10,000 in Boston rally against war --hundreds of thousands will rally for Red Sox WS championship

trumad

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Mon Oct-29-07 05:47 AM
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10,000 in Boston rally against war --hundreds of thousands will rally for Red Sox WS championship

Edited on Mon Oct-29-07 05:47 AM by trumad

This isn't a dig at the Red Sox team or their fans...

This is just an observation about how kooky this damn country is.

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Tesha

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Mon Oct-29-07 06:34 AM
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1. Kicking it up again. Too, too, true, Trumad! (NT)

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theHandpuppet

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Mon Oct-29-07 06:40 AM
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2. Including thousands who will take the day off from work...

...and then say they can't march in a protest because they can't afford to take a day off from work.

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Vinca

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Mon Oct-29-07 06:43 AM
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3. The fact baseball teams became a topic in the media -

Ghouliani switching teams, who Hillary supports - while troops are dying and innocent civilians are being killed is an embarrassment. I have yet to hear news on the tube about the 10 kidnapped sheiks.

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longjohnsilver

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Mon Oct-29-07 09:41 AM
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14. kidnapped sheiks

Why do you want to hear about the 10 sheiks ? They are now acting in conjunction with the military against al quada and anything being done to improve the situation now will only prolong the war. I hate to be the one saying it but the more things start to improve the worst it is for Hillary, THE NEXT PRESIDENT, sorry obama. She can't pull troops when she is elected if everything is trending to a victory, if there is such a thing. The best thing for us now is continued chaos.

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Sukie1941

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Mon Oct-29-07 07:17 AM
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4. Lots of people abhor politics

especially so early in the 2008 election game.

I am sick of it myself, but I know I have to keep up with political news.

I would say half my acquaintances don't vote at all.

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trumad

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Mon Oct-29-07 08:20 AM
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6. Politics??? How about war?

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bdamomma

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Mon Oct-29-07 08:05 AM
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5. everyone has a different set of priorities

so sad.

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mindfulNJ

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Mon Oct-29-07 08:40 AM
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7. I'm going to the victory parade

I have also travelled many miles to participate in anti-war protests...it is possible to do both:) Following the Red Sox is the one thing that kept me sane for the last few years...and I will revel in the celebration.

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Froward69

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Mon Oct-29-07 11:00 AM
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15. revel all you want

beating the rockies ( a 4th place team) is akin to beating up a kid in a wheelchair.

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C_U_L8R

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Mon Oct-29-07 08:52 AM
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8. Self Absorbed Nation

we really don't care at all

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zanne

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Mon Oct-29-07 08:53 AM
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9. Many years ago, I read an article about the country's mood during WW2

Movies became the escape hatch for people who were tired and afraid because of the war. The article didn't mention anything about sports, but I'll bet many people became sports fans at that point. People want to celebrate for a change, and anything will do.

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BrklynLib at work

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Mon Oct-29-07 09:00 AM
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10. Bread and circus....

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spanone

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Mon Oct-29-07 09:01 AM
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11. ain't that america?

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malaise

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Mon Oct-29-07 09:01 AM
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12. Give the Red Sox fans some anti-war posters

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mindfulNJ

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Mon Oct-29-07 09:19 AM
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13. hmmm...good idea

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