Those of you who read and responded to my post yesterday, thank you.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1164712An extremely important point came resounding through many of your responses and it was what I was hoping for.
Protests have power ... but no one can see the protests unless they happen to be physically in the vicinity.
Blogs and message boards have power ... but not everyone reads them.
A common theme of many of your responses can be summed up:
THE MSM DOESN'T COVER PROTESTS
Sooooooooooooo, here's a thought: perhaps protests are aimed in the wrong direction? As Americans you still have the power of being CONSUMERS. You are CONSUMERS everytime you turn to CNN, or MSNBC or (puke) FOX, or ABC News, or NBC news or CBS news ... . You don't like their service right? STOP WATCHING!!!!!!!!!!! (I know most DUers don't, so don't take offense) March at news headquarters, broadcasting stations. Have your signs ready and the next time some reporter is conducting an interview on the street, hold it up "Mainstream media, tell us the truth", write MSM letters. Emails are deleted with a quick click. Letters make piles of paper whether read or not, sheer numbers have an impact. Take out full page ads (get some donations from friends if needed) in major newspapers and denounce mainstream media. When American Morning is doing their stupid shit outside their studio, be there with your signs ... smile and joke but when the camera is on you, HOLD UP THE SIGNS! My point is this. Your government is corrupt and you all know it, but millions of American's don't! Protesting Bush is tiring, doesn't have an impact and if it looks like it might have some impact, you can be sure the MSM will find a way to discredit it. They are even more the enemy of truth than the politicians. We expect politicians to lie, we expect (or used to) our reporters to tell us the truth.
Tell them now, tell them loudly, tell them clearly WE'RE MAD AS HELL AND WE WON'T WATCH YOU ANYMORE!
Come on! Grab your Colballs and DO IT!