{"id":6978,"date":"2009-01-11T13:38:18","date_gmt":"2009-01-11T18:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=6978"},"modified":"2009-01-12T08:50:56","modified_gmt":"2009-01-12T13:50:56","slug":"celebrate-the-last-day-of-bds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=6978","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the last day of BDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we all know, January 19th is President Bush’s last full day in office. It’s also the last day that those poor souls who’ve been suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome since before the President took office to blame him for their ills (well, that’s not true, is it?). So taking full chronological advantage, they organized a “Shoe Bush<\/a>” (or “Boot Bush<\/a>“, depending upon which website you land) event that forms about eight blocks from the White House in DuPont Circle (a place TSO knows well) and plans to get near the White House. I doubt that very much, judging from the construction activity I saw there yesterday in preparation for the Inauguration.<\/p>\n

But anyway, the whole idea is to toss shoes at President Bush;<\/p>\n

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On President Bush’s last day in office, people will gather at DuPont Circle in Washington, D.C., for an event entitled “Shoes for Bush.” The rally will feature David Swanson, the author of the forthcoming book “Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union.” He is also the creator of the progressive blog After Downing Street. Other speakers include Iraq veteran Adam Kokesh, who is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War and Debra Sweet, anti-war leader and director of the organization World Can’t Wait.<\/p>\n

After the rally participants will march to the White House with footwear to hurl. This action will be in the spirit of Iraqi Journalist Mutadhar Al-Zaidi who threw his shoes at President Bush during a press conference, and in solidarity with the people in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But in the spirit of John Kerry who hurled someone else’s medals at his protest, the peace movement wants to toss someone else’s shoes;<\/p>\n

If you are will [sic] be in town for the Inaugural, bring an extra pair of shoes with you! If you cannot be there with us you can send us your shoes and we will take them to DC in a U-Haul. No Bomb-sniffing dogs at our post office! Unfortunately if you send shoes to the White House they are taken to a remote location and the gesture will be for not [sic].<\/p>\n

We are designating a page on this web site to post the names of people who are collecting shoes in your area. These people will deliver the shoes to collection points where those who will be traveling to DC, by car, will pick bring [sic] them up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s a great way to pay homage to Republican Martin Luther King, Jr. on his day, isn’t it? Yeah, they can say it’s about President Bush’s performance in office, but I remember they were protesting him and defacing American flags before he even took office. Yeah, I’ll be there to chronicle the Left as they choke on their own bile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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