by Eleanor Clift. Now she's usually considered the "liberal" on the talking head shows (at least I think she is...I try not to watch them), and while the editorial is interesting this first paragraph jumped out at me...
"Early rumblings of an anti-war movement sounded in Washington this week as several progressive groups joined forces to press the Democratic Congress to use its power of the purse to stop the latest escalation of the conflict in Iraq. Unlike their predecessors in the Vietnam era, who were often scruffy and unshaven, these activists are well within the mainstream in their appearance as well as their politics."
"Early rumblings"? "EARLY"? Where have these people been for the last 5 years? Did the MSM really NOT notice the huge peace marches, rallies, etc. held all over the world? We know they didn't bother covering them, but can it possible they really didn't notice they happened?
Here's the full text:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011307Z.shtml
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