Jan. 20th

[2-0-Sixx]

http://www.freepressinternational.com/bush_121304_inauguration_250000.html

Free Press International

12.13.2004 President Bush’s inauguration on Jan. 20 will include 2700 officers from around the country, sensors to detect biological, chemical or radiological material, pedestrian checkpoints, SWAT teams and sharpshooters, bomb-sniffing dogs, barriers, security checkpoints, 1500 Capitol Police, M-16 rifles, armed troops and 4000 armed troops on call.

The Secret Service, the F.B.I. and the Joint Forces Headquarters have declined to disclose any details, but past events have included, surface to air missiles, aircraft carriers and NATO surveillance over sovereign U.S. skies.

For the first time ever, all reporters and photographers are required to have a background check and be fingerprinted. Only government approved media is let in.

Tickets to all official inaugural events are $100,000.

Tickets to the event, exclusive lunch with Mr. Bush and Vice President Cheney and inaugural ball are $250,000.

So much for the little people.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Massive protests across the country have already been organized, as well as global protests. Unfortunately it’s on a Thursday, so the average worker and student will not be able to attend, however, student walkouts have been planned and I’m sure many will not show up to work.

 

[I. Cold]

good

anyone know anything about a controversal painting of Bush? I saw something about it on the news... didnt get to watch it though.

 

[TOKZTLI]

Are the protesters protesting the high ticket prices to attend?

 

[2-0-Sixx]

ha, I think they’re protesting Bush, you know, that guy who invaded a couple countries, killed a bunch of innocent people, fucked our own country, took away our rights, you know that guy. The short article I posted really has nothing to do with the protests.

 

[L Mac-a-docious]

Maybe we can get one of those sharpshooters on the payroll and put a premature end to his second term...one for the VP as well.

 

[I. Cold]

ID love to see him get sniped... wouldnt make a differnce though... cheney would just take over.

 

[L Mac-a-docious]

That's why I said one for the VP as well...but I'm sure some other jagoff would be in line to take the throne.

 

[DubbC415]

He got voted into office...i think thats ridiculous that theyre gonna protest. People should be protesting against the common people that voted his ass in. It's just gonna make "liberals" look worse.

 

[AGENT707]

He got voted into office...i think thats ridiculous that theyre gonna protest. People should be protesting against the common people that voted his ass in. It's just gonna make "liberals" look worse.

as a liberal...i sorta agree with u...but i still think they have the right to protest whatever they want...for whatever reason..

 

[DubbC415]

I do too...but i think that once again, its sort of a Michael Moore sorta thing, a straight bashing of Bush that the "average American" wont understand. While in Sf, many people supported the protests, many also opposed it, and once again, i think this will only group liberals of all kinds into one group. Also, if they have such a problem with him, i know its hard to, but they should have protested in other ways, before he got voted in, not after the fact. Theres nothing that can be done by protesting on inauguration day.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I think it's good that the opposition of bush will show the world that there IS an opposition to bush in the U.S, and that we are not all bush supporters. When Nixon got elected BY THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE, do you think the "liberals" (lol, like all of the opposition to Nixon (or Bush) are liberals) should have stayed home?

 

[DubbC415]

^^^first off, i agree. but what im saying is that it needs to be more consistent. otherwise, bush supporters again will use this to their advantage. im not saying they shouldnt protest, it just needs to be more organized and done less sporadically. the protest of the war was great, it went on for a long time..and i saw it in many many areas.


as for calling everyone "liberals", i, personally, am not saying that everyones a liberal that opposes him, but im saying that that is what the stereotype has become.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Well, I strongly believe the protests will be more organized for the next four years. There were huge protests (anti-war, pro-choice etc) in the first couple years but everything died down because these organizations FOOLISHLY supported Kerry like sheep and purposely stayed quiet to “focus on the campaign.”

Now that there is no campaign to focus on, I expect more frequent protests.

I know you don’t think all of the opposition are liberals it’s just that I’m tired of hearing liberal this and liberal that….fuck the liberals- they are incapable of changing anything and always have been.

 

[DubbC415]

^^^well said.

 

[TOKZTLI]

ha, I think they’re protesting Bush, you know, that guy who invaded a couple countries, killed a bunch of innocent people, fucked our own country, took away our rights, you know that guy. The short article I posted really has nothing to do with the protests.

Yeah I see what you're saying now, it looked like you meant the ticket prices or something.

Like the other man said, its kind of late to protest the elections, but eveyone's got the right to do what they want. I would say that the protesting will decline, not increase, for the next 3 years until the next presidential election year but we'll see. I remember back in the California Prop 187 days, all the protesters were out there before the state election, and a little bit afterwards, but then they all went away afterwards until ... well we're still waiting for some activism around here.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Just to clarify- they are not protesting the elections, they are protesting his inauguration.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I disagree about protests declining. The reasons are for one, like I mentioned, many Left wing organizations purposely held back protests because they were on the ‘anybody but bush’, ’support kerry’ bullshit. Now that they are not on any campaign, they will (and have already) protest.

2nd, with the war in Iraq continuing and more and more body bags are sent home, the anti-war movement will be reborn. We all know we are there to stay for a long, long time and things are not getting any better.

3rd, with Bush tied in Iraq, and the election out of the way, he will now focus on domestic issues such as Abortion and workers rights. Abortion is a huge topic and if I know Bush, I know he will attack abortion laws and women rights. Just a couple years ago in D.C we had the largest protest in American history with over 1.3 million people. The reason was because of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban. Can you imagine what will happen if bush goes a step further?

Workers rights will be attacked in the next four years. Overtime pay, outsourcing, healthcare, safety issues and many other issues will all be at the table. Serious attacks will and have already occurred.

 

[TOKZTLI]

True, I see your point. Also, his own supporters will turn against him when he gets that Guest Worker Program underway, expands NAFTA and has Ellen over to the White House (like Elton John). The rabid rightwing talk shows were skewing him when that happened.

 

[Jae iLL]

I work night shifts, my classes start jan 19th.. but fuck it, I live 30 mins away from DC ima be down there

I found the questioning my Rummy of military personnel to be hella laughs... NOW they wanna bitch "ooh, we don't have enough equipment.. ooh we're actually dying"
boo fuckin hoo.... what was the ratio? How many of them voted for Bush????? you reap what you sow.. fuckin idiots. They voted his ass in, and now they're crying