Columbus Tea Party

I know that we have people from across the political spectrum reading this blog, so here's some info if anyone wants to participate in a protest, here's a chance.


If you have been a little pissed at any of the Bailouts congress has been passing (or any other recent economic decision ) there is going to be a Tea Party protest Saturday at the Statehouse.
Columbus Tea Party Info

If you are planning to go, here are some guidelines to make it a good protest:
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While these are more for the organizers, If you are traveling with friends or just want to help out, Look for ways to follow some of these suggestions to improve to cohesion of the protests and help out the organizers. A protest is no good if it can't get out its message. As these are rapidly-organized grassroots events, they will appreciate all the help they can get.



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Dear Statehouse Protestors:

On Friday a group marched around the Statehouse in downtown Columbus several times as part of the ‘End the Occupation’(http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=1773) group. They were protesting the bombings of Gaza by Israel(http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_PALESTINIANS?SITE=OHCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT). Basically, they were walking around the building, waving flags, chanting, and being escorted by some of Columbus’ finest mounted officers. Trust me, the horses were the most entertaining part.

So, anyways, there is a group of disgruntled Muslims marching around our statehouse simply to protest the actions that another country is committing against their people. Does that make any sense to you? I mean, why would Columbus, or Toledo, or Cinci, or even Akron (they have protested at all) have to do with Israel bombing the West Bank? Sure, it is all nice to have a obvious statement against something, but when we can not do anything, I see it as more of a waste of time. What can Columbus do to help the Palestinians out?

I mean, when was the last time that you saw people marching around our statehouse wanting the US to get involved in Darfur? Nope, they are all doing it online, where there is a larger impact, and where you can get more people. Marching in locations which have no say in the matter is useless. Go march in Washington (where the US does have some policy say on Israel). Or go march around the Israeli Embassy (where it will be heard). Go march somewhere where it actually matters, and where you are not wasting our state’s resources. Better yet, go march in Israel as a protest.

Actually, on a side note, don’t march in Israel; odds are that they will kill you and your family.

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