George W. Bush was giving a speech at Monticello yesterday and he was bombarded by protesters as seen in this CNN video. I can't honestly say that Bush didn't make some mistakes in Iraq or that our Union's current state is a tenuous one, but I can say that protesters should pick their battles a little better. You have a right to protest any kind of speech you want, but why would anybody think the protest a naturalization ceremony on the 4th of July? What is gained by doing that? How is this much different than the Westboro Baptist Church protesting funerals of soldiers? It's a little less offensive, but not much. The Monticello website describes the ceremony at which Bush was speaking as:
This outdoor naturalization ceremony for new citizens on Monticello’s West Lawn and is one of America’s most inspiring July 4 events. This year's ceremony features the remarks of President George W. Bush. The Independence Day event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and members of the public will be admitted free of charge.
Maybe next time they can protest someone's graduation or go to somebody's birthday party. The protesters, who couldn't even really come up with any worthy protest, settle for disrupting what could have been a very beautiful and meaningful ceremony for our new brothers and sisters. I maintain that they have a right to protest, but everybody else who came to the event has the right to enjoy it without the braying of a few disgruntled simpletons.
Is what these protesters did adding anything to the National discourse anyway? Or are they just sounding off like loud-mouthed babies with rhetorical, unfounded nonsense? If you're really that upset with the Bush administration, or any administration, why not write something that has facts and details, something to be published so that instead of you looking like a party-pooping moron, people will see your point and maybe do something productive. Productivity: what most protesters lack. Maybe that's why we don't shoot protesters or imprison them: we know that they react in an incendiary fashion and throw common sense and logic out the window. Nobody really listens to them. If Gandhi had been more rash and thoughtless, India would still be a British colony. It seems as though we live in a society where volume is considered more effective than truth, logic and common sense.
Before these people protest another event, maybe they should read some Thoreau and think of some ways to protest productively. Put down the big stick, take the bass out of your voice and do something smart and valuable. I don't disagree with their message, only with their delivery.
Maybe next time they can protest someone's graduation or go to somebody's birthday party. The protesters, who couldn't even really come up with any worthy protest, settle for disrupting what could have been a very beautiful and meaningful ceremony for our new brothers and sisters. I maintain that they have a right to protest, but everybody else who came to the event has the right to enjoy it without the braying of a few disgruntled simpletons.
Is what these protesters did adding anything to the National discourse anyway? Or are they just sounding off like loud-mouthed babies with rhetorical, unfounded nonsense? If you're really that upset with the Bush administration, or any administration, why not write something that has facts and details, something to be published so that instead of you looking like a party-pooping moron, people will see your point and maybe do something productive. Productivity: what most protesters lack. Maybe that's why we don't shoot protesters or imprison them: we know that they react in an incendiary fashion and throw common sense and logic out the window. Nobody really listens to them. If Gandhi had been more rash and thoughtless, India would still be a British colony. It seems as though we live in a society where volume is considered more effective than truth, logic and common sense.
Before these people protest another event, maybe they should read some Thoreau and think of some ways to protest productively. Put down the big stick, take the bass out of your voice and do something smart and valuable. I don't disagree with their message, only with their delivery.
