VIDEO: Thousands Protest Bush, Iraq War In Salt Lake City (KUTV CBS-2)

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With the message that people can protest a war while supporting troops and veterans, a handful of speakers -including a Gold Star mom - addressed an anti-war rally in Salt Lake City Monday, the same day President Bush was in town.

Bush spoke to more than 6,000 people at the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, while three blocks away about 2,000 people gathered to protest Bush administration policies and the war in Iraq.

Barbara Wright, 56, drove five hours from her home in St. George to attend the rally at Pioneer Park.

``There's a lot of reasons I'm unhappy. Predominantly due to the war, but also about the economy, Social Security,'' Wright said

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[rodeodance]

1. think it was msnbc that said it was 'hundreds' tonight on their news. but

maybe it was cnn. sorry but i do not recall, Regardles--someone is downplaying the numbers.

[Flubadubya]

11. Dana "Bush-Sucker Extraordinaire" Bash...

on CNN glibly mentioned that there were a couple of hundred protesters in a park "down the road". How conveeeniiient NOT to even mention that it was being led by the Mayor of Salt Lake City.

Oh yeah, it was her alright. She really played this one down and in a most transparent manner. Dana Bash has Bush butt marks permanently plastered on her lips! :grr: :mad: :grr:

[helderheid]

15. a friend of mine stopped counting at 3000

[pnorman]

18. Someone on DU had said it was NPR.

Go figure!

pnorman

[theHandpuppet]

25. If there's an aerial photo of the crowd...

... or just one which provides an overall view of the protest, it should be fairly easy to come up with a firm number.

[Peace Patriot]

2. Thanks for this post! Recommended! n/t

[libodem]

3. I heard 200 on NPR

sheesh, who can you trust?

[EVDebs]

12. CNN and PsyOps article by Alexander Cockburn

www.counterpunch.org/cnnpsyops.html

Also investigate the CIA's Operation Mockingbird. You can't trust MainstreamMedia. Disney owns ABC, and ABC owns radio station KSFO who pays Melanie Morgan's salary. Morgan is no on a counter-protest to Cindy Sheehan while on ABC's payroll...

ABC both 'covers' and 'uncovers' the news. ABC should be investigated for this little act of deception. A little Mickey Mouse operation going on, wouldn't you say ?

[dave502d]

4. Nice.thank you. n/t

[boston bean]

5. i heard hundreds on lou dobbs. and i asked myself why

cause on the way home from work, Randi Rhodes had a guest on who said there were 4K people there.

[brettdale]

6. This is the big problem we are facing

The MSM is under estimating the antiwar protests and over estimating the pro war protests.

We must email them about this fact.

[never_get_over_it]

7. I'm liking this Mayor Anderson

this is what we need politicians in both parties that stand for what is right and not worry about how it will impact the next election. Sadly Rocky might be gone after this but I sure hope not

[tlsmith1963]

8. Cool!

There just might be hope for Utah yet.

Tammy
Who once lived in Utah

[AlCzervik]

9. NBC said 500, i knew they wouldn't give an accurate #.

[BeFree]

10. Fantastic

Now that is what democracy looks like. "A thousand people in the streets".

GWB ain't seen nothing yet. I hear there will be the largest anti-war demonstration ever on Sept. 24, in DC... is that right?

[redacted]

13. Anybody know about Sept. 24?

That's what I heard, too, according to Mike Malloy. Can someone please recommend a website so we can find out more?

[pberq]

21. See International ANSWER website

http://www.internationalanswer.org/

Be sure to check out the list of endorsers.

Also, Cindy Sheehan plans to be in attendence that day.

[ecoflame]

14. Check this out...

I'm in Boise and work from home. I use pcAnywhere to connect to our server in Ohio. I called QWEST, who are in SLC (although sometimes I get someone here) because my long distance isn't working and hasn't since about 1PM.

The guy I talked to said there are long distance outages all over their areas here & in Utah. I said something like, I swear it's 'cuz that damned Bush flew into town this afternoon. Bush flew into Boise this afternoon. This guy @ QWEST said their office is downtown. There were snipers on the roofs everywhere and he could see the park where he said 'hundreds' of people gathered. He said, Utah is a "Republican mecca" and my reply was "as it is here, but I'm not one." "Neither, am I and this madness has to stop."

I almost started crying.

Besides summabiches, I do have my cell phone! Hah-hah.

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[BleedingHeartPatriot]

17. Exxxxcelllent! Kudos to the mayor for his ethical stand.

Recommended. MKJ

[ginnyinWI]

19. Where's the next one??

Is this a tour where he will speak somewhere else next? I hope it is near where I live.

[redacted]

20. Next stop looks like Idaho on Tuesday

according to Air America Radio news.

[ginnyinWI]

23. thanks--still a little too far away from WI though. n/t

[XOKCowboy]

22. Check out the video on the bust of the Rave also....

and also read about it at Americablog and also the post in the GD section here. Freakin' Nazi's!

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. the movement is now here

we have been waiting for years for this... tears I have tears in my eyes

[Lars39]

26. I hope someone has video of the protest to submit to Current.

This needs to be done any time there is a protest.
Folks need to see the size of the crowds.

[BrightKnight]

27. KUTV put a crazy face on the story

The pictures I saw showed a large crowd of ordinary Americans. This video depicted it a a freak-fest.

[redacted]

28. Agreed, but thought this was an efigy that they burned at the end

of the rally.

[BrightKnight]

29. A plant, or idiot, or both

It was not helpful. The media is predictable.