Martin Sheen among protestors arrested for protesting atom bomb

WHDH 7 News Boston & AP ^ | August 7, 2005

[Hot Tabasco]

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) -- Survivors of the deadly blasts that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki 60 years ago joined hundreds of activists in support of a global ban on nuclear weapons.

They rallied Saturday at the birthplace of the atomic bomb, outside the national labs that feed today's nuclear arsenal, on the tiny island where the Enola Gay took off for Hiroshima with its deadly payload, and in the nation's capital.

Bombing survivor Koji Ueda attended a rally in the Los Alamos park where there were research laboratories when the Manhattan Project developed the world's first atomic bomb.

"No more Hiroshimas. No more Nagasakis," Ueda said. "We send this message to our friends all over the world, along with a fresh determination of the 'hibakusha' (atomic bomb survivors) to continue to tell about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, aiming at a planet set free of wars of nuclear weapons."

In Oak Ridge, Tenn., 15 protesters from a group of more than 1,000 were arrested for blocking a road outside the heavily guarded weapons factory that helped fuel the bomb during World War II.

At the Nevada Test Site, about 200 peace activists gathered for a nonviolent demonstration outside the gates. About 180 activists, including actor Martin Sheen, were given citations and released after crossing police lines.

In California, hundreds of activists marched to the gates of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, some holding sunflowers and others hoisting a 40-foot inflatable "missile."

The city of Hiroshima, meanwhile, marked the anniversary with prayers and water for the dead. .......................

[InvisibleChurch]

shouldn't martin sheen be an habitual offender by now?

[krb]

"No more Hiroshimas. No more Nagasakis," Ueda said.

We already took care of those two...

[LibFreeOrDie]

And the Randy Newman classic, "Political Science":

No one likes us
I don't know why.
We may not be perfect
But heaven knows we try.
But all around even our old friends put us down.
Let's drop the big one and see what happens.

We give them money
But are they grateful?
No they're spiteful
And they're hateful.
They don't respect us so let's surprise them;
We'll drop the big one and pulverize them.

Now Asia's crowded
And Europe's too old.
Africa's far too hot,
And Canada's too cold.
And South America stole our name.
Let's drop the big one; there'll be no one left to blame us.

Bridge:
We'll save Australia;
Don't wanna hurt no kangaroo.
We'll build an all-American amusement park there;
They've got surfing, too.

Well, boom goes London,
And boom Paris.
More room for you
And more room for me.
And every city the whole world round
Will just be another American town.
Oh, how peaceful it'll be;
We'll set everybody free;
You'll have Japanese kimonos, baby,
There'll be Italian shoes for me.
They all hate us anyhow,
So let's drop the big one now.
Let's drop the big one now.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I think their protest is a good idea in the wrong place. Martin and company should go to Tehran, where I am sure they would be well received.

[syriacus]

Martin Sheen the Drama Queen.

A dollar short and 60 years too late.

[Hot Tabasco]

shouldn't martin sheen be an habitual offender by now?

If his actions could be chemically tested then I would have to say yes.

Unfortunately, all we have to go on are his past actions which could always be attributed to genetically induced stupidity.......as also evidenced by his offspring...

[burzum]

These type of people have no idea why the bomb was made. They think it was just a weapon that provokes more killing. The fact that there has been no direct military confrontations between major world powers in 60 years (an unprecedented period) does not dawn on them.

It would probably surprise them that many of the scientists who built the bomb were pacifists. They believed that they were building a weapon that would end major wars. Their plan was absolutely genius. Disarming the world would be the fastest way to WWIII.

[F16Fighter]

"A dollar short and 60 years too late."

Expect Sheen to protest the Winchester rifle next time.

[popdonnelly]

Dear Martin: We don't care.

[Shazbot29]

When you attend a funeral
It is sad to think that sooner or
Later those you love will do the same for you
And you may have thought it tragic
Not to think of other adject-
Ives to think of all the weeping they will do
(But don't you worry)
No more ashes, no more sack cloth
And an arm band made of black cloth
Will someday never more adorn a sleeve.
For if the bomb that drops on you
Gets your friends and neighbors too
There'll be nobody left behind to grieve.

And we will all go together when we go,
What a comforting fact that is to know.
Universal bereavement,
An inspiring achievement,
Yes, we all will go together when we go.

We will all go together when we go.
All suffused with an incandescent glow.
No one will have the endurance
To collect on his insurance
Lloyds of London will be loaded when they go.

We will all fry together when we fry.
We'll be french fried potatoes bye and bye.
There will be no more misery
When the world is our rotisserie,
Yes, we all will fry together when we fry.

Down by the old maelstrom
There'll be a storm before the calm.

And we'll all bake together when we bake.
There'll be nobody present at the wake.
With complete participation,
In that grand incineration
Nearly three billion hunks of well-done steak.

We will all char together when we char.
And let there be no moaning at the bar.
Just sing out a Te Deum
When you see that I.C.B.M.
And the party will be "come as you are".

We will all burn together when we burn.
There'll be no need to stand and wait your turn.
When it's time for the fallout,
And Saint Peter calls us all out
We'll just drop our agendas and adjourn.

You will all go directly to your respective Valhallas
Go directly. Do not pass GO. Do not collect two hundred dolla's

And we will all go together when we go
Ev'ry Hottentot and ev'ry Eskimo
When the air becomes uranious
We will all go simultaneous
Yes we all will go together when we all go together
Yes we all will go together when we go


Words and music by Tom Lehrer
Copyright Tom Lehrer
DC,RG

[GingisK]

"No more Hiroshimas. No more Nagasakis,"

First, you agree to "No more Pearl Harbors", Ueda.

[LittleSpotBlog]

[bannie]

martinsheen.....martinsheen...? Oh, yea...Is that little guy still around?

[Alouette]

I just finished Michael Crichton's State of Fear in which he completely rips the enviro-whackos to shreds.

The best part is when the ultra-liberal Hollyweird actor who "plays the President on TV" is eaten by cannibals.

[nothingnew]

Marty Sheen is an A-Hole. 'nuff said.

FMCDH(BITS)

[InvisibleChurch]

really? ... i'm going to have to go back to that book... visualizing Martin Sheen hanging over a BBQ pit has a certain allure

[Burf]

Try reading the key points of this article in the voice of Janice, the Muppet Hippie Chick:

I don't know why but Janice always reminds me of Susan Estrich.

[nothingnew]

"No more Hiroshimas. No more Nagasakis," Ueda said.

We already took care of those two...

Heh heh heh.....good one.

FMCDH(BITS)

[andrew1957]

Along the trail you'll find me lopin'
Where the spaces are wide open,
In the land of the old A.E.C.* Yee-hoo!
Where the scenery's attractive,
And the air is radioactive,
Oh, the Wild West is where I wanna be.

'Mid the sagebrush and the cactus
I'll watch the fellows practice
Droppin' bombs through the clean desert breeze. A-ha!
I'll have on my sombrero,
And of course I'll wear a pair o'
Levis over my lead B.V.D.'s.**

I will leave the city's rush,
Leave the fancy and the plush,
Leave the snow and leave the slush
And the crowds.
I will seek the desert's hush,
Where the scenery is lush,
How I long to see the mush-room clouds.

'Mid the yuccas and the thistles
I'll watch the guided missiles,
While the old F.B.I. watches me. Yee-hoo!
Yes, I'll soon make my appearance
(Soon as I can get my clearance),
'Cause the Wild West is where I wanna be.

[tanknetter]

Martin Sheen is just you typical "seagull" protester. He flys in, makes a lot of noise, cr*ps over everything and then flys off again.

IIRC, he was one of the guys who went down to Puerto Rico to protest that Navy bombing range. He won ... the range is now closed. But all the locals lost when the Navy pulled out and took their Federal dollars with them. Haven't heard a peep out of him over the locals getting scr*wed ...