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[Hacksaw]

http://stossel.blogs.foxbusiness.com/20 ... estors-go/

April 25, 2011 01:53 PM UTC by John Stossel

Where Did All the Anti-War Protestors Go?
The anti-war movement was all over the news before President Obama was elected. But apparently they weren’t really anti-war ... they were just anti-President Bush. Two college professors just released a study of national protests between 2007 and 2009. What did they find?

… After January 2007, the attendance at antiwar rallies [measured in] roughly the tens of thousands, or thousands, through the end of 2008.

… After the election of Barack Obama as president, the order of magnitude of antiwar protests dropped [...] Organizers were hard pressed to stage a rally with participation in the thousands, or even in the hundreds. For example, we counted exactly 107 participants at a Chicago rally on October 7, 2009.

Amazing. Especially because the war in Afghanistan ramped up after Obama was elected. American fatalities shot up in 2009 and 2010.

The protesters have remained silent over Libya.

And I’m struck by the hypocrisy of the supposedly “anti-war” politicians who voted against Iraq, like Nancy Pelosi. Since Obama was elected, she has voted to continue the war in Afghanistan … and supported the attack on Libya.

[BigRedMan]

>Because he's black. Negroid. Ancestors from Africa black.

As opposed to some other type of black?

hell yeah. You got Halle Berry black, then you got Richard Pryor black, and then you got Bernie Mack / Wesley Snipes black.

That is why Obama is so popular. If he looked like Bernie Mack, ain't no way in hell he gets in.

[bluetick]

And I'm struck by the hypocrisy of the "anti-war" politicians who voted against Iraq..(but) has voted to continue the war in Afghanistan

Stossel knows his audience I guess. If half the repubs think oprama was born in Kenya, then he can surely get away with equating Iraq with Afghanistan. They're both wars half a world away with muslims shooting at us. Muslims attacked us on 9/11.

And now we're at war with Libya. Afghanistan = Iraq = Libya. Connect the dots. Barry is waging 3 wars and the anti-war rallies aren't bush-sized...wtf?

why oh why isn't Michael Moore doing a Libya movie?

it ain't fairrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Professor Tiger]

I hope the Taliban hangs Karzai when they take over Afghanistan.

[bluetick]

we counted (only) 107 protesters at a Chicago rally on October 7, 2009.

Amazing. Especially after the war in Afghanistan ramped up after Obama was elected. American casualties shot up in 2009 and 2010.


So there it is. You can't accuse Barry of taking us to war there, but he was surely in charge when things "ramped up." So why aren't the hippies shaking their fist at him like they did when the Deciderer was in the WH?

That right there may be the single greatest injustice of our age.

[Dora]

>So why aren't the hippies shaking their fist at him like they did when the Deciderer was in the WH?

Because the peace loving conservs have taken over the job.

[Professor Tiger]

... when the Deciderer was in the WH?

That right there may be the single greatest injustice of our age.

heh

[Toemeesleather]

Certainly nothing wrong w/10% unemployment and $4/Gal gas....

[Professor Tiger]

Of course not. It means mind-boggling profits for oil companies and cheap labor for business. What could be wrong with that?

[bluetick]

In toe's world you can round unemployment up to 10% from 8.8

And I thought GA gas was 3.60

more Roundup!

[bluetick]

Hmmm. The Dow was at 7800 when dubya left office (or 10,000 - if you prefer).

A nice gain so far today... to 12,580.

[bluetick]

Nice story last Friday about GM reclaiming the top spot as the world's largest automaker.

man, that would have really sucked if they had gone under 2 years ago

[Toemeesleather]

Yes, McDonald's is hiring, remember, these were "flipping burgers" back in the good ol 5% unemployment days, but when yer saddled w/3 katrillion in debt, who's counting....


hope and change

[bluetick]

TRUMP in TWELVE !!

[Toemeesleather]

Phelonias Phil would be an upgrade now.

[Dora]

>A nice gain so far today... to 12,580.

15,000

[Toemeesleather]

Yea, whoda thunk Obammer was an oilman AND hated poor people!

[Jungle Rat]

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2011 ... |text|News

[billy bob bocephus]

the most damning thing that can be said about tick (other than he is a vol of course) is that he bases his career on actuarial principles...

[Professor Tiger]

Doc, when you say he "bases his career on actuarial principles," does that mean he can start a fire with his thoughts?