Saturday, September 04, 2004
Nobody cares
The Chron reports on some protesters proud of themselves for "infiltrating" the Republican National Convention. I'd hate to be the sorry shmoe who has to break it to them that doing so did nothing to help defeat Bush, and probably did just the opposite.
On Wednesday night, Code Pink member Gael Murphy spent several hours on the grimy floor of the Pier 57 temporary detention facility for rushing the convention floor in pink lingerie.
The activists' point, Murphy said, was to show the world that some Americans oppose the Bush administration policies, particularly regarding the Iraq war. Saying they are frustrated that the media hasn't been grilling Bush hard enough, Murphy and other activists made a "tactical choice" to take extreme action.
"It's pretty absurd that the political discourse has come to a point where people have to strip down to a pink slip and be pummeled by four 300- pound goons to make a point," said Murphy, a longtime activist who has traveled several times to Iraq on peace missions.
Actually, you don't have to strip down to a pink slip and be pummeled by four 300-pound goons to make a point. That's my point. See? I just made my point without any of that trouble. I bet you feel stupid, Ms. Murphy.
But why are these people so concerned with what the world thinks? "The important thing isn't making our country better, but quickly apologizing to everyone else for our more embarrassing elements." Grow up, folks. A temper tantrum about politics is still a temper tantrum.
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