Look who were the only news sources to covered the anti-torture rally in Washington

[seemslikeadream]

Anti-torture rally hits Washington
RT - ‎15 hours ago‎
And on Thursday morning protesters wearing orange jumpsuits took it to the streets of Washington DC Led by a group called ‘Witness against torture,' ...61 activists arrested at anti-torture rally outside the White House

Los Angeles Times - ‎19 hours ago‎
The Washington, DC, resident, who was among 61 people arrested during an anti-torture demonstration Thursday, said he wanted to bring attention to the ...BC-US--Anti-Torture Rally, 1st Ld-Writethru,0119

PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - ‎Apr 30, 2009‎
AP WASHINGTON (AP) - US Park Police have arrested about 60 anti-torture activists in front of the White House. Sgt. David Schlosser says the protesters ...Anti-torture activists plan rally at White House

The Free Lance-Star - ‎Apr 30, 2009‎
AP WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 100 anti-torture activists are marching solemnly from the US Capitol to the White House. Protesters gathered at the Capitol ...Maryland Today
Frederick News Post (subscription) - ‎Apr 30, 2009‎

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-torture activists are planning to march from the US Capitol to the White House. Protesters plan to gather at the Capitol on Thursday ...Anti Torture Activists Demand Prosecution of US Torture and ...

Common Dreams (press release) - ‎Apr 29, 2009‎
At a rally at Lafayette Park at 11:15 am, members of Witness Against Torture, Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Torture ...Anti-Torture Activists to Rally, Engage in Civil Disobedience at ...

Common Dreams (press release) - ‎Apr 24, 2009‎
WASHINGTON - April 24 - Witness Against Torture's “100 Days Campaign to Close Guantanamo and End Torture” will conclude on Thursday, April 30th with an ...

[seemslikeadream]

1. here's some pics

Protesters against torture gather near the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, April 30, 2009, in Washington



AP Photo 1 day ago
Juliette Rousselot from Los Angeles, Calif. , expresses her opposition to torture as she joins a protest near the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2009, in Washington.




AP Photo 1 day ago
Protesters against torture are arrested by U.S. Park Police officers after moving their rally from Lafayette Park to the sidewalk in front of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2009, in Washington.



AP Photo 1 day ago
Crysty Skevingron, left, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. , left, and Jack Ravenscroft of Boston, Mass. , right, hold their placards as they join a protest against torture near the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, April 30, 2009, in Washington



AP Photo 1 day ago
A protester against torture is arrested by U.S. Park Police officers after moving their rally from Lafayette Park to the sidewalk in front of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2009, in Washington.

[OHDEM]

4. I LOVE these people!

:loveya: :yourock: :applause: :grouphug:

[loyalkydem]

5. I wish

I was the one in the AP photo. Those two cops are HOT. WOOT

[seemslikeadream]

9. I guess you are gay then, not that there is anything wrong with that ...or

is your info incorrect?

or did you forget the sarcasm thingy?

[loyalkydem]

12. Yes

I meant to leave out the sarcasm tag. I am gay you are right

[maddezmom]

2. here's another search...lots more

http://www.google.com/search?q=anti-torture+activists&hl=en&rlz=1T4DGUS_enUS316US316&start=0&sa=N

[seemslikeadream]

3. Thanks I was looking at google new and those are the only ones that came up

[seemslikeadream]

10. Did you see any TV coverage?

[maddezmom]

11. haven't been watching the tube much

and from what I have watched it's been more local stuff.

[gratuitous]

6. Looks like only certain protesters get the wall-to-wall coverage treatment

And even at that, our local ABC affiliate had to deal with about four days' worth of "Why didn't you give the tea-baggers any coverage" nonsense. The anchor, after reading these e-mails for a few days on the air, finally got a little exasperated and said emphatically, "We DID cover the tea baggers, with live reports from here in town, down at the state capital and over in the eastern part of the state."

In other words, just working the refs (the media) for their astroturf demonstration wasn't enough for the tea baggers, they had to immediately whine that there was no coverage, and that there was a big media conspiracy to deny that all these dozens of citizens were being silenced and ignored.

Well tea baggers, this "coverage" here is what media silence and deliberate ignoring looks like.

[seemslikeadream]

7. well that's what I was thinking

didn't see 'em on my TV

[Echo In Light]

8. The rest of those "wingnuts" are only covered by "lefty CONSPIRACY" outlets

:sarcasm:

[Occam Bandage]

16. Lack of coverage is a reasonable complaint for the enormous anti-war rallies

including tens and hundreds of thousands of people that completely escaped the media's notice. Lack of national coverage is not a reasonable complaint when the number of protesters is in the dozens.

[crimsonblue]

13. You know what's ironic about the arrest of the protestors?

The exact same criminal offense, blocking traffic and whatnot, was used against women suffragettes in the 1910s.

[Occam Bandage]

15. That's not ironic at all.

Protesters often like to block traffic as part of their protesting. That's like saying it's "ironic" that a baseball game tonight had some strikeouts in it, when a baseball game in 1926 also had some strikeouts in it. "Ironic" does not mean "completely expected."

[crimsonblue]

17. you just love being a know it all douchebag, don't you?

You're really fucking annoying.

[seemslikeadream]

18. (*_*)

:hi:

[Occam Bandage]

14. 100 people is insignificant.

This week I attended a larger rally in support of a principal at a local school who had been wrongly suspended. You can't expect to hold a rally with 100 people and expect the world to take notice of your "demands."

I mean, come on. We've mocked the teabaggers for being proud of the size of rallies ten times as large.