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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:10 PM
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holy jeebus, anyone see the protestors in India on cnn?
the news reader said tens of thousands--there was a sea of people and to my untrained eye i'd say it looked like at least 100,000 people.
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celestia671 Donating Member (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:12 PM
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1. Yes I did!
Chimpy's doing a bang up job of winning hearts and minds, eh?
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:23 PM
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9. oh yeah, and they were chanting some harsh things at him as well.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:12 PM
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2. That's what needs to be seen in America...
We need to have 100,000 people marching and choking DC....that's what we need!! * cabal can't handpick the crowd either....
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CrazyOrangeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:14 PM
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7. You are so right.
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Kierkegaard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:13 PM
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3. Haven't seen it, but I suspected there would be quite a turnout.
Edited on Wed Mar-01-06 01:14 PM by Kierkegaard
Look for Canned Neocon Nonsense to later report that only 8 people and a dog showed up...
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:14 PM
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4. i mentally mute the cnn person, pictures don't lie.
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nickinSTL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:14 PM
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5. According to the BBC...
there were tens of thousands at the beginning of their article on the protests, but then says that "Earlier, about 100,000 protestors gathered in the heart of Delhi..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4761956.stm
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:15 PM
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8. hey and i was just guessing at 100k!
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Burried News Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:14 PM
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6. Aww they're just sore cause Bush is OK with Nukes and Missiles for
Edited on Wed Mar-01-06 01:15 PM by Burried News
Pakistan. How unreasonable. Wonder how many billion it will take to quiet them down.
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progressivebydesign Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:24 PM
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10. But.. CNN said it wasn't a bit deal to have 100k protestors..
Edited on Wed Mar-01-06 01:24 PM by progressivebydesign
as there are millions that live in the country.
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savemefromdumbya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:30 PM
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12. I think the other miilions of people were too busy
otherwise there would be millions of Indians protesting.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:31 PM
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can you imagine what that woulld look like? How would Faux "News"
spin that one?
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:31 PM
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14. Yes and all those poor people in India don't have the money
to trek to the city for a protest... The whole country should be there? Ridiculous..

If 100,000 voices are speaking, you better listen, they represent a whole lot more who could not make it....
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Burried News Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:27 PM
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11. Looks like they want to make it Kristol clear that they have no intention
of letting themselves be the shock troops for Bush's war on Terra.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:31 PM
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13. Kind of wonder how they all got a day off from our jobs?
<snark>
I know I couldn't get a day off to protest Bush when the jobs were here in the US.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:32 PM
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15. Looks like Bush has no where to hide.
I think he's too arrogant though to believe he could be so unpopular and hated as well.
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:34 PM
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16. This is a wake up call for Bush if he thinks he's got control
of India he is sadly mistaken as well as the Corporations...

The joke on the Corporations is they are making stronger their worse nightmare

and weakening those who would protect them...

stupid is as stupid does
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:35 PM
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17. my husband travels overseas for business and talks to many people
from amny different countries and they all agree that the bush is bad for business.
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 01:48 PM
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18. Amazing.....
100,000 protesters? And Bush is there to negotiate? Just imagine, Bush is sitting with Manmohan Singh. (they're negotiating nuclear power).

Bush tries to tighten the thumbscrews, drives a hard bargain. Singh looks out the window, where thousands of people are protesting. Singh opens the window, to let in the noise.

How's that for a little cold water on your composure?
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