In attendance were approximately 300 people, which for Providence, is a pretty good turnout for such events. The crowd was the usual motley collection of naive college students, 60s-era nostalgics, rebels in search of a cause, rich liberals and frustrated impotent life-long leftist radicals.
Initially, I had figured on writing a serious telling of the protest, but what I saw yesterday was so trite, so pathetic and so uninspired that I've decided to opt for humor instead. Below are some pictures of the rag-tag losers who made, at best, a half-assed effort at getting their suicidal message out to their beloved "masses."
I have a sneaking suspicion that hanging around those people dumbs you down--after spending a day with them it took two quick beers and a shot of Jack Daniels to flush their boring, mind-numbing crap from my brain.
After you've viewed the pics, click hereto see a short video of the un-festivities.
Rights are rights because they should be our rights, you know dude? Like I think a new Volvo every year should be a "right," too! (the guy next to me on the left has a nice, sexy Lenin-like beard... ooooooh!)
I think like Kofi Anan should like rule the world. Bolton is Himmler. Kofi was so righteous with that Oil for Food thing. I think like I should have the right to free haircuts.
I'm going to change the world on my stolen bicycle.
ARRRGGGHHH! OOGAH MOOGAH! ARGGHHH! (sh#t, I gotta get outta here before 2pm to catch a private jet to Daddy's condo in Palm Beach.)
WHOAAAA! Move over-- We're leaning too far left!!
Look up in the sky! It's a plane!--it's a bird!--it's "Abu Ghraib Man!!" ( "Beheading Man" and "Suicide Bomber Man" had prior engagements in Iraq, so they couldn't make it.)
Dear Mom and Dad, The $83,000 it cost to send me to art school was well-spent. Please send more pink Sno-Balls and Bushmonkey masks.
Dude, I'm like a witch, man. If you don't get that f*cking camera out of my face I'll like turn you into a frog. Booooo! Are you scared? Do you like Fleetwood Mac? Booooo!!
Communism is cool! If communists rise to the top of the political heap in America, we'll all be among the first to be murdered. Isn't that cool? Bush is Hitler! End the Occupation! No Blood for Oil!!