Just got back from the antiwar march in San Francisco: easily 20,000 people out in the streets. I’ll have more about it in my Monday column, but I just wanted to let you know about an event I found out about at the rally. “Code Pink,” the antiwar group famous for mocking and harassing the War Party wherever they may be found, had the best protest signs at the march: specifically calling attention not only to the creation of permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq, but also pointing out local Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi’s consistent support for Bush’s war. “Pelosi, Why Do You Vote Pro-War? — the neatly-lettered protest signs really stood out along the march route, and I quickly grabbed one and happily held it high. Finally Pelosi is being made to answer for her pro-war stance by her overwhelmingly anti-war district! I pointed out her lack of accountability in a recent column, and I’m glad to see that I’m not alone. But we’re going to be doing a lot more than holding picket signs….
On Monday, September 26, at noon, there is going to be a rally at the San Francisco Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, calling Pelosi to account for her pro-war stance. Not only that, but — get this — there will be a “mock trial” of Ms. Pelosi, to be held in the lobby!
Oh, please, will somebody make me one of the judges!
This, my fellow San FRanciscans, is going to be fun, fun, FUN! Finally, the imperious Pelosi — who has never had to debate an opponent, and is never questioned by the “mainstream” liberal-schmiberal local media — is going to be put in the hot seat. Will the local media black it out? I have to listen to KTVU, out of Oakland, feature EVERY NIGHT the carefully-orchestrated protests by public employee unions of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cost-cutting measures. Will a Democratic party politician, as entrenched as Pelosi, continue to get a free pass?
How long must we endure her — how long?
Monday, September 26, noon, at the San Francisco Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue — be there, or be square!