Bush Step Down - January 31st

[BrooklynRider]

Massive protest to demand that Bush step down and take his program with him. As Bush gives his State of the Union, the country is in a State of Emergency. Join thousands of others as we drown out Bush and let the world know we demand he Step Down NOW!

When: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Where: Times Square
Time: 8:00PM - 9:30PM

Bring noisemakers, pots, pan, posters and, most important - FRIENDS & FAMILY. How bad does it have to get before you speak up?

http://worldcantwait.net/index.php?o...tpage&Itemid=1

http://worldcantwait.net/flier/souflier.pdf

[MidtownGuy]

Thank You, BrooklynRider for posting the info. I will certainly be there.

[Schadenfrau]

I'll be joining the crowd, too. Thanks for posting this.

[ASchwarz]

I'll be there and I'll spread the word.

[MrSpice]

So you want Cheney to be president for the next 3 years? He may disappoint you.

[ZippyTheChimp]

I expect at least one of you to get arrested, or I will lose all respect.

Mr Spice, you have a good point.

[BrooklynRider]

Originally Posted by MrSpice

So you want Cheney to be president for the next 3 years? He may disappoint you.

Perhaps, you might want to read the FAQ section of the website. You are very quick to make this blanket statement, in total ignorance of the truth. Your commentary offers proof that you've waded into this thread, willfully ignoring the link and information that explains the entire basis for the protest.

I'm sure you are very comfortable with our administration, being one of the millions of Russion people who happily brought to us the failed communist dictatorships of the past. I'll assume this type of behavior in Russia finally reached a tipping point. Now we have former communists, who were all too happy to stand on day long lines for their daily potato ration, living in America telling us how great it is. Oh brother.

I'm guessing the former residents of commie dictatorships feel all warm and cozy with Cheney. He is directly evolved from the Stalin mold.

[lofter1]

^^ S N A P ! ! !

[sfenn1117]

Hmm I'm not Russian and I support Bush? I respect your liberal opinions, but sorry, Bush isn't going anywhere. Neither are conservative politics in general.

[BrooklynRider]

Originally Posted by sfenn1117

Hmm I'm not Russian and I support Bush? I respect your liberal opinions, but sorry, Bush isn't going anywhere. Neither are conservative politics in general.

That's not the issue. Mr. Spice has spouted off in places, where he cited his emigration from Russia. He has stated he supports torture. He supports the presidents spying on Americans. In short, he supports turning this country in the Russia he left behind. That is where those references come from.

As for my reaction, the website provided explains that we are not seeking the resignation of Bush - just to see Cheney ascend. It's more in-depth than that.

[NYatKNIGHT]

Originally Posted by sfenn1117

Bush isn't going anywhere. Neither are conservative politics in general.

This kind of protest isn't against conservative politics in general.

[Edward]

Originally Posted by BrooklynRider

He has stated he supports torture...In short, he supports turning this country in the Russia he left behind.

Actually, Russia does not have torture as an official policy - so US would be better if if was like Russia in this department.

[MrSpice]

BrooklynRider:
1) The mere fact that I immigrated from Russia has nothnig to do with the fact that your protest against Bush won't have no effect on him or his stepping down. NYC is a predominantly democratic town, most people here don't like Bush and any demonstration short of Million Man March won't even attract any attention from the press. You see anti-Bush protesters on Union Sq every day. Why would he resign so soon when the congress is controlled by the people that support him? I think you are just bored and looking for ways to spend your free and act out your frustrations in this rather childish manner.

2) I very much deplore the anti-democratic events that are going on in Russia. Making this kind of judgement that I "want to turn USA into Russia that I left behind" is kind of silly and immature. I very much support the free markets, the free and open democracy with liberty and justice for all - unlike the current Russia where the government controls the press and the business and markets are not really free. Just because I came from Russia one day, does not mean I support what is going on there. And I strongly believe in democracy and feel you, Mr BrooklynRider, constantly exaggerate what is going in our country today to make your politically charged statements that are so left-wing that they remind me of the Russia I left in the 90s.

3) I don't support torture. But to demand the CIA to read people their rights as if they arrested someone who stole chewing gum in Brooklyn is totally unrealistic. We are talking about people that blow themselves up and kill innocent civilians. These people are total lunatics. As far as I undestand, torture is mostly inaffective. But CIA, as far as I know, may use methods that can be considered torture by the European standards. In any case, no torture has been proven as of yet. The only information we have is that CIA secretly brought some terrorist suspects to Eastern European countries and they were detained there. You love to jump to conclusions even if they have nothing to do with the fact. If we get a proof that those suspects were indeed tortured, we can expect an investigation in Congress and McCain will have something to say about it. And CIA and its methods were not born today. They have existed for dozens of years and I doubt those methods were any different during Clinton years and I hope they were not.

[BrooklynRider]

Mr. Spice-

You keep peppering us with opinions without first educating yourself on the topic. I won't address your droning response other than to say IF YOU ACTUALLY READ THE WEBSITE FAQS (which you still have not done) you will see that this protest is not a "New York" protest, but rather a national protest taking place in cities across the country. You insist on tossing your opinions out on a subject website and protest you know NOTHING about - despite the information being readily available. I'm going to have to ignore you in this thread going forward because you want to talk about something you have proven to show NO INTEREST IN.

[MidtownGuy]

I think you are just bored and looking for ways to spend your free and act out your frustrations in this rather childish manner.

I can speak for myself and many acquaintances, that we are absolutely appalled at the actions of this administration and have decided to gather in a peaceful manner to express our dissatisfaction. Why do you have any problem at all with that?

Furthermore, every one of my friends who will be in attendance are extremely successful, self-actualized people. Not "bored", but disgusted, and they will carve out time from extremely busy schedules to attend.

Appalling to me are the millions of Americans, whether born here or not, who are marching along, zombified by the media, and in lock-step with the Bush Crime Family.