Protesters rally on South Oval (Univ. of OK)

OU Daily ^ | 11/03/05 | by Meredith Simons

[LibertyRocks]

Some quotes from the protestors:
“If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention!”
“Anything that breaks the silence is worth it.”

Some pictures available at the link... Coverage from the Norman Transcript to follow in posts below.

[OKIEDOC]

So the turds are rising to the top of the Democrat sewer in Norman, Oklahoma.

[austinaero]

Were there any protestors displaying the behavior that got the inmates captured in the first place???

Any 'death to the Evil Satan America' taunts?

[yellowdoghunter]

Let me first apologize for the idiots who are do this in the Great State of Oklahoma.

Of course you can always get a few college kids to do stupid stuff. I am glad there were a few who stood up to them.

[CharlieOK1]

thanks for the post Liberty. In front of Dale Hall is where all the loonies seem to gather. When I was there it was people telling everyone they are going to hell.

If my buddy from college and I would have been there, we would have the whole crowd laughing at them in no time.

[LibertyRocks]

Coverage from The Norman Transcript. I have slightly edited the article to correct formatting errors where apostrophes and quotation marks were replaced with question marks

Protest elicits strong feelings on both sides


by James S. Tyree

Ashley Cook, for the life of her, cannot understand why so many people lack the guts to demand an end to U.S. occupation in Iraq and its rising casualty count.

Adrea Clark, for the life of her, cannot understand how people can be so heartless by protesting the military operation carried out by people like her fiance.

The views came to a head Tuesday afternoon during a demonstration against the war in Iraq. The protest happened outside Dale Hall on the University of Oklahoma's South Oval.

Three protesters portrayed Guantanamo Bay prisoners by kneeling while dressed in khaki prison clothes with sacks over their heads and leashes around their necks. Other protesters held signs that criticized President Bush and demanded an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.

"We wanted to stop and speak up against this corruption by organizing to make something happen," said OU graduate student Dan McRaniels and member of World Can't Wait.

McRaniels said his group organized protests on campuses and communities across the nation Tuesday because it marked the one-year anniversary of the president's reelection.

Cook, of Longview, Texas, belongs to the OU student organization Bring Them Home. She is passionate about a U.S. withdrawal, but she wants that groundswell to come from all kinds of people.

"This is a peaceful protest," Cook said. "We want to keep it moderate with Republicans and Democrats, as many people as we can get. - People are dying - and people are just standing around letting it happen."

Moderate and peaceful may have been the goal, and there was no physical violence at the protest that started at noon. But there was plenty of passionate shouting that came deep from the gut, both from protesters and some of the many students who stopped and watched.

As sign-holders and "prisoners" decried the military and civilian casualties in Iraq, others said they were disrespecting this country along with military personnel in harm's way and their families.

Clark, in particular, wiped away tears falling beneath eyes shielded by her OU cap and called the protest "ridiculous. I wanted to punch them, but I didn't."

Clark is a sophomore engaged to a Marine stationed in a part of Iraq "where people die every day." Watching the TV news terrifies her because so many soldiers and Marines in his area have been killed.

"It's not the way to stop a war and it's not the way to treat people," she said of the protest, sobbing but with conviction, after walking away from a brief shouting match. "They have no regard for anyone but themselves and their point of view."

[cripplecreek]

Nobody dressed as a suicide bomber?

[L98Fiero]

"It's not the way to stop a war and it's not the way to treat people," she said of the protest, sobbing but with conviction, after walking away from a brief shouting match. "They have no regard for anyone but themselves and their point of view."

Welcome to the world of liberalism, honey.

[fhlh]

Shouldn't these lemmings be in class?

[LibertyRocks]

Ping - I've tried to address this to those who have expressed interest in the happenings at OU. I do not have access to the "official" OU ping list.

OU Anti-war Protests...

[Winston Smith]

I am curious as to what would have happened if you grabbed the leash, put your foot hard on the jerks back and then pulled like heck on the strap? He offered it to you? Isn't that consent? It would have made a effective counter protest I would think!!

[LibertyRocks]

No apologies necessary... This of course isn't just happening at OU - it's happening all over the U.S. at many universities. It just happens to be of particular interest given the recent events at the University. I too, am glad that the papers at least gave a little voice to those who stood up against the protestors.

[LibertyRocks]

You're welcome. (o:

[bholaway]

If You Ain't Outraged

[LibertyRocks]

I wondered the same thing thinking someone should've obliged them, held the chain (although without the foot and yanking) and then started questioning the protestors in regards to the crimes these prisoners committed before they were detained. It would've made an effective counter-protest to hear the "anti-war" activists defend the atrocities the terrorists are committing.

[LibertyRocks]

LOL - Thanks for posting the link... Good song by the Right Brothers! (o:

[agere_contra]

Should have brought a woodchipper over and offered to feed them into it.

[Chena]

I hate to admit it, but I am shaking with rage, tears in my eyes, at the sickening, outgrageous display on the University of OK campus! God bless Courtney Johnson and Adrea Clark for standing up and facing these lying scumbags! May God protect our military men and women from our enemies within and our enemies abroad.

[Mack the knife]

This cries for a counterdemonstration that displays photos of the results of terrorist actions, including:

* children maimed and killed by terrorist bombs

* men and women beheaded by terrorists

* signs that say - Why are you wasting your pity on this debris when they are the ones performing these real atrocities?

[LibertyRocks]

Hopefully there are some courageous students down there in Norman who will see your post and take your advice. Good ideas... (o: