Comments on: No More War! http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2005/03/19/no-more-war/ Opening Debate Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Al http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2005/03/19/no-more-war/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Al Mon, 21 Mar 2005 01:23:15 +0000 /?p=33#comment-51 Yeah, Terri Schiavo and College basketball were all over the news. Nothing on the protests. The ANSWER coalition was holding something in Boston Common, according to <a href="http://answer.pephost.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ANS_March19_actions#MA" target="_blank">their listing</a>. I haven't heard how it went though. And I haven't heard details on the New York protest either, but I think it was bigger than 700. Here is IndyMedia's <a href="http://nyc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/145542/index.php" target="_blank">coverage</a>. Yeah, Terri Schiavo and College basketball were all over the news. Nothing on the protests. The ANSWER coalition was holding something in Boston Common, according to their listing. I haven’t heard how it went though. And I haven’t heard details on the New York protest either, but I think it was bigger than 700. Here is IndyMedia’s coverage.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2005/03/19/no-more-war/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Kathy Sun, 20 Mar 2005 18:12:29 +0000 /?p=33#comment-50 Good for you Al! My husband and I were disappointed that there was no protest organized in Boston, as we joined thousands to protest on the Boston Common 2 years ago and would have again. I was also disappointed and disturbed that only about 700 people demonstrated in New York. I would have expected more. RE the media's non-coverage of the protests: A caller on C-span said this morning - "I heard about the Terri Schiavo case 78 times in one day, but heard absolutely nothing about the protests!" Frightening isn't it? Good for you Al! My husband and I were disappointed that there was no protest organized in Boston, as we joined thousands to protest on the Boston Common 2 years ago and would have again. I was also disappointed and disturbed that only about 700 people demonstrated in New York. I would have expected more.

RE the media’s non-coverage of the protests: A caller on
C-span said this morning – “I heard about the Terri Schiavo case 78 times in one day, but heard absolutely nothing about the protests!” Frightening isn’t it?

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