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Updated: 7:26 PM May 28, 2008
Groups Protest President Bush's Visit To Colorado
The visit from the President sparked many protests across Colorado Springs Wednesday.
Posted: 3:33 PM May 28, 2008Reporter: Danielle Saar Email Address: dsaar@kktv.com |
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The visit from the President sparked many protests across Colorado Springs Wednesday.
While President Bush was warmly received at today's Air Force Academy graduation, not everyone in Southern Colorado shared the same feelings.
Many state and national groups held rallies to protest Bush's appearance in our state.
"I'm protesting President Bush being here because I feel that all Americans--civilians and military--are being unfairly treated by our government right now," says Jeffery Powell, Protester.
"I'm here because I strongly disagree with his policies," says Polly Ogden, MoveOn.org member.
They say they're fed up with Bush, and that if John McCain is elected, it'll be more of the same.
The protesters also put up a banner as a message to the President. It's a bible passage, written in Aramaic. Translated, it means your reign has been judged by God.
"We thought something biblical might give him the message to hit the road Jack, and don't come back," says Mark Lewis, CSAction.org member.
Before coming to the park, the protesters flew their banner over the interstate in hopes the President would see it.
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I support what Carrie says. She dont need to learn the oath of enlistment, common sense knows it is worng and lies and everyone joins the military for the money and education. Thats no secret. Take $20,000 away for enlistment and no one would enlist!
I have lived through WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, The war in the Balkans, The first Gulf War, War in Afganistan, Iraq War. We had peace after all the wars we won, but none after the ones we have lost due to the cowardly protesters. May all of you go to hell and leave our Military to do its job.
The war is a farce! The men and women that are over there dying or committing suicide is because of the OIL not freedom. The people in this country need to be honest and admit that this president is only doing this to keep him and his cronies rich and the next president will do the same! If you think for one minute that your vote counts, you're only fooling yourselves. This country has and will be the way it's always been...the rich stay rich and everyone else will struggle and the rich people will find another way to take something else away from the ones who are not.
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