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Greybnk48 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 02:55 PM
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Why not protest the MSM at the inauguration?
Since that's the real enemy here and no one will get near the motorcade? Get in their faces and show the world THEY'RE frauds too. After yesterday the world knows Bush is a fraud--again.
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fertilizeonarbusto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 02:56 PM
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1. Great idea!
They are just as much to blame.
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Greybnk48 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 02:56 PM
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2. If not more.
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anamandujano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 09:08 PM
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16. much much more so
The only way we'll ever get any truth on the news is to show those repuke enabling whores the door.
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sportndandy Donating Member (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 02:58 PM
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3. Boycott advertisers
Inform the companies that you are boycotting why it is that you are doing so. Tell them you will buy their products if they can show an effort in trying to bring balance to the news shows on which they adverise.
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Greybnk48 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 03:01 PM
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5. good idea
but I'm running out of places to shop and things to buy as it is:o

I will do this, by the way, starting today.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 08:43 PM
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12. There are lots of places
to shop :)

http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/index.htm#shopping

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http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/electionreform.htm#why
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 01:24 AM
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25. That's not true
None of the "blue" stores listed on this page are available in my area.

See - I still have to eat and buy clothes, so my only choice is to go to the LEAST Republican plaza. In my case, that's Target, Sears and Kroger's.

In my defense, I DID ask (beg) Costco to come here. They were very nice about writing me back and explaining why they couldn't.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 06:12 PM
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30. This is why I love shopping online. :^)
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 03:01 PM
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4. You are quite right
Unless we demand a return to a real free press that tells the real story we have little hope.
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jasmeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 03:04 PM
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6. I already don't watch the MSM--what can be done at the
inauguration?
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euler Donating Member (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 03:08 PM
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8. Citizens arrest, maybe ?
Edited on Fri Jan-07-05 03:09 PM by euler
Burn Bush in effigy ?
Passe, we need something new, that's never been done.
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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 03:06 PM
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7. I Agree 100% Here are some sign ideas for the parade route.
I hope that as far as the eye can see, their are signs trashing the mainstream media. Here are a few ides for signs:

"Your TV is LYING to you!"

"ALL THE NETWORKS ARE LYING"

"C.N.N. - Certainly NOT NEWS"

"TIM RUSSERT IS A GOP OPERATIVE"

"FOX NEWS IS FOR NAZIS"

"RUSH LIMBAUGH IS FUCKED UP, LITERALLY!"

"JOE SCARBOROUGH WORSHIPS THE DEVIL"

"HANNITY IS FRENCH FOR 'LYING SACK OF SHIT'"

"ANN COULTER IS REALLY A MAN"

"FOX NEWS - A TSUNAMI OF LIES"

"AMERICAN MEDIA IS CORRUPT"

etc.

"
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Daphne08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-05 09:17 PM
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32. Bwahahahahahahaaaa
"ANN COULTER IS REALLY A MAN"

Too funny!!
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 04:33 PM
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9. We need to get Ukranian on their asses
We should have a continuous presence outside networks, White House, Congress, and Sacramento and whatever the hell Florida's capitol is signs summing up their crimes in the case of government offices, and stories they aren't covering outside the networks.

What we really need is a Tianamen Square demonstration. Stay there until we get paper ballots.
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anamandujano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 09:11 PM
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18. another suggestion for a sign
The Ukraine has clean elections--we don't!
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 12:47 AM
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19. Exit polls matter in Ukraine but not US?!
and any variation thereof
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anamandujano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 06:10 AM
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28. Actually, the best is your post that began this sequence.
"Let's go Ukranian on their asses", or a variation thereof.
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 02:08 PM
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29. thank you.
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Greybnk48 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 01:27 AM
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26. LOL
I like "get Ukranian on their asses!"
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 04:38 PM
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10. Go after mainstream media with ignored stories
COVER BUSH OUTING CIA AGENT

COVER BUSH IRAQ LIES

COVER PRIVATIZATION (THEFT) OF IRAQ

ALL YOUR EXPERTS WERE WRONG ABOUT IRAQ

COVER SAUDI TERROR MONEY

COVER WHO PROFITS FROM PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY

COVER ARNOLD AND ENERGY PIRATES
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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 08:41 PM
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11. kick n/t
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 09:11 PM
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17. Great idea, educate while you march
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 01:28 AM
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27. Instead of Covering Your Asses...
Cover How Texas is Failing in Education after Bush

Cover House of Saud

Cover Election Fraud

Cover ANYTHING Besides the Crime Du Jour (of course, that's French and the protester will be executed)

Cover UNDER-Employment

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rumpel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 08:45 PM
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13. The only thing that will sway them is to make a list of
Edited on Fri Jan-07-05 08:46 PM by rumpel
advertisers...
and tell them to advertise instead on "good" webjournal sites.
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mordarlar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 08:47 PM
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14. Good idea. We have started an action thread...
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Beth in VT Donating Member (224 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 08:53 PM
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15. I was there in 2000 and the protest got no coverage -
it was huge but you would never know to look at the media coverage. Very discouraging.

You are right, dealing with the media is as big or bigger an issue than election reform.
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Greybnk48 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 12:56 AM
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20. Right!
What I had in mind when I wrote this (but was not very clear) was for those who are going on the 20th to seek out the media cameras and reporters on the streets and get intheir faces with some of the signs that have been suggested in this thread.
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rumpel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 01:06 AM
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21. Also, there should be tons of posts all over the net and to the MSMeditors
Edited on Sat Jan-08-05 01:09 AM by rumpel
that xxx has lost credibility with (me) because xxx is (bought loudspeaker of WH) and no longer journalism. Therefore (I) am supporting Independent media outlets, where the "real" news is being reported.

P.S independent media and "foreign media"

ouch!
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Greybnk48 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 01:14 AM
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24. It would be great
if we could get all of us who have to be home on the 20th to support those in DC by emailing the media as you suggest--hit em hard. Let them know we turn our backs to them too!!
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marions ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-05 09:02 PM
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31. good idea
that is --to email the major media with feedback on January 20.

We're turning our backs on George Bush today and we're turning YOU OFF."
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Niche Donating Member (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 01:07 AM
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22. Signs that out the media LIES! That would tell the World...
Edited on Sat Jan-08-05 01:08 AM by Niche
a lot just in that. the election, the lie that snatch got he popular vote etc. etc. MEDIA LIES!
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rumpel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-08-05 01:10 AM
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23. Remember Pentagon admitted using the MSM for propaganda
Edited on Sat Jan-08-05 01:13 AM by rumpel
towards enemy. (embeds and all being fed balloney)

edited to add PS

use their own internal disputes on this on posters, let the "faithful" know.

or is this also going to be termed "conspiracy theory" ? so be it!
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LibDemAlways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-05 09:36 PM
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33. During a big anti-war March in NYC last year
the CNN reporter was booed by marchers, and I'll never forget the look of complete bewilderment on her face as she reported, "They seem to be mad at us." Clueless.
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