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  1. Melodye,

    I wish I would have come. I’m so glad you posted this account of the scene while you were there. I have to admit, I’m one of those people who often thinks about what I should do, who cheers others who do what I wish I had, but who often stays on the sidelines, silent. Your missions and how you fight for your beliefs and for the rights of other people is inspiring. I’m happy to know you and proud to call you my friend.

    Have a safe trip–I’ll be thinking of you.

  2. Melodye,

    I wish I would have come. I’m so glad you posted this account of the scene while you were there. I have to admit, I’m one of those people who often thinks about what I should do, who cheers others who do what I wish I had, but who often stays on the sidelines, silent. Your missions and how you fight for your beliefs and for the rights of other people is inspiring. I’m happy to know you and proud to call you my friend.

    Have a safe trip–I’ll be thinking of you.

      • you should see the emails I sent to Kit Bond (Senator) and Todd Akin (Rep) telling them that they better do everything in their power to stop this nonsense or else they’d get the Jim Talent treatment at the next election. Neither of them responded yet.

  3. Fashion concerns? Dogs wearing clothes? Non-fat, soy latte things? Wow, quite the gathering of yuppie anti-war activists, eh? Sounds like yours was far better put together (and attended) than the one in Long Beach. Good on you all for braving the cold weather to make your voices heard. It sounds like quite the gathering. And I just love the Code Pink girls… they’re always so enthusiastic. 🙂

    How long are you going to be in New York for? And what occasions the trip? Bundle up, I heard it’s freezing back there!

    • Yeah, it wasn’t exactly a 60s-style protest (or so I’m told). I wanted to give a lighthearted (I hope) report on the sensory images so people could see that it’s not so threatening, really, and maybe a bit fashionable to get out there and protest. I hope that’s what came across…

      Sorry ’bout the one in Long Beach. Next time, maybe you can organize one. I’ll bet it’d be far better organized and attended!

      You write for DailyKos? Good on you! I hope you blog on LJ to let us know when you’ve got a diary up.

      I didn’t get to New York (mentioned in subsequent posts). Bleh. Short story: my husband got out in time, but my plane was cancelled because of the weather. 🙁

      • Oh your account of the protest was great. Very lighthearted and very visual. I think you did a great job writing your account of it.

        I think I will definitely try to get my hand in organizing the next one. There are a lot of activists in Long Beach and I don’t think we’re tapping it to its full potential. Nowhere even close.

        Do you belong to dKos? Kevin in Long Beach is my moniker there. Original, huh? lol… If I can pull it together, I’ll have a diary up tonight. Not sure if I can get it all together tonight though… But we’ll see.

        Awwwwww…. sorry that you didn’t get to go to New York! I’m going to pick and poke through your Journal a little more when I get home. The walls have eyes here at Ye Olde Salt Mine, so discretion is my middle name.

        • I don’t belong to dKos, but I read it every day. I kinda hang out at firedoglake…I love the writers! Let me know if/when your diary goes up tonight. I’d like to read it.

          • FDL is a great site too. I got to meet some of them at the YearlyKos convention last year. I’ll let you know when I manage to pull my act together. 🙂

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