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| Colorblind Commies Switch From Puppets to "Pink" | |
| 2004-03-08 | |
| EFL Underneath a 40-foot-tall woman’s pink slip held aloft by a helium balloon, about 50 protesters gathered in front of the White House yesterday chanting "Pink Slip George Bush," calling for him to be ousted for his handling of the economy and the war in Iraq. Take a look at the photo. That thing looks purple to me. As it does in every instance when you search Google images for "code pink." Stupid commies. The protest was organized by CodePink, a women’s peace organization whose name was inspired by the government’s color-coded terrorism alert system. I don’t recall pink being one of the colors. Oh, right; they’re colorblind. The group has previously held daily vigils in front of the White House to protest the war, and last March 8, in honor of International Women’s Day, CodePink organized an antiwar march that drew thousands of women to downtown Washington. "A lot of women are upset with Bush, so we want to give Bush a pink slip," said Medea Benjamin, one of the group’s co-founders. Evil one that she is. See this for more about her and Code Pink. She said Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and that since he took office more than 2.4 million people lost their jobs. CodePink has "morphed" from a protest group to one that is part of an international community to "stop war and support women globally," Benjamin said. The organization has sent four delegations to Iraq and helps run a center in Baghdad to aid Iraqi women. With the White House in the background, the gigantic pink slip with the words "Women Say: FIRE BUSH" billowed and flapped in the wind... just like their empty slogans. Linda Jones, 56, a social service worker from Shepherdstown, W.Va., was covered from head to toe in a delicate pink burqa edged with embroidery. She was wearing the garment, she said, to show support for the women "who are hidden behind the veil."
Friggin’ moron. Many women are now free to go burqa-less because of Bush. Go stick your head back up your rear. | |
| Posted by:growler |
| #8 Wouldn't "truth in advertising" require them to rename themselves Women For More Dead American Civilians? Last time we saw these women, I don't think they were spouting the economic baloney along with the Anti-war feces. Aren't the economics pretty simple. If we don't attack, we defend and get whacked which will tank our economy again. Its great that we can take the economies of the world down the toilet with us. That's the ticket. Vote for Kerry so we can try defense in the WOT again. Let's sue the bastards as they destroy us. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-3-8 11:29:36 PM |
| #7 Clever slogans and puppets have not managed to persuade a great deal of people so far but what the heck, it beats real debate because you don't have to shout down the other side for their unappealing logic-based arguements. /sarcasm |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-3-8 6:09:19 PM |
| #6 [Insert Clinton joke about women's underwear here.] |
| Posted by: Jackal 2004-3-8 5:16:12 PM |
| #5 I feel a need for Helium, I want to sing, and laugh, and play and dance! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-3-8 5:10:48 PM |
| #4 Jeez, Frank... now, there's a real burning issue! |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-3-8 5:08:45 PM |
| #3 50 people? Wow, I'm impressed. Is Medea back from her Iraqi vacation? And were their big, giant puppets in the shop? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-3-8 5:06:51 PM |
| #2 "Fire Bush!" = a desperate cry for more effective yeast infection treatment |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-8 5:01:38 PM |
| #1 Can we start "Code Blue" -- a group of men dedicated to defending civilization against its enemies? Especially those who grew up inside it? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-3-8 4:09:45 PM |