiry and refused to testify under oath about it, then exploited it endlessly for political gain, and a lapdog muzzled press.......nah, screw protesters. speaking up is for losers.
so since any protest or alternative activity, (and let's face it, seeing Brokeback Mtn in this context during/instead of the SOTU is a form of protest,) is for losers, i guess we won't see those two out on the town tonight.
nah, they'll be too busy sitting on their asses, or rather knees, jerking off in front of the tv every time Bush pulls out the terror/security card. good luck, fellas, you're going to need a bucket; although i'm sure in your cases, a tiny shotglass is all you'll need, if you can even manage that.....
happy SOTU activities for the rest, all!!