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An Associated Press item floating around this week
quotes lots of Dems dissing demonstrators. The piece
begins: "(Some Democrats) said disorder and clashes
between protesters and police not only could drown
out the Democrats' carefully crafted message of 'loyal
opposition' to the GOP but also could be linked to
their party."
New York Representative Jerrold Nadler explains:
"If a problem develops, I think the political
impact will not be good for Democrats. There are a
lot of very fine patriotic demonstrators, and then
there are some who are probably anarchists or crazies
of one sort or another."
Queens Congressman Anthony Weiner adds: "I believe
a lot of Republicans would like to point to a lot
of kids with spiked hair and rings through their noses
and say, 'This is what John Kerry is about'."
Democratic National Committee spokesman Jay Carson
sums up: "There's an important message to get
out here about how the Bush presidency has been bad
for America and bad for New York. It would be a shame
if that message was drowned out by unruly protests."
Let's recap for all the ABBers who don't want to
do anything to embarrass
Yale-educated war supporter #2:
1. Do not protest against the Democratic Party when
there's a Republican in office.
2. Participate only
in government-sanctioned protests at a government-sanctioned
location.
3. Stay away from crazies and anarchists (or am I
being redundant?).
4. Unruly = bad. Carefully crafted = good.
5. If arrested, disavow Kerry for his sake. Claim
to be a Nader supporter.
5. Hold your nose when voting for JFK2...also: comb
your hair, remove all piercings, and, for chrissake,
be patriotic
Welcome to the Michael McMoore era of dissent.
Mickey Z. is the author of two brand new books:
"The Seven Deadly Spins: Exposing the Lies Behind
War Propaganda" (Common Courage Press) and "A
Gigantic Mistake: Articles and Essays for Your Intellectual
Self-Defense" (Library Empyreal/Wildside Press).
For more information, please visit: http://mickeyz.net.
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