"War is NOT the 'Answer': No Blood for Oil" |
Crowd size was impossible to gauge. It felt as though there had to be 150,000 at least. On the far left cut off is our sign. |
The English band Chumbawumba got us started, and they were excellent. |
"Visualize World Peace: Conserve the Planet" |
"Got the Bush Blues? Dance for Peace not War!" |
Through the forest of signs, Tyne Daly spoke briefly but enthusiastically |
Another shot of the actress as she looks in our direction |
Beneath the Capitol Dome, notice the sign mentioning one of the Beatitudes. |
Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark called for the impeachment of Bush. |
Clark is an extremely fiery orator. I heard him in October, and he's excellent. |
Al Sharpton spoke but seemed more subdued this time, but that's only relative to Sharpton's standards. |
Cynthia McKinney's no longer in Congress, but she continues to speak with passion at these peace events. |
Actress Jessica Lange spoke so emotionally, her voice occasionally broke. |
"Support our Troops, not U.S. Foreign Policy |
I didn't run into Jesse this time, but we could still hear an impassioned speech in the spirit of MLK. |
"Resist!" More people in the trees this time around. |
Now, I can't figure out why Bush and Cheney would come to a peace march and then threaten war on Iraq. |
Their oversized heads can't match their undersized compassion |
A whole legion of anarchists walked around, often looking for trouble, attracting more press cameras than they deserved. |
From a slightly raised area, I could see tens of thousands, but I could not see the end in any direction. |
"There's a war under every BUSH" |
"HELLO my name is Civilian Casualty" |
The Capitol Police tried to intimidate marchers, even riding a parade of motorcycles through the crowd. DC police were much nicer. |
"End the MADness. Impeach Bush" |
"Don't let history repeat itself." This is the flip side of the preceding poster. |
"The People say NO!" |
"My Bush Doesn't Wage War" Look closely. |
"Women in Black Resist War" |
"Ruff Ruff! Fags 4 Peace" |
Most protesters from out of town didn't recognize DC Police Chief Charles Ramsey, who relaxed while waving to the crowd. |
Many will remember Ramsey as the guy who didn't solve the Chandra Levy case. |
Thanks to the people at Democrats.com for the sign ideas. We received a ton of good comments and dozens of picture requests. This one says "We've a Terrorist in the White House" |
A close inspection reveals who the terrorist in the White House is. Who let him on the roof? |
This was our most popular sign. "We'll Risk Empty Nukes if Bush Will Take his Empty Head Back to Texas" |
Where Bush and his Empty Head can clear all the brush he wants while the rest of us can live in peace. |