Satuday, January 18, 2003

Nixon Library anti-war protest attracts 600-1000 people

By Duane J. Roberts

Orange County, California is usually not known for its progressive politics, but today it was the home to one of the biggest anti-war demonstrations in its history.

It is estimated that between 600 to 1,000 people converged on the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda to express their opposition to the Bush administration's planned war against Iraq.

The protestors participating in today's demonstration ranged from soccer moms pushing strollers full of young children to a contingent of Blac Bloc anarchists waving their black flags.

Hundreds stretched out more than a half mile along some of Yorba Linda's busiest streets and intersections, reflecting a broad cross section of American society.

It was clear to any passersby that persons of all ages, races, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and political ideologies were involved in this protest.

The demonstration itself offers strong evidence that many different segments of the population are becoming deeply disturbed by the actions of their rulers.

That it took place in one of the most right-wing cities in Southern California shows that no community anywhere in this country remains unaffected by the growing discontent.

I attended the NIxon library protest, and I think that it was great to have had so many people come out in Orange County against war.
I thought it was very well organized and put together, please let us know when events like this happen again.
It was so nice to say no to war along with my community.

Why would an anti-war protest be held at the Nixon Library?

The protest was held at the Nixon Library because of what Nixon stood for, and what republican Orange County also stood for. Nixon was plauged by anti-war sentiment during the entire time that he was in office, he had horrible foreign policy and was also a war monger just like the current Bush boy that is in office. All of his policies were awful especially when other countries were invovled, also the Nixon administration was extremly corrupt.
I think the protest on saturday in Yorba Linda was so great, I hope that there are more all over OrangeCounty, we need to show that there are plenty of people who are not conservative, who are against war, and will come out and speak out against it.
good job to the organizers who worked on this protest it was so great! I can't wait for the next one.

Ummm, didn't Kennedy get us into Vietnam, and Johnson expand our commitments there, and Nixon get us OUT of that war?

Ike was involved.

JFK sent the 47 advisors, then further pulled us in

LBJ made it a big war

Nixon expanded vastly, including other countries

just because it ended under Nixon means nothing, and you know that you goof.

Stop pretending to be the smart side of B.A. We know you're the same person, and you are much in need of realizing lefitsts are not the answer (you got that part), nor Bush.

Wake up

Nixon was a terrible president because he lied to the American people, just one time. That's unforgiveable.

For that he will permanently reside just one rung above Clinton, and very near the bottom of the Presidential ladder, on par with LBJ.

On the good side, he started a dialog with China and he had the good sense to hire Henry Kissinger.

The OCRC (Orange County Revolutionary Collective) would like to take the time to thank all of the people who came out on Saturday Jan. 18, 2003 in Yorba Linda, CA to march on the Nixon Library. It was truly an awesome event to be held in Conservative, Republican, and privileged Orange County. It was so awesome to see so many people of different races, ages, and groups come together to make the event a success. We held the protest at the march at Hurless Barton park because we really wanted people to be able to sit down and talk with each other, connect with each other and know that even behind this Orange Curtain there are plenty of people who are against war and will speak out against it.
This event was put together in less than 4 weeks, and this entire event was put on by the power of the people. We really wanted the communities that we live in to be involved, we wanted to make this event inclusive and non-hierarchal, we wanted others to be involved in every step of the organizing of this event and to be able to this from a grassroots perspective. There were no permits for this event and it was only put on with extremely small and limited resources, approximately only $50.00, but that's what made it so great. We all came together and showed that all we needed are each others voices saying loud and clear "No More War, No mare racist scapegoat, No more illegal roundups" We will hold our government accountable.
We would like to thank everyone that helped organize this event, it was put on mostly by youth from all over Orange County who took it upon themselves to do outreach for this event and help to organize.
Mostly we would like to thank all the families and people who came out from all over OC and other places to join us this past Saturday. It was a very fun event, and it also allowed for people to connect to one another.
We look forward to continuing the anti-war message from North, central, to south Orange County and ask that you join us towards these efforts, each time we do an event we can learn from the mistakes, grow and put on an even better event next time. All are welcome to participate and get involved.
Once again we would like to also thank all of the participating groups that helped us but this event on, and they include: Orange County Green Party, International Wages for Housework Campaign, LA, Iranian Students Union, Afghan Students Union,
Middle Eastern Peace coalition - Irvine Valley College
OCPC (Orange County Peace Coalition, POWER (People Opposing War, Empires & Rulers), Pakistani Students Alliance UCI, Anaheim Food Not Bombs, New Panther Vanguard Movement, Santa Ana Food Not Bombs, and Atlachinolli Front.
We are having a meeting this coming Thursday for feedback and dialogue with the community about this past Saturdays Nixon Library anti-war protest, you are all invited to attend.
The OCRC has meetings every Thursday at the same location, meetings start at 7:00 PM at the following location: 215 West 1st Street #205, Tustin CA
For more info. please
EMAIL: ocrc@mail.com
PHONE: 949-436-1188 or 714-303-0004
Please join us
Below is a list of links with media stories about the Nixon Library anti-war protest, and also a list of links that will show you pictures of the protest.
thank you again
OCRC
WHITTIER DAILY NEWS
<http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207~12026~1121029,00.html>http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207~12026~1121029,00.html
OC REGISTER
http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=21227§ion=NEWS&year=2003&month=1&day=19
LA TIMES
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-demos19jan19001523.story
Saturday, January 18, 2003
Nixon Library anti-war protest attracts 600-1000
people
By Duane J. Roberts
Orange County, California is usually not known for its
progressive politics, but today it was the home to one
of the biggest anti-war demonstrations in its history.
It is estimated that between 600 to 1,000 people
converged on the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda
to express their opposition to the Bush
administration's planned war against Iraq.
The protestors participating in today's demonstration
ranged from soccer moms pushing strollers full of
young children to a contingent of Blac Bloc anarchists
waving their black flags.
Hundreds stretched out more than a half mile along
some of Yorba Linda's busiest streets and
intersections, reflecting a broad cross section of
American society.
It was clear to any passersby that persons of all
ages, races, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and
political ideologies were involved in this protest.
The demonstration itself offers strong evidence that
many different segments of the population are becoming
deeply disturbed by the actions of their rulers.
That it took place in one of the most right-wing
cities in Southern California shows that no community
anywhere in the country remains unaffected by the
growing discontent.
Please see the following URLs for photos:
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26720.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26722.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26726.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26766.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26771.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26774.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26802.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26827.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26831.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26837.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26720.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26722.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/26726.php

This person's ignorance of Nixon's war record explains their fondness for Bush... under Nixon the United States bombed the bejesus out of Laos and Cambodia, along with continuing the Viet Nam war. I think, Bush fan, you've misunderestimated the violence perpetrated by the Nixon administration, in southeast asia and other places.

While we're on the subject of Presidential Libraries, please send in your contributions to the Clinton Presidential Library.

Office of the sponsoring committee, Denise Rich, Chairwoman

Clinton Presidential Library
Little Rock, Arkansas

Hello

I'm writing to you today as the chief fund raiser for the Clinton Presidential Library. The presidential library is slated to be built near Little Rock's River Market district on more than 17 acres of land. Construction is expected to cost about $80 million.

This library will have many firsts among the presidential libraries. Perhaps most striking will be a huge plastic statue of President Clinton located on the grounds in front of the library. The motorized statue changes color and position every ten minutes.

The main entrance is flanked and guarded by two larger-than-life statues of Arkansas State Troopers.

There is a central area in the lobby labeled "The Road to the White House." In it you will find memorabilia celebrating the important contributors and events leading to Clinton's election. There is a giant model of a Tyson Chicken with full supermarket wrappings and package labeling. There is an unlabeled photograph of a certain defunct savings & loan institution.

Inside there is a small auditorium where you can hear President Clinton's voice-overs of famous speeches. These include George Bush's speech about downsizing government, Dan Quayle's speech about family values, and a number of other speeches. The delivery is so good that the audience may actually believe they were Clinton's own speeches.

One lobby wall is lined with murals depicting President Clinton with famous Clinton quotes: ?I didnt inhale,? ?I broke no laws of the United States,? ?I didn?t lie,? ?I did not have sex with that woman?, "The era of big government is over," from his State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996, and ?I believe my pardon decision was in the best interest of justice,? after he left office.

There is a display celebrating what is termed The Clinton Magic. There are some subpoenaed documents resting on a pillow. Viewers can push a button and watch the documents magically disappear and then reappear in another room in another building. Push another button and you can see Hillary Clinton win $100,000 in a cattle futures investment bonanza. There is a replica of Bill Clinton hooked up to a lie detector. When the viewer pushes a button it causes Bill to smile broadly and to tell a lie. When he lies the meter on the lie detector zooms up to the red zone. But if you look closely you will see that the label on the lie detector meter has a sticker on it that says: Presidents Approval Rating. Push the button again and youll notice the bigger the lie, the higher the rating.

The Clinton Agenda is depicted on another wall. There is a picture of Bill Clinton dressed up as Robin Hood. He is followed by a cadre of IRS agents dressed up as merry men. There is a video clip where the merry men accost citizens, confiscate their money, give the money to Bill, who in turn flings the cash out to a hungry mob of poor less-fortunates in exchange for their votes.

There is also a large mural of a campfire with a motto above it that says One People. Gathered around the campfire are individuals who have paired-up in groups of two and are arm in arm. There is a Palestinian and a Jew; a Hells Angel and a banker; a black and a white; an elder and a youth; two lesbians; etc. They all look happy. They all love one another. They all especially love Bill. If you look closely you can see that Kenneth Starr is tied to a stake in the middle of the campfire. Off to one side is a holding pen with with other captives awaiting execution. It looks like Henry Hyde and the House Republican prosecutors.

There are three wings off the lobby.

The first wing is a wax museum and named for the "Clinton Women." It houses life-size replicas of the President's fifty favorite conquests. These include Gennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Susan McDougal, Sally Perdue, Juanita Broaddrick, Lencola Sullivan, Connie Hamzy, Deborah Mathis, Elizabeth Ward, Jo Jenkins, Bobbie Ann Williams, and many more. There is even a likeness of Hillary Clinton at a very young age. The focal point is a lifesize replica of Monica Lewinsky wearing the actual semen stained dress from her White House Liaisons and holding a cigar. You will enter the wax museum through an impressive doorway designed to look like a huge zipper.

The second wing is extremely large and dwarfs the rest of the library. Patterned after the Louvre Museum in Paris, it is dubbed the "Clinton Scandals." This wing is so enormous that you must register before entering and it is recommended that you carry both food, water, and a backpack. Registration is required because you could get lost and require a search party. Soft soled shoes are recommended and you should allow a full day or a day and a half to tour this wing. There are too many exhibits to count and new ones are still being frequently discovered. It is a stroll down memory lane. You'll reminisce as you see familiar names including Jocelyn Elders, Vince Foster, John Huang, Dick Morris, Henry Cisneros, Travelgate, Filegate, The Lincoln Bedroom, Whitewater, Troopergate, Hubblegate, Fornigate, etc. If you wealthy you can hire James Carville to be your tour guide. James will explain the spin-doctored version of the scandals just as he did on Larry King?s CNN show at the time.

The third and final wing is dubbed the "Clinton Achievements." It is a very small wing -- really more of a bay window than a wing. There is just one exhibit. It is a bronze statue of a soldier in drag. There is a small sign on the wall next to the statue that says, "Don't ask, don't tell."

If your contributions are substantial, there is a possibility of expanding the Achievements wing to add an exhibit that takes into account the recent paradigm shift in American moral values. The exhibit would show that: Smoking pot without inhaling is not smoking pot, and Oral sex is not sex. The exhibit would credit the President for these revisions to our standards: 1) Stealing less than $100 is not stealing, and 2) Gambling less than $1000 is not gambling, and 3) Drinking less than 10 drinks is not drinking, and 4) Handling less than 5 tricks a shift is not prostitution.

Your contribution is needed. Your name will be listed on the roll of contributors along with other esteemed contributors including the AFL/CIO, the Trial Lawyer's Association, the Government Employees Union, NOW, The Socialist Worker's Party, the Chinese government, Marc Rich, and the Reverend Farrakhan.

If you contribute more than $1,000 you will receive a pardon signed by William Jefferson Clinton himself. This will be an all-purpose pardon with a blank for you to fill in whatever crime you may have been accused of. You may pay with cash or credit card. If you pay by credit card your money will be laundered and deposited into a numbered Swiss account.

Straw dogs can't bite.
Have fun.

You really need to study your history. Nixon got the US out of the war the Democrats under Kennedy and Johnson got us in to.

You really need to study your history. Nixon got the US out of the war the Democrats under Kennedy and Johnson got us in to.

Nixon also gave us Watergate. I just love that crook to death!