Politics
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Why I’m voting in the beer primary
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 09/12/2004 - 22:59(Originally published in Greater Democracy)
It rained today, and I thought about my life,
Of late, there have been a lot of personal attacks in the U.S. Presidential race. First Kerry’s record in Vietnam was attacked. Then the attackers were attacked. The Bush’s record in the Texas Air National Guard was attacked. Then those attackers were attacked. Many people have complained asking why we can’t focus on the issues.
Pictures at a demonstration
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 09/03/2004 - 17:54(Click on the picture for a large version)
Starting to get hairy at the 42nd St. public library
An older man getting taken away by the police
Crowds on one side, police on the other, as the delegate buses go by
The protest moves to the side of the library
A woman selling Chinese shirts protesting Bush
(Can anyone translate these shirts?)
Greenwich Rally
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 09/03/2004 - 17:30On Wednesday, September 1st, Democrats in Greenwich Connecticut, where much of the Bush clan is from, held a rally in support of John Kerry, Diane Farrell and Kim Hynes. You can see pictures here.
Greenwich Rally
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 09/03/2004 - 17:12Pictures of the Greenwich 'We can do better' Rally in support of Senator Kerry, September 1st.
(Click on the picture for a large version)
Help is on the way on tree with Fiona
Help Kim Hynes interviewed by WGCH radio
Crowd Scene (The dangerous young radicals)
This is what democracy looks like
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 09/03/2004 - 09:45(Originally posted in Greater Democracy)
I went to Boston as a blogger credentialed by the Democratic party. I went to New York as a blogger without credentials. I visited conferences, demonstrations, the conference hall, and what stands out is the chant, “This is what democracy looks like.”
So, I thought I would take a few minutes and think about what the conventions looked like to me, a self proclaimed partisan.
