Check out this protest sign >>

I could see it this morning all the way across Denver from the Cherry Creek Dam Road!



Protest sign gets a lot of attention

JEFFERSON COUNTY - An unauthorized group spent much of Tuesday morning unveiling their political message by way of a huge sign on Table Mountain.

The group is being forced to remove the material but officials are allowing them to take a break, drink some water and eat some food first.

The sign's layout is similar to a crossword puzzle and read vertically, "DNC" and then horizontally, "Destroys, Unborn, Children."

Dozens of 9NEWS viewers called to alert us about the massive protest sign.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=98414&catid=188

But since it's in service to right-wing talking points, no doubt the nameless, faceless "protesters" will be hailed as heroes while they skate away from justice.

Would you be so quick to call it vandalism if the message was "Impeach Bush?"

The land doesn't belong to the protesters, any more than the bridge in Beijing belonged to the people holding up the "Free Tibet" sign at the Olympics. One major difference is that the Beijing protesters and the Table Mountain vandals is that the Beijing folks were there to answer for their transgression. The Table Mountain vandals are also anonymous cowards, who don't have what it takes to risk their liberty for their "vital" message.

This isn't protected speech at all; it's cowardly vandalism. If they wanted to hold up their own banner and not deface property that doesn't belong to them exclusively, then I'd be all for it. But Table Mountain doesn't belong to them.

Does that clear it up?

Your position is consistent. To a limited extent I agree with you, i.e. sure, it was vandalism, but as has been aired here on DU before, my personal feeling is that speech and direct action should often be more important than property rights-- a philosphy that I interpret pretty broadly and one that is always guaranteed to start a shouting match around here. So we'll have to agree to disagree I think.

BTW, I am under the impression that the Table Mtn group IS removing their sign, although I'm sure they'd have left it if they weren't required to clean it up. On the other hand, if they left it, someone else would also have the opportunity to change it or remove it, too-- and in so doing free speech would have been protected twice!

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that's sick.

mess with their heads ....

any suggestions...?

and remember. the words DON'T have to start with r, n, or c,, as evidenced in the picture.

and not so easily removed

add one of these:



and start writing.

Minneapolis/St. Paul are very liberal cities, so place don't trash the place. It's not our fault the Republicans are coming.

and then he'd probably call the secret service on you to boot.

our community, just because the Republicans are coming to stink up the joint.

let me just clean some of the grass over here...and here...

Republican legislator Ted Klaudt was charged with raping girls under the age of 16.

Republican city councilman Joseph Monteleone Jr. was found guilty of fondling underage girls

Republican congressional aide Jeffrey Nielsen was arrested for having sex with a 14-year old boy.

Republican County Commissioner Patrick Lee McGuire surrendered to police after allegedly molesting girls between the ages of 8 and 13.

Republican prosecutor Larry Corrigan was arrested for soliciting sex from 13-year old girls.

Republican Mayor Jeffrey Kyle Randall was sentenced to 275 days in jail for molesting two boys -- ages ten and 12 -- during a six-year period.

Republican County Board Candidate Brent Schepp was charged with molesting a 14-year old girl and killed himself three days later.

Republican Congressman Mark Foley abruptly resigned from Congress after "sexually explicit" emails surfaced showing him flirting with a 16-year old boy.

Republican executive Randall Casseday of the conservative Washington Times newspaper pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a 13-year old girl on the internet.

Republican chairman of the Oregon Christian Coalition Lou Beres confessed to molesting a 13-year old girl.

Republican County Constable Larry Dale Floyd pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting sex from an 8-year old girl. Floyd has repeatedly won elections for Denton County, Texas, constable.

Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.

Republican Party leader Bobby Stumbo was arrested for having sex with a 5-year old boy.

http://www.republicansexoffenders.com

but...it looks like the other side has had a little bit of trouble compiling their own list-
http://www.democraticsexoffenders.com/bin/view

and this guy has come up with a list of sorts but it's mostly about innuendo and rush-based rumours, NOT criminal judicial proceedings-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1743276/posts

If not, then this "protest" is vandalism and trespassing.

You guys figure it out. How about 'Goulish war mongers murder Orindary People'?

It was never about life. It was always about hate.

How strange is that!

Bad DNC.
They really need to learn the fundie tactics of letting those kids
be born so they can die of poverty, lack of health care and
being sent to die in the fundie backed wars.

BHN:sarcasm:

Mountain ecosystems are very fragile.

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