Slog - Comments on The Three-Mile March http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march Thousands of young protesters have just entered the city of Denver. This man leads them: The marchers were too many to be stopped by the equally too many cops. The goal is the convention, where the vets will demand an answer from the Democratic party to their petition. The demands in the petition: end the war now, full benefits for all who fought in the war, and payment to the Iraq people for war damages. No one expected the demonstration would be this big. Not even the cops. And the reason why they didn't arrest the protesters of the illegal... Copyright 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:03:11 -0800 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:04:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by PopTart More details:

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=98552&catid=188


]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115202 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115202 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:12:36 -0800 Comment by Little Red Ryan Hood What are they marching for Chuck? What are they protesting? posting riddles about a building made out of cheese or Natalie Merchants boobs is fine, but if it's something news worthy maybe you should actually go a little deeper.

]]> Little Red Ryan Hood http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115204 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115204 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:13:15 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle Apparently, it's Iraq Veterans Raging Against the War Machine.

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115211 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115211 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:21:54 -0800 Comment by max solomon thank you for doing mudede's job, poptart.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115214 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115214 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:23:33 -0800 Comment by elenchos Charles Mudede's job is being Charles Mudede. Any old intern can post links to the news on a blog.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115229 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115229 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:38:25 -0800 Comment by P to the J Marching in force. Love it.

]]> P to the J http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115238 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115238 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:46:31 -0800 Comment by whatevernevermind I never bother to comment on these posts, but is it really so hard to be coherent? Is it really beyond this guy just to communicate something? Not entertaining, not interesting, not reporting -- not anything. As usual.

]]> whatevernevermind http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115245 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115245 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:48:39 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo I'm waiting for Fnarf to weigh in before I decide if these guys are an embarrassment and a hindrance to Legitimate Progress or if they are the first valid street protest in the last forty years. They certainly are dressed nicely! But on the other hand they're breaking the law and causing trouble by venturing out of the designated First Amendment Zones. So it's kind of a toss-up.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115247 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115247 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:49:21 -0800 Comment by melodnium He's reporting from the field, people; information takes time to come by when one is gathering it from the source. Give him a break.

]]> melodnium http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115254 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115254 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:57:33 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 @8 -

Cops outnumbering caged protesters = Lame

Protesters being organized enough to surprise the cops with their numbers and march wherever they damn well please = Inspiring and Very Successful

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115258 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115258 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:00:50 -0800 Comment by PopTart @5 I disagree in this case. This deserved at least a sentence about what the march is about.

And @9 bullshit, how much more time would it have taken to add one sentence "the marchers are demanding an end to the Iraq war." Even that brief sentence would have been something.

Regardless the point has been rendered moot by the magic of the Internet, the post now contains more information.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115267 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115267 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:07:01 -0800 Comment by malaclypse Besides being intimidated by the large mass of people involved in the march, the potential embarassing spectacle of beating and cuffing heroes in uniform would be enought to restrain the cops.

]]> malaclypse http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115268 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115268 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:08:53 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Now that these fine men and women have ended the Iraq War, what are they doing for an encore?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115277 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115277 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:21:53 -0800 Comment by Hypatia Just so they do this to the Republicans, too.

]]> Hypatia http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115282 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:26:59 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo @13: Now, don't be modest. The members of the illustrious Internet Opinion Dispersal Corps helped in that regard too. You can all be very proud.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115283 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115283 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:27:13 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle So, are they ready for the Backdoor Draft to ship them to die in the Ukraine and Georgia?

Cause if they vote for McCain that's what they're getting.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115293 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:32:20 -0800 Comment by morgi Weren't you also smugly laughing at the low amount of protesters just a day ago?


Huh huh.

]]> morgi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115295 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115295 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:32:44 -0800 Comment by Non If anyone is interested, the term "Freedom Cage" is from a hilarious Strangers With Candy (Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert) episode called Is Freedom Free? from season two

wish I could find a clip

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115302 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115302 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:39:49 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 @16 - President McCain (and, for that matter, President Obama) will do two things in Ukraine and Georgia:

Jack and Shit

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115317 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115317 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:46:24 -0800 Comment by Jeff Stevens Mudede-haters: Ever filling a much-needed void.

Meanwhile, for Charles and his army, I bring good tidings for those who will be (back) in Seattle on September 8: That's the date when Slavoj Žižek will speak in Seattle.

Now we're getting somewhere, no?

]]> Jeff Stevens http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115338 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115338 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:01:32 -0800 Comment by Tim Everyone who protests is now labelled a "lefty liberal" no matter who they are, or what they are fighting for. Protest against the agenda of the central bankers, and your reputation is destroyed. But who is watching over the central bankers? Shouldn't that be you and me? Total power and control without checks and balances is surely corrupt. Such is human nature. And corruption without checks and balances grows till one day it turns everyone into a disposable slave, no matter who they are.

]]> Tim http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115366 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115366 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:26:48 -0800 Comment by elswinger My favorite Freedom Cage is the one in Arrested Development.

http://deeziegradproject.blogspot.com/2007/07/freedom-of-speech-zone-arrested.html

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115399 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115399 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:01:43 -0800 Comment by elswinger Sorry. The video isn't available (fucking Viacom).

Watch the whole episode: http://tv.msn.com/tv/episode/arrested-development/whistler%27s-mother/

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_threemile_march#c1115401 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:04:54 -0800