Monday, September 17, 2007
Nutbuckets on parade
"Several thousand anti-war demonstrators marched through downtown Washington on Saturday, clashing with police at the foot of the Capitol steps where at least 160 protesters were arrested," the Associated Press reports.
Here's a couple of pictures from the march (courtesy of Age of Hooper):
I can't be the only one who finds it disturbing that the establishment press has failed to acknowledge the outfit responsible for organizing the most visible anti-Iraq War rallies.
Saturday's anti-war demonstration was sponsored by International ANSWER. It was the umpteenth demonstration sponsored by ANSWER; and practically every media outlet in the country said nary a word about who was sponsoring the demonstration -- for the umpteenth time.
ANSWER, which stands for Act Now to Stop the War and End Racism, is an auxiliary of a Marxist-Leninist organization, the Workers World Party, which in its past history has supported the Warsaw Pact invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the Chinese massacre in Tiananmen Square. Not one major U.S. news service mentioned the fact that a Communist front group sponsored Saturday's protest.
Can you imagine what would happen if an organization affiliated with, say, the John Birch Society or the Ku Klux Klan organized a large pro-war rally? Do you think the media would remain silent 'bout that? If you do, I have a Keebler elf in my closet I'm willing to hire out to you for light yard work.
UPDATE: Thanks to Creeder Reader Brian for pointing out that a contingent of Ron Paul supporters was on hand for Saturday's march. To wit:
I understand that 99 percent of Ron Paul's supporters are against the Iraq War. But what exactly are they hoping to gain by marching alongside nutbuckets during a rally sponsored by a Marxist front group? Perhaps someone will e-mail me with an answer or two.
Here's a couple of pictures from the march (courtesy of Age of Hooper):
I can't be the only one who finds it disturbing that the establishment press has failed to acknowledge the outfit responsible for organizing the most visible anti-Iraq War rallies.
Saturday's anti-war demonstration was sponsored by International ANSWER. It was the umpteenth demonstration sponsored by ANSWER; and practically every media outlet in the country said nary a word about who was sponsoring the demonstration -- for the umpteenth time.
ANSWER, which stands for Act Now to Stop the War and End Racism, is an auxiliary of a Marxist-Leninist organization, the Workers World Party, which in its past history has supported the Warsaw Pact invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the Chinese massacre in Tiananmen Square. Not one major U.S. news service mentioned the fact that a Communist front group sponsored Saturday's protest.
Can you imagine what would happen if an organization affiliated with, say, the John Birch Society or the Ku Klux Klan organized a large pro-war rally? Do you think the media would remain silent 'bout that? If you do, I have a Keebler elf in my closet I'm willing to hire out to you for light yard work.
UPDATE: Thanks to Creeder Reader Brian for pointing out that a contingent of Ron Paul supporters was on hand for Saturday's march. To wit:
I understand that 99 percent of Ron Paul's supporters are against the Iraq War. But what exactly are they hoping to gain by marching alongside nutbuckets during a rally sponsored by a Marxist front group? Perhaps someone will e-mail me with an answer or two.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Monday, September 17, 2007 
