George's War Tour Circa 2005

Well King George started the "Support The War" Tour Circa 2005 today in Salt Lake City. Of course the airport was closed to the public, and the speach at the Salt Palace Convention Center, where he was the keynote speaker for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) convention of course was vetted as usual to make sure only true supporters of the administration were present. Meanwhile, in downtown Salt Lake City's Pioneer Park, anti-war protesters gathered to speak and demonstrate against the continuing fighting in Iraq. The Salt Lake newspapers estimated the crowd to be around 1000 strong. However people who were there claimed the crowd to be closer to 4000. Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson lead the protest and told the Salt Lake Tribune he hoped the demonstration would be "the biggest ... this state has ever seen," to protest Bush's appearance before a gathering of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. In his address to the crowd he said "This administration has been disastrous to the country," he said. "If people could organize and speak out in an effective manner from the reddest state in the country, that would garner a lot of attention. "Patriotism demands that people speak out when we see our government officials acting in such anti-democratic and deceitful ways to the people of our country," he said. More photos are available at Democratic Underground If you chose to visit this link and are on a 56k dial-up connection, be prepared for a long upload. If you are the patient type however I highly recommend it.