I've finally seen a report in a "major" media outlet

Post #59,306 by Silverlock 10/24/02 11:34:43 PM Reply	I've finally seen a report in a "major" media outlet CNN had a (what do you call the banner that runs underneath the pretty face reading the news copy?) ticker saying there is supposed to be the largest anti-war demonstration since the Viet Nam war in Washington DC this weekend. From what I have read, this is likely to reach the 6 figure range of people marching. It is also supposed to be coordinated with marches in other countries. An international anti-war statement of unprecedentad size and our corporate news treats it as a minor event. Why am I not surprised? "A civilian gang of thieving lobbyists for the military industrial complex is running the White House. If to be against them is considered unpatriotic -- Hell, then call me a traitor." -- Hunter S. Thompson
Post #59,309 by boxley 10/24/02 11:38:31 PM Reply	which six figures were going to show up? :-) bent nose baldie 2 guys from mash jackson and frasier? thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] "Therefore, by objective standards, the leading managers of the U.S. economy...are collectively, clinically insane." Lyndon LaRouche
Post #59,317 by Ashton 10/24/02 11:52:36 PM Reply	Think of it as Vietnam demonstrations - remember those? Only this time: in advance. We have been there and done that. And if this current propaganda barrage is working so well with the non-involved masses: let's see the Pro First-Strike demonstrations next, as surely will follow. (if you are seriously.. suggesting that only weirdos find the prospect of following this Admin's plans into the Hell of Fright-wing bellicosity, rilly stupid.) Pshaw. Ashton there was no Net around in the Vietnam times; those marches were organized the old-fashined way -- and as this time: notwithstanding blackouts of the Corp. press, which we see has become even more self-cen$ored. Lay on Mac Duff..
Post #59,326 by Silverlock 10/25/02 12:36:43 AM Reply	Bill..... please. Just cause they don't want their sons/brothers to die doesn't mean they are wackos. This is not the same as the Vietnam war protests. This is a very different thing. People are actually saying they dont want us to START a war. WE are the aggressor. This is not a colonial action that we took over from the French. This is an entirely new thing. People are understandably upset. They may have to send Johnny off to war. They don't understand why. If this is so important, why are none of the chickenhawks who are pushing this bragging about the sons they have in harms way? <brandi>Hmmmmmm?</brandi> "A civilian gang of thieving lobbyists for the military industrial complex is running the White House. If to be against them is considered unpatriotic -- Hell, then call me a traitor." -- Hunter S. Thompson
Post #59,368 by boxley 10/25/02 8:31:51 AM Reply	I dont want to invade Iraq I just saw a fine opportunity for humor and with a 13yo son any fighting should get done in the next 4 years or I will be unhappy. Demonstrations only work without the usual suspects. Respected men of both parties have to show. If you remember it wasnt until Joe Regular showed up in the anti war demonstrations that politicos got a clue. thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] "Therefore, by objective standards, the leading managers of the U.S. economy...are collectively, clinically insane." Lyndon LaRouche
Post #59,444 by Brandioch 10/25/02 2:33:15 PM Reply	Check the time lines. I just saw a fine opportunity for humor and with a 13yo son any fighting should get done in the next 4 years or I will be unhappy. If we invade, we'll be there a lot longer than the next 4 years.
Post #59,612 by Silverlock 10/26/02 10:42:16 AM Reply	If you say so I just saw a fine opportunity for humor Let's get ready to guffaw---- bent nose baldie 2 guys from mash jackson and frasier? Huh? Being bewildered and befuddled doesn't get me rolling on the floor. I know the joke must be in there somewhere. Where? bent nose baldie = Alec Baldwin? 2 guys from mash jackson = what? frasier = Kelsey Grammer? Does this mean you expect to see only rich Hollywood types in the demonstration? "A civilian gang of thieving lobbyists for the military industrial complex is running the White House. If to be against them is considered unpatriotic -- Hell, then call me a traitor." -- Hunter S. Thompson
Post #59,690 by boxley 10/26/02 10:59:36 PM 10/26/02 11:00:30 PM Reply	sigh, which six figures bent nose = gore or streisand (edited now cause i remembered the lineup after I posted) baldy = baldwin jackson= jessie mash=any two actors from mash the tc show ala alan alda etc a real hot bed of hollywood social facists at least you got the last one right thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] "Therefore, by objective standards, the leading managers of the U.S. economy...are collectively, clinically insane." Lyndon LaRouche Edited by boxley Oct. 26, 2002, 11:00:30 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #59,695 by Silverlock 10/26/02 11:22:30 PM Reply	Out of cheese error restart when when missing sense of humor is found. Gotcha Bill, I'll do better next time, I swear. "A civilian gang of thieving lobbyists for the military industrial complex is running the White House. If to be against them is considered unpatriotic -- Hell, then call me a traitor." -- Hunter S. Thompson
Post #59,708 by deSitter 10/27/02 12:17:56 AM Reply	Out of cheese error Did you make that up? That's good. -drl
Post #59,714 by boxley 10/27/02 12:25:53 AM Reply	It was just a random thought based on the 6 figures comment will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] "Therefore, by objective standards, the leading managers of the U.S. economy...are collectively, clinically insane." Lyndon LaRouche
Post #59,715 by deSitter 10/27/02 12:32:11 AM Reply	That was the joke he didn't get! -drl
Post #59,734 by hnick 10/27/02 7:27:29 AM Reply	Re: Out of cheese error Out of cheese error is the standard error message for the Diskworld Unseen University computer system...
Post #59,789 by static 10/27/02 7:14:55 PM Reply	That would be... ... Hex. It includes a mouse-wheel as one of its components. Wade. "Ah. One of the difficult questions."
Post #59,796 by hnick 10/27/02 8:12:19 PM Reply	Yep... Also adds some different attributes depending on the book, but always has the out of cheese error, redo from start message.
Post #59,799 by static 10/27/02 9:12:36 PM Reply	Oh yes. I liked "Redo from Start" - it was reminiscent of an error in many microcomputer BASIC variants from 20 years ago. :-) Ricully, of course, was suitably flustered the first time he saw that error message. :-) Wade. "Ah. One of the difficult questions."
Post #59,709 by deSitter 10/27/02 12:20:30 AM Reply	heh Gore and Babs Fat Man and Little Goy -drl
Post #59,716 by boxley 10/27/02 12:33:50 AM Reply	or fievel goes south (gotta have kids to get that one) fiddler in a roof(3 good ones here) what do ya get when gore takes babs out on a date, doubles yer chance of scoring hot southern kikes dukes of blather makes Gore in a dress look good whiskey river make me whine New York! New York! its a hellova town and I invented it. and on and on thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] "Therefore, by objective standards, the leading managers of the U.S. economy...are collectively, clinically insane." Lyndon LaRouche
Post #59,713 by deSitter 10/27/02 12:25:10 AM Reply	ROFL Jesse was there, eating a cheese-less cheeseburger. I heard him say "this is a damn good cheeseburger". -drl
Post #59,318 by wharris2 10/24/02 11:52:42 PM Reply	Re: I've finally seen a report in a "major" media outlet If it reaches 4 figures I'm gonna be surprised.
Post #59,324 by Silverlock 10/25/02 12:22:23 AM Reply	Cool Have you heard about it at all? I kind of thought my point had to do with the lack of media, not the numbers. Excellent shift. Writing for Rush? "A civilian gang of thieving lobbyists for the military industrial complex is running the White House. If to be against them is considered unpatriotic -- Hell, then call me a traitor." -- Hunter S. Thompson
Post #59,344 by wharris2 10/25/02 1:46:36 AM Reply	Re: Cool Writing for Rush? I wish. But I'm probably too right-wing and left-wing for him.
Post #59,386 by deSitter 10/25/02 9:55:41 AM Reply	Note RE Harris He's impossible to categorize, which makes him interesting. A good candidate for the new Liberty party (not those wacked Libertarians, who can all be replaced by computers). As a chessplayer, I'm guessing he plays the Sicilian as white and the reversed Sicilian when possible as black - otherwise the Nimzoindian - and there's a little Benko Gambit in there... (Now watch me be totally wrong..see?) -drl
Post #60,149 by Ashton 10/30/02 3:51:09 AM Reply	> 100K show up in DC march per [link\|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24432-2002Oct26.html\|The Washington Post]. Oh well, Box ... you were close, within 4 orders of magnitude anyway (but I thougth that was expected performance for an MCSE or somethin ?! and I thought you was a AS400 type ;-) OTOH and natch, the [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/27/politics/27PROT.html\| NY Times] downplayed with.. 'thousands' of protestors marched through Washington's streets... But then, what would one expect from the Librul Press? Wonder what the National / Worldwide TOTAL looks like ? Not that Muricans much care about them furrin numbers. Thought for the month: may Dubya reexperience LBJ's quaint expression.. hunkered down in the White House reel soon now. Ashton
Post #60,181 by boxley 10/30/02 10:16:48 AM Reply	well things arnt looking so good for POTUS and crew Bill O'Reilly is gnawing on Ashcrofts ass about the INS again. thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] "Therefore, by objective standards, the leading managers of the U.S. economy...are collectively, clinically insane." Lyndon LaRouche
Post #60,398 by Ashton 10/31/02 7:43:17 AM Reply	Make that: closer to 200K The Times runs a tacit correction The demonstration on Saturday in Washington drew 100,000 by police estimates and 200,000 by organizers', forming a two-mile wall of marchers around the White House. The turnout startled even organizers, who had taken out permits for 20,000 marchers. They expected 30 buses, and were surprised by about 650, coming from as far as Nebraska and Florida. A companion demonstration in San Francisco attracted 42,000 protesters, city police there said, and smaller groups demonstrated in other cities, including about 800 in Austin, Tex., and 2,500 in Augusta, Me. This per Tom T's blog. I wonder why there's no standard crowd-counting technique - yet. Ashton
Post #60,421 by inthane-chan 10/31/02 9:50:34 AM Reply	Sure there is. If you agree with the crowd - take a sample, multiply by area used by crowd, then multiply by 10. If you disagree with the crowd - take a sample, multiply by area used by crowd, then divide by 10, and print the correction a week later under "Pets wanted." :-) End of world rescheduled for day after tomorrow. Something should probably be done. Please advise.
Post #60,485 by Silverlock 10/31/02 2:36:01 PM Reply	This from the "newspaper of record"? Which corp owns 'em I wonder. It seems the reporting on the protest itself is becoming news. [link\|http://www.editorandpublisher.com/editorandpublisher/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1752047\|URL] "A civilian gang of thieving lobbyists for the military industrial complex is running the White House. If to be against them is considered unpatriotic -- Hell, then call me a traitor." -- Hunter S. Thompson
Post #60,537 by Ashton 10/31/02 8:03:00 PM Reply	Caught with Repo bias hanging out all over the street
Post #90,432 by boxley 3/22/03 5:39:45 PM Reply	wow thats twice as many as attended wrestlemania 3 in Pontiac Michegan puttin it in perspective On March 29, 1987, 93,173 fans attended WrestleMania\ufffd III at the Pontiac Silverdome never mind the estimates for the payerview, there was 20k in just in Reno showed up for that. thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org] To a lot of people in California hunting anything but the wild tofualope was equivelent to sacarificing babies to satan. S.M. Stirling

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