"Protesters blast ‘media bias’ near Globe
About two dozen protesters gathered in front of The Boston Globe yesterday as part of “Operation: Can You Hear Us Now,’’ protests in cities nationwide against what is called a liberal bias in major media. As cars drove by, the group held signs bearing slogans including “Watchdogs, Not Lapdogs.’’ “All we want is the Boston Globe to report the truth,’’ protester Edie Lekites said.
I SECOND THAT MOTION!
She said media like the Globe and the ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN television networks have ignored Tea Party protests against President Obama.
Or disparaged them: While Obama Was Away
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Yeah, the "right" got a BRIEF!
Look what the CONTROLLED OPPOSITION LEFT GOT:
"Demonstrators in the pink in Copley Square; Antiwar protest draws hundreds from NE region" by Jeannie Nuss, Globe Correspondent | October 18, 2009
Pink wigged-protesters and hundreds of other demonstrators wielding posters calling for peace converged on Copley Square in an antiwar rally yesterday.
Hey, I AM NOT KNOCKING IT, but you MUST INVESTIGATE a little deeper!
The regional gathering in Boston - one of more than 40 nationwide - brought protesters from throughout New England to shout, sing, and march against conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq....
CODEPINK, a women’s peace group’s name is a play on the color-coded homeland security alerts....
Related: CodePink Con
Boston Sunday Globe Censorship: Colorblind Globe
“It’s the beginning of the rebirth of the peace movement,’’ said Mike DeRosa, 52, a computer programmer from Wethersfield, Conn....
What, they smoking pot on the Common again?
WHERE YOU BEEN?
A gaggle of protesters tucked away cellphones and turned off cameras as a 28-year-old Afghani woman known as Zoya spoke against the conflict in her homeland.
As if we are ALL a bunch of HONKING GEESE, huh?
I hear them flying over, heading south, and I like the sound.
Does the agenda-pushing Globe ever describe the gay protests as a gaggle?
“We want to thank those American soldiers who refused to go to Afghanistan, who refused to kill our children and women,’’ she said, sunglasses and a red scarf shielding her face from photographs that organizers said could jeopardize her safety.
Zoya, a member of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, said her homeland does not need more occupation. “Eight years was quite enough time to prove they aren’t helping the situation,’’ she added in an interview after her speech....
Related: America's Christmas Gifts to Afghanistan
And I will send $50 again this year.
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A mother whose son has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, told the crowd of the dangers of war.
“We have created a whole new generation of wounded, maimed, and traumatized veterans,’’ Sarah Fuhro of Natick said....
Not to mention the MILLIONS of INNOCENTS we have MURDERED and the FAMILIES we have DESTROYED!
Some protesters said the antiwar movement has been reluctant to criticize military decisions in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq since President Obama took office.
What antiwar movement? An hour on a Saturday, and a see you next week?
During his campaign, he promised to start bringing troops home. Obama has met with a war council to discuss whether to send thousands more troops into Afghanistan or shift the focus on special raids. Tens of thousands of American troops remain in Iraq....
Suzette Abbott, 65 of Brookline, said she campaigned for Obama in New Hampshire and now expects results, especially since he has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace....
Yeah, we have all been disappointed; we thought we were getting rid of George Bush.
Related: Breaking News: Mass-Murdering War Criminal Wins Nobel Peace Prize
“Obama needs to make good on his promises,’’ Abbott said. “We all worked to get him elected....’’
He was only stroking us and whispering sweet-nothings in our ears.
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