Actual press reports of an anti-war protest

In our continuing series today on how the Bush admin is weakening, take a look at this. As one who was against the Iraq folly from day of Colin Powell's speech at the UN, I've always kind of kept an eye on the protest coverage. On Feb. 14 there was the massive, and I mean massive, set of anti-war rallies around the world. Half million people in New York, a million in London, a quarter million in Rome, et, etc, and it still didn't get as much sympathetic ink as this protest of seventy did.

Again, I think it's a clear sign of the waning fortunes of the Bush admin. During the coverage of the Feb 14 protests, no quotes from the protesters were really given, and to have a slogan repeated in an article. Incredible.

Even in the coverage of the Saturday radio address, it says, "Bush crowed about the strength of the U.S. economy on Saturday and credited his hotly debated tax cuts for the growth."

Lame Duck. It's what's for dinner.

Reuters

About 70 anti-war protesters shouted "bring the troops home" from Iraq near President Bush's ranch on Saturday, prompting two White House officials to come out to meet with mothers who lost children in combat in Iraq. ....

"W. killed her son! W. killed her son!" the crowd shouted. They also shouted "Bring the troops home now" and held up signs with slogans such as "Impeach the Chicken-Hawk-in-Chief."

And for the coup de grace, the last line.

Bush spoke at the end of the first week of his 33-day working vacation.

Update: From AFP top ten stories, as well. the second paragraph:

Under a blistering sun, some 50 anti-war activists chanted "Bush, liar" and "How do you ask a soldier to be the last person to die for a lie?" outside the gates of the sprawling Prairie Chapel ranch near Crawford where the president is spending a month's vacation.

They did however use that god awful "Prarie Chapel" which was dreamed up by the new media team.



Update: From another Reuters piece on a Rumsfeld speech. No way these statements were reported even six months ago.

His speech was interrupted at one point by a woman who stood up and shouted: "Rumsfeld, you lied to us!"

Rumsfeld paused during his remarks but made no mention of the incident as the woman was hustled from the room by hotel security. Several minutes later, as the defense secretary was departing, a man who had been sitting in an area reserved for reporters strode forward and yelled: "Mr. Rumsfeld, military families think you're lying to them!"