What's that you say about antiwar loonies, again?
The mainstream media is still pretending that the antiwar movement too small, too fringe-y, and too radical to be taken seriously. How much longer will they keep pretending? Who knows? But according to Americablog, yesterday's antiwar rally was a major success. Reuters gives a general number of over 100,000 protesters; organizers say it's 300,000.
"The protesters were graying baby boomers who had railed against the Vietnam War, parents pushing strollers with toddlers, college students and a few adults in wheelchairs," the Reuters piece says. Sounds like this antiwar movement isn't limited to the ANSWER/aging hippie/leftover Marxist crowd. Perhaps the media pundits should get it into their heads that this is not just a bunch of Saddam lovers, would-be fifth columnists, and lunatic-fringe radicals, hmmmmmmmm?
In fact, the antiwar movement counts some right-wing voices among its ranks, most notably the conservative libertarians of Antiwar.com. Rep. Walter B. Jones, the ultraconservative congresscritter who wanted the House cafeteria to serve freedom fries instead of French fries, is now dead-set against the Iraq war. His office is covered with photos of the fallen, and he even writes letters of condolence to the families of the soldiers killed over there.
Right-wing pundits seem to want to believe that we're reliving the Vietnam era. This is hardly the case. There have been absolutely no reports of any Iraq soldiers being spit on or ostracized upon returning home. No actresses have been photographed cavorting with Iraqi insurgents. "Support the troops, not the war" seems to be the mentality this time around. The American people have learned their lesson from Vietnam.
Speaking of Antiwar.com, Teresa Whitehurst adeptly dissects the NYT's subtle slant against Cindy Sheehan and other antiwar protesters.
Meanwhile, the anti-anti-war movement--which consists mainly of counter-protests against Cindy Sheehan--is trying to make its voice heard by screeching as loudly as possible. Alas, this movement is big on decibels and small on numbers. Yesterday's anti-anti-war protest in DC drew about 400 people. Americablog has a theory about this dismal turnout: "I guess all the real war supporters had already enlisted and are over in Iraq fighting. Uh huh."
"The protesters were graying baby boomers who had railed against the Vietnam War, parents pushing strollers with toddlers, college students and a few adults in wheelchairs," the Reuters piece says. Sounds like this antiwar movement isn't limited to the ANSWER/aging hippie/leftover Marxist crowd. Perhaps the media pundits should get it into their heads that this is not just a bunch of Saddam lovers, would-be fifth columnists, and lunatic-fringe radicals, hmmmmmmmm?
In fact, the antiwar movement counts some right-wing voices among its ranks, most notably the conservative libertarians of Antiwar.com. Rep. Walter B. Jones, the ultraconservative congresscritter who wanted the House cafeteria to serve freedom fries instead of French fries, is now dead-set against the Iraq war. His office is covered with photos of the fallen, and he even writes letters of condolence to the families of the soldiers killed over there.
Right-wing pundits seem to want to believe that we're reliving the Vietnam era. This is hardly the case. There have been absolutely no reports of any Iraq soldiers being spit on or ostracized upon returning home. No actresses have been photographed cavorting with Iraqi insurgents. "Support the troops, not the war" seems to be the mentality this time around. The American people have learned their lesson from Vietnam.
Speaking of Antiwar.com, Teresa Whitehurst adeptly dissects the NYT's subtle slant against Cindy Sheehan and other antiwar protesters.
Meanwhile, the anti-anti-war movement--which consists mainly of counter-protests against Cindy Sheehan--is trying to make its voice heard by screeching as loudly as possible. Alas, this movement is big on decibels and small on numbers. Yesterday's anti-anti-war protest in DC drew about 400 people. Americablog has a theory about this dismal turnout: "I guess all the real war supporters had already enlisted and are over in Iraq fighting. Uh huh."
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