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CALL TO ACTION-PORT OF OLYMPIA

Submitted by tigerlilly on Sun, 05/28/2006 - 8:57pm.

Update on Port Actions for Next Week
Party at the Port Tomorrow, Monday 5/29(Entrance to the Port, Marine and Franklin)8pm
-Bring Musical Instruments
-Family Friendly, food, games, and bands! Bring Signs, etc. NO SUBSTANCES

Protest the Strykers!
-The Olympian has reported that more stryker brigades will be being brought in through next week, we are not sure when. We have to continue our resistance. If you want to be a presence in opposition, meet to Protest! Meet at 10 am starting monday at the Peace Camp at Traditions (corner of 5th and Waters) or after that time come to the Port. We will be at the port entrance or along Marine drive, which leads to the Port Entrance from East bay Dr. People will be protesting as long as stryker brigades are coming through. If anyone sees stryker activity on I-5 please call Drew at 870-3127 or Josh 847-732-1723.

-Protest when the Ship comes in!
There will be vigils every day at State and Plum from 4-6 until the ship comes in and leaves. Once the ship is in, We will also gather at the Port Plaza tower at 7:30 pm and protest the presence of the ship.

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You people are idiots

Submitted by protestyou on Mon, 05/29/2006 - 12:19am.

I'm so glad that our soldies can work their asses off in the heat so you morons can hit your drum, make your signs, and protest what won't change. I should go down there and protest you on Memorial Day, a day when you should stay home and respect those who make it possible for you to act like an idiot. I'm a Tacoma resident that sees your pictures in the media, yes the media which you protest as well, and you look stupid. There are more pressing issues in the south sound that protesting the people that make it possible for you to protest. Moreover, do you think that ending the war in the middle east will be resolved by you making a sign and getting in the way at the Port of Olympia? I'm going to do all in my power as a citizen, and a well known journalist, to protest you.

Don't you find it...

Submitted by Rick on Mon, 05/29/2006 - 7:06am.

...kind of funny that people keep saying things like, "The only reason you are allowed to protest is because of these soldiers." And then you tell them not to protest. Kind of a contradiction there, no?

Of course, as a "well-known journalist," you know that the Constitution protects the right of free speech, not the soldiers. The only person who is treatening the Constitution right now is George W. Bush (certainly not Saddam Hussein, nor any other Iraqi).

Finally, if you are going to continue to post here, you can drop the name-calling. If you are, indeed, a "well-known journalist," you should have better manners than that.

go ahead and protest

Submitted by rcuomo70 on Mon, 05/29/2006 - 3:57pm.

but if you get in the cops faces, and block traffic, you are trampling all over the rights of other people and you are no better than the things you protest. And what good are you doing anyway? The ships are going to continue to go out, insurgents are going to continue to get their asses blasted fighting a so-called "holy war" which apparently you guys support...and all the protesting in the world isn't going to do anything. I'll laugh at you while you are doing community service for breaking the law...hope they put you to work cleaning up dog crap or something. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, don't support the terrorists.

Do us all a favor...

Submitted by Rick on Mon, 05/29/2006 - 6:28pm.

...and stop watching so much FOX News. The world would be a better place.

It is spelled Fox

Submitted by Crenshaw Sepulveda on Mon, 05/29/2006 - 6:37pm.

It is spelled Fox News but it is actually pronounced "Faux News"

I'm not a big fan of Fox

Submitted by The Fire Inside on Tue, 05/30/2006 - 9:43am.

I'm not a big fan of Fox News, but let's get off of the elitism simply because some choose NPR or the BBC.

It's not elitism...

Submitted by Rick on Tue, 05/30/2006 - 10:14am.

...as much as it is accuracy. Fox has decided to wrap itself up in the flag because it can make lots of money doing so. Fine. But there is absolutely now commitment to accuracy on the facts. As Senetor Moynihan said: "Everyone is intitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts."

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