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johncoby2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 08:26 AM
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Protest of DeLay, Cheney, Cornyn on Dec 5th in Houston
Who is up for a protest of the gang of three?

I bet you this event is going to be in the middle of the day to avoid large protest crowds that can be formed in the evening.

Anti-War, Anti-DeLay, and Anti-torture theme.
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WestHoustonDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 09:14 AM
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1. I'm there! n/t
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 10:16 AM
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2. Count me in, brotha
(I think the wife will be working, but I want to be all over this.)
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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 08:48 AM
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3. You hit the trifecta!
The three asses of evil. Three of the top 10 U.S. professional government liars!

Cheney the torture denier
DeLay the truth torturer
Cornyn a torture enabler

Go get'em Houston!

If you can contact the Bush Billionaires, they should get a piece of this. This is all about corrupt money, to cover crimes of corruption.
These three are involved in a conspiracy against the American people.
They all belong in jail.

Good luck to you John!

Sonia
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 09:25 AM
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4. That would be a great protest sign, sonia
Cheney, Cornyn, DeLay
The Trifecta of Torturers
(Tom just tortures the truth)

I've got a a couple others in mind:

TORTURE THIS, DICK

ADIOS TO ALL YOU MOFOS

CRONY-N TORTURES BOX TURTLES
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errorbells Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 05:10 PM
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5. Protest of DeLay, Cheney, Cornyn
When
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Monday, Dec. 5
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Give yourself extra time to deal with LOTS of traffic in the area.


Where
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Outside Westin Oaks Hotel
Houston Galleria, 5011 Westheimer Rd.
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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 08:17 PM
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6. We want a report DUers
We hear it was good!

:yourock:

Sonia
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errorbells Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 08:28 PM
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7. I just got back....
it must not have lasted long because I drove past the Westin
parked in an almost empty parking garage at Nordstroms.

Who did you hear it from? and where are the hundreds of people that should have been there?



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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 10:47 PM
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8. We broke at 7
There were 287 very loud protestors, signs, bullhorns, both sides of the street on Westheimer. About fifty of us went to dinner at Dave and Buster's afterwards.

I believe it began at 5ish (the schedule called called for a 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. mobilization).

I met David Murff (running in CD-07 agaisnt Culberson) and Ted Ankrum (running in the 1oth against McCaul).

It was one of the best protests we have had yet.
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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 10:51 PM
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9. Can't wait for the pictures
Yeah for Murff and Ankrum. I marched with Ted Ankrum at the Veteran's Day Parade in Austin, a damn fine candidate.

Thank you Houston Democrats and all progressives for all you do!!

Sonia
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errorbells Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 11:04 PM
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10. re: "We broke at 7"
David Murff (running in CD-07 against Culberson)
I hope he wins...that is our district.
Sorry I missed it. Guess I was working the wrong
side of the street. :dunce:
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errorbells Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 10:25 AM
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11. re: It was one of the best protests we have had yet.
It was equal in size to the protest at the
Counter-Inauguration day in 2000 at Mikey Leland Fed. bldg
(near 400)

http://www.hal-pc.org/~edi/j20photos.html

and we were mostly from Houston. The good news for me is that it doesn't sound
as if that many people are interested in giving big bucks to Delay.

I believe I saw Cheney or Delay leaving from my view on
Hidalgo street at about 6:30...can't be sure though.

Good job!
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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 02:00 PM
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12. John's blog post with pictures
If you haven't seen John's blog post on the rally, go check it out. Good pictures too. Way to go BAND and Houston Democrats!
http://bayareahouston.blogspot.com/2005/12/birds-of-feather-get-indicted-together.html


The Houston Chronicle Story

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/3505047.html
VP gives DeLay a boost at fundraiser
Both supporters and protesters turn out for event
(snip)
Houston police estimated the crowd at 250.

"Instead of working in Washington to get our troops out of Iraq, Vice President Cheney is working in Houston to get Tom DeLay out of jail. This is shameful," said John Cobarruvias of the Bay Area New Democrats. "While the vice president is raising money for the morally and ethically bankrupt Congressman DeLay, our soldiers are fighting in an endless war in Iraq. It is clear their ethics and values do not reflect the vast majority of Americans."
(/snip)


Very telling that neither Cornyn nor Hutchison showed up. They stayed for the DC Christmas dinner instead.

Sonia
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WestHoustonDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 02:13 PM
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13. So someone handed me a sign...

(Photoshopped to remove spelling error)
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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 04:51 PM
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14. You had costume changes
WestHoustonDem, I saw the prison stripes picture of you on the GD thread and on John's blog, and now you have a different costume. You were really prepared! I like both signs. The "Crooks for DeLay" and this one.

:applause::applause:

Sonia
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WestHoustonDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 05:14 PM
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15. LOL - I depended on charity for both costumes!
Someone brought 50 Abu-Grahib costumes and the pinstripes were on load from our own JohnCoby.
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 08:09 PM
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16. This one is my favorite:
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