VIDEO: Mayor Rocky Anderson at Salt Lake City Bush Protest

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Click the upper right video link:

http://kutv.com/

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1. kick

Too good to miss...excellent video, Rocky is great.

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28. It's no longer their top video, try this link

http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_234140008.html

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32. Thanks Steve

[hiley]

2. excellent!

:9

[tk2kewl]

3. "our nation was lied into a war"

"fiscal and environmental recklessness"

[yorkiemommie1]

16. huge applause when he said this!!!

Let the SUN SHINE in !!!

[hiley]

4. I will give this a kick Steve

very good video.:yourock:

[goclark]

9. My mouth is hanging open! What a patriot!

Do see a mayor of a red state city speaking the truth and having 500+ folks listening is amazing,just amazing.

Thanks for the video, it's excellent.

[sabra]

5. kick and recod

[Sequoia]

6. Reminds me of 1775

when people got good and fed up and started taking action.

[lilymidnite]

7. Can't believe KUTV covered this

They are Bush-whores extraordinaire.

Rocky must not be planning on running for another term, although SLC proper has a high percentage of Democrats. (I live in one of the Democratic ghettos.)

[stevedeshazer]

17. You're living proof.

I visited SLC recently, and did not find it to be the hell-hole it's made out to be.

Utah is beautiful, not everyone is a religious zealot, and everyone was friendly.

It's especially beautiful TODAY. :)

[catzies]

23. SLC is a very nice city to visit, just like you said. Just goes to show.

And I for one am relieved the Chimp In Chief spoke at the Salt Palace and not the Delta Center.

My hero & personal idol trod the boards at the Delta Center (his jersey hangs in the rafters), and Bush would have defiled the place. :D

[stevedeshazer]

30. They retired Ostertag's number??

Okay, just kidding. :)

[catzies]

35. LOL! That is hilarious. I am speaking of his teammate #12.

And I KNOW he's a Dem, unlike Karl Malone. x(

[stevedeshazer]

36. I kinda figured that

Didn't think you'd remember Truck Robinson!

[catzies]

42. Ok, you are now one of my favorite DUers.

:hi: And don't forget Dinner Bell Mel. :P

[stevedeshazer]

45. Burpin' Turpin?

Oh yeah!

[phusion]

25. Moab?

Funny, I thought Moab was the only liberal bastion in Utah.

I absolutely love Moab and the sorrounding area...The only problem is there is no university near there! Maybe I'll look into SLC -- at least it would be a little closer.

[lilymidnite]

38. SLC/Moab/Price/Torrey/Park City

Those are the most liberal parts of Utah.

Moab's really great, although a bit hot. Torrey is *incredible*, it's kinda a secret (not anymore, I guess). Price is a tiny coal-mining town. Park City is a snooty, overpriced, SUV-soaked sack.

If you move to SLC be sure to pick the Avenues or Sugarhouse to live in.

L.

[rodeodance]

8. thanks

[Carla in Ca]

10. Another great example of the

'tipping point'. Let's keep it going!:patriot:

[mnhtnbb]

11. Great stuff

Thanks for posting!

Finally, a politician calls Bush et al. liars!

[AllyCat]

12. OMG look at the crowd! Listen to all the horns honking!

This guy is great! He is not talking like a wimp and is putting it on the line. Love the part where he addressed to VFW that those of us who do not support the political leaders do support the troops and the incredible sacrifices they have made.

He's not only attacking Bush, he is attacking the Republicans. We MUST put this ball in the RNC's court. We cannot attack Bush and expect to win anything in 2006.

This guy is great. Give him a microphone and some more airtime!

[Hubert Flottz]

13. The man is a patriot!

I love it!

[Generic Other]

14. Thanks so much for posting this!

I am really very impressed by Mr. Anderson for speaking out.

[Wheezy]

15. Fantastic.

Thank you.

[Surya Gayatri]

18. Wow! Time for a 'Draft Rocky for Congress' movement

He's got what it takes--good speaker, pleasing looks, and a message that kicks ass. :bounce:

[newyawker99]

43. Hi Surya Gayatri!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[King Coal]

19. WOW WOW WOW WOW DEE WOW WOW WOW!!!!!

Are your sure that's in Utah? That is amazing. Good on that Rocky fella!

[autorank]

20. Amazing...Rocky Anderson, Salt Lake City...protesting!!!

This is about as clear as it gets. There is a huge public discontent. This is Salt Lake, it's Republican country, it's an outraged Mayor and crowd being there to make sure someone 'spoke against Bush.'

He hit all the points, hell, he can be on our ticket as of this speech.

Rocky Anderson, a man of conviction, a Democrat to be proud of

(btw, compare Rocky to those snivelers over at DLC or to Hillary, or Bill, or LIEberman, or Bayh...they look like the Quislings they are compared to a real politician...one who cares about people.)

[stevedeshazer]

21. A Democrat with guts.

The contrast could not be more clear.

[autorank]

22. Really and truly...he just looked natural. No embarassment, no BS,

just spoke the truty. I liked his truth about the damage to the enviroinment being with us for generations!

Great link.

[RSchewe]

24. Thanks for the link. Good for Mayor Rocky Anderson! n/t

[phusion]

26. Kick ass!

Wish our "Democratic" mayor would do something like this when Bush visits.

And in Utah -- kick ass!

[ClayZ]

27. WHOO HOO! LET "er TIP!

What a true Patriot!

[fooj]

29. "Don't they read?" Way to go, Rocky!

Peace.

[savethesea]

31. 4,000+ demonstrators

I am on the cel phone with my brother who is at the protest. He says there are well over 4000 people at protest. That it is a mostly young crowd with many signs and people very jazzed. They had a veteran speak who had attended Bush's speech earlier in the day.

They are now marching to the capitol building with at least 8 older Veterans for Peace leading the march and carrying a flag draped coffine. I can hear them shouting "NO MORE WAR". He says he is amazed at the cars honking and waving in support of them. His sign says "Was a republican, now a Democrat due to Bush's lies". He sees a sign that says "Mormon against Lies".

Sounds like SLC and Utah is waking up. All of my mormon family is "coverting" to the democratic party. Glory glory halleluja!

[stevedeshazer]

33. WOW, thanks

I hope there's more coverage; sounds like they're still going strong.

[lilymidnite]

40. Just drove by the protest site

They are still dispersing (at 2:30 MDT), and many people are marching to the convention center with their signs. I saw lots of thumbs-up (mine included) and lots of slack jaws of disbelief.

There were a *lot* of cops, more than I saw at any event during the winter Olympics 8-(

I saw several people standing alone on street corners, holding their signs so the drivers could see.

I wish I could have made it, but had a work commitment I couldn't get out of.

It was a dark, cloudy morning and the clouds began to clear up at about noon, after The Smirk left the city.

L.

[newyawker99]

44. Hi savethesea!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[goodboy]

34. I wish every mayor of every city spoke out like that! (nt)

[lilymidnite]

41. I'm walking over to Rocky's office tomorrow ...

... to deliver flowers. He is incredibly brave to speak that way here in Utah ...

[faithnotgreed]

37. kick for another "new" voice speaking truth

add him to the list of those who are passionate in their fight for truth - and sanity - as opposed to 99% of those in federal government

on edit: 99%

[radio4progressives]

39. kick!

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

46. A poll on the website front page needs help!

While you're on that site there's a poll that needs a lot of help:

How do you feel about Mayor Anderson’s anti-war statements during Bush's visit?

Appropriate 39%
Inappropriate 58 %
Don't Care 2 %

DU that baby!