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When I was a child,
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Salt Lake City Mayor Leads Anti-War Rally
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Mayor slams ‘dishonest, war-mongering’ Bush
During a rally held in Salt Lake City yesterday, thousands cheered Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson as he blasted George Bush as a “dishonest, war-mongering, human-rights-violating president.”
The protest against Bush’s Iraq war policies was held prior to the president’s arrival Wednesday night in Salt Lake City to give a speech to the national convention of the American Legion this morning.
Utah is considered to be the “reddest” state, showing that there is growing debate about the Iraq war even in friendly Bush territory.
“A patriot does not tell people who are intensely concerned about their country to just sit down and be quiet; to refrain from speaking out in the name of politeness or for the sake of being a good host; to show slavish, blind obedience and deference to a dishonest, war-mongering, human-rights-violating president,” Mayor Anderson told the crowd, estimated by organizers to number between 4,000 and 5,000
Mike Malloy Fired by Air America
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Sad day for radio and the nation in general. Mike Malloy was fired by Air America, right in the middle of the week he was subbing for Randi Rhodes. The only shows I listen to anymore are Randi and Sam Seder. I’m not sure of the status of Seder.
