Last night was the annual state of the union address. Matt and I marked the occassion by gathering in front of the Capitol in protest. We were asked to come with instruments and noisemakers to "drown out the lies" during the speech. We showed up with drum and zills in hand!
Facilitators from World Can't Wait were passing out flyers for a demonstration this weekend. I hope that more people come out for that, because the number from last night was pretty pathetic.
So far, I can't find much media coverage of the protest either. The only clip the news is playing is of the later gathering near Union Station where Cindy Sheehan was being detained.
Peaceful demonstration doesn't seem to produce the results it used to.
I also spoke with my folks last night. They told me that my cousin Christopher rejoined the reserves and has been sent to Baghdad. God help him. God help us all.
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