Iraq Protest in DC
This past weekend marked the 4 year anniversary of the Iraq War. As such, as many as 10,000 anti-war protester's descended upon our nations capital for a march on the Capital Building. This was to be a vast demonstration of how many American's are opposed to our war in Iraq and on Terror in general.
However, this is not the big story here...
First off, the organizers of the anti-war movement had promised hundreds of thousands American's that would make a display of epic proportions. This obviously fell far short as around only 10,000 came out...less than previous demonstrations. These people have gained a reputation for not just being passionate, but also vandalizing our war memorials in DC and the steps of the Capital Building.
Now, what most media outlets didn't cover is the big story of the weekend: Over 30,000 people came out to show their support for the troops and the Iraq War effort...3 times that of those protesting against the war. They called themselves the "Gathering of Eagles" (www.gatheringofeagles.org) and their purpose was to protect our monuments and memorials, as well as show American's that there are people who support this effort, they just didn't think they would outnumber the protesters 3 to 1.
“The media have a template that the American people have turned against the war . . . and that’s wrong,” Kristinn Taylor, spokesman for the Gathering of Eagles, told FOX news.
This is sad, but true. On the day of, CSPAN covered a number of the supporters from the Gathering of Eagles who voiced how upset they were that their efforts were receiving little to no coverage.
Lets open our eyes a little bit further than the scope of the high and mighty media.
However, this is not the big story here...
First off, the organizers of the anti-war movement had promised hundreds of thousands American's that would make a display of epic proportions. This obviously fell far short as around only 10,000 came out...less than previous demonstrations. These people have gained a reputation for not just being passionate, but also vandalizing our war memorials in DC and the steps of the Capital Building.
Now, what most media outlets didn't cover is the big story of the weekend: Over 30,000 people came out to show their support for the troops and the Iraq War effort...3 times that of those protesting against the war. They called themselves the "Gathering of Eagles" (www.gatheringofeagles.org) and their purpose was to protect our monuments and memorials, as well as show American's that there are people who support this effort, they just didn't think they would outnumber the protesters 3 to 1.
“The media have a template that the American people have turned against the war . . . and that’s wrong,” Kristinn Taylor, spokesman for the Gathering of Eagles, told FOX news.
This is sad, but true. On the day of, CSPAN covered a number of the supporters from the Gathering of Eagles who voiced how upset they were that their efforts were receiving little to no coverage.
Lets open our eyes a little bit further than the scope of the high and mighty media.
posted by Carl Soderberg at
7:26 PM
2 Comments:
Amen, Carl.
I was there and I am hoping that we will continue to counter protest the Anti-American Islamofascist appeasers everywhere they pop up.
Agreed. I had never heard of the Gathering of Eagles, and I am quite upset about it. Thank you for all you do. I will be trying my best to attend next time around.
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