What, they couldn't get a million?

I live in DC, and no protests this year stood out to me as newsworthy events. The war protests before the invasion of Iraq were news, but the recent protests are old news.

Listening to an interview with a Washington tour guide, he questioned the number of 100,000 as way high. He said that all groups exaggerate their numbers and the press picks it up and prints it, making it Gospel. My own view, having tuned in for about an hour of it (in fairness, it wasn't a full hour, the hate America rhetoric does tend to make me seasick) I did catch Jesse Jackson's ebonics-laden speech, Cindy Sheehan's (is there a poorer public speaker anywhere in the country?), Cynthia McKinney's (now, this lady is a true Communist, for anyone who's never seen one) and several incoherent dim bulbs who all seemed to be upset about racism. I didn't get the connection with racism to these people demanding we bring the troops home NOW!!! But, the four or five people who seemed to applaud every speaker applauded them, too. Even if it was 100,000 protestors, only 100,000 who hate America, out of what 300 million? I found it, all in all, somewhat encouraging how dopey they all, to a speaker, sounded. I felt saddened by the paltry turnout in support of the servicemen's families on Sunday (I called my son and told him I love him and am proud of him) and I think it's easy to assume that the momentum is moving toward the shrill misfits of Saturday. But, I remember the Vietnam protests too well, and this protest was very similar in whiny, shrill rhetoric (and dress) but tiny by comparison, maybe miniscule. Thanks to cutegurl for what sounds like an accurate depiction of the dedicated protestors and their activity of choice.

I was there and they mostly looked like morons. They had signs that said "send our youth to college, not to war" which is interesting because every single member of the armed forces in Iraq right now volunteered to serve in the armed forces, there was no draft. So what are you going to do, bring them home and force them to go to school. Good luck with that. The protesters were also an interesting group of people over all. Couple made out in the grass, just randomly and smoking weed seemed to be the choice activity of the day.

Symbolizes the shift in mainstream American thinking about the war in Iraq during 2005. This time last year most Americans thought the invasion was a good idea, now most don't.