From Molly Ivins : Bushwacked - Shrub II -The Empire Strikes Back

Autumn, 2001

Among other things, the Gulf War II produced a remakably peppy peace movement in practically no time. The signs carried by the protesters seem to us to represent some of the best about America - a loud, noisy, irreverent explosion of dissent and free speech. Here is what some of your fellow citizens had to say:

DRUNKEN FRAT BOY DRIVES COUNTRY INTO DITCH
WHO WOULD JESUS BOMB (Next)
WAR BEGINS “DUBYA”
BUSH IS PROOF THAT EMPTY WARHEADS.....CAN BE DANGEROUS
LET’S BOMB TEXAS, THEY HAVE OIL, TOO
HOW DID OUR OIL GET UNDER THEIR SAND?
IF YOU CAN’T PRONOUNCE IT...DON’T BOMB IT!
ONE THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT.....AND ONE DIM BULB
PRE-EMPTIVE IMPEACHMENT
FRODO HAS FAILED, BUSH HAS THE RING
EMPIRES FALL
MAINSTREAM WHITE GUYS FOR PEACE
WE CAN’T AFFORD TO RULE THE WORLD
9-11-01 : 15 SAUDIS, 0 IRAQIS
I ASKED FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE AND ALL I GOT WAS A LOUSY STEALTH BOMBER
WAR IS NOT A FAMILY VALUE
DRAFT RICHARD PERLE
(Picture of a peace symbol)BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
(Picture of Bush)WHY SHOULD I CARE WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK ? THEY DIDN’T VOTE FOR ME!!
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIKE BUSH TO LOVE AMERICA
ANOTHER SADDAM HATER FOR INSPECTIONS
$1 BILLION A DAY TO KILL PEOPLE....WHAT A BARGAIN !!
STOP THE EXCESS OF EVIL - $596 BILLION DEFENSE BILL
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND GOD ? HE/SHE MIGHT FORGIVE BUSH....I WON’T.
(beneath a picture of a menacing soldier pointing his bayonet toward the viewer)SAY IT! ONE NATION UNDER GOD, SAY IT!
THE ASSES OF EVIL
SMART WEAPONS, DUMB PRESIDENT
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS BUSH HIMSELF
PEACE TAKES BRAINS
HOW MANY LIVES PER GALLON ?
ANOTHER PATRIOT FOR PEACE
DON’T DO IT, GEORGE. POPPY WILL STILL LOVE YOU.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH....DON’T BLAME US. WE VOTED FOR THE OTHER GUY.
ONE NATION UNDER SURVEILLANCE
GO SOLAR AND WIND....NOT BALLISTIC
(on a 5 yr old) MORE CANDY...LESS WAR
ONE GOOSE STEP...TWO GOOSE STEPS...
IT’S NUCLEAR, NOT NUCULAR, YOU IDIOT !

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