Jeepers! What is up with the media, actually reporting news!?

Atlanta Journal Constitution on the war protests.

Bundled and buoyant, legions of protesters marched on their nation's frigid capital Saturday seeking to prevent a war with Iraq.

"No blood for oil," they chanted, their breath visible in the winter air. "Drop Bush, not bombs."

CNN.com actually reports on rallies throughtout the world.

They do play down the numbers, however.

In Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California, at the two largest peace rallies, the crowds were urged on by international peace activists, religious leaders, members of Congress, actors and musicians.

At least tens of thousands of people rallied on the Mall in Washington, and a similar-size group crowded downtown San Francisco.

MSNBC reports on anti-war protests.

Also playing down the numbers.

A rally outside the Capitol, followed by a march to a naval yard, anchored the demonstrations and brought spirited masses together to declare the United States a “Rogue Nation,” as one sign put it.

 “We don’t want this war, and we don’t want a government that wants this war,” said Brenda Stokely, a New York City labor activist.

A sign demanded, “Disarm Bush”; the crowd chanted, “No war on Iraq.”

Reuters gives a better write-up.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans opposed to waging war in Iraq rallied on Saturday in several cities demanding the White House back down and give U.N. weapons inspectors a chance.

Thousands marched on Washington and San Francisco and at smaller protests in Chicago and Tampa, Florida, in what organizers said was the largest showing of U.S. anti-war sentiment since President Bush started making his case for attacking Baghdad last year.

In San Francisco, a group of nude women demanded that the Bush Administration restrain what they called its "naked aggression" toward Iraq. In Washington, one placard read "Regime Change Starts At Home."

Reading comments pages on other blogs, people who were at some of the marches were reporting much higher numbers. Not tens of thousands, but topping 100,000, such as San Francisco and DC. At least they are reporting the marches. If this keeps up, some reporter may actually ask Bush a question he does not want to hear.

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Ted Barlow's light bulb jokes.

If you didn't get a chance, go over and read the light bulb jokes that Ted Barlow has posted.

I will add:

Q: Haw many Sons of the Confederacy flaggers does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Well, since they don't have 'lectricity yet....

Q: How many Saxby Chambliss's does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Well he can't change a light bulb because of his bum knee, "but don't you know that Max Cleland doesn't have the courage to change a lighbulb!" Also, Bush has said that he will value Chambliss's light bulb changing advice.

Q: How many members of the Georgia Republican Party are needed to change a light bulb?

A: "Well, we don't feel that the old bulb ever should have been changed. We promised to have a referendum to see if we really want to change the bulb that is in their now, and so we will have that referendum. However that referendum will be non-binding. If after the referendum the members of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate do decide to change that bulb, we need to figure out whether to use an old bulb, or perhaps a new bulb. It is up to the people of Georgia, and its goverment ultimately and actually, to decide if we need to change the bulb, when we need to change the bulb, and to what bulb we want to change it to. Remember that it is Barnes's fault that the old bulb was ever changed to begin with. We had nothing to do with that."

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The Republican party trying to let the flaggers down easy.

Eric Johnson of Savannah, president pro tem of the Senate, is saying that the coonfederate battle flag will probably not ever be put back onto the state flag. The AJC reports:

"I'm just preparing the folks who think it's coming back that, no matter what we do, it's probably gone -- referendum or not," said Johnson, who vehemently opposed the effort by Gov. Roy Barnes to change the flag two years ago.

They party line appears to be:

1) Tell them that we are going to try to get the old flag back, but that it probably will not happen.

2) Tell them we we will get them a referendum if we can, but add that it is non-binding.

3) Keep reminding them that this ia Barnes's fault. He is the bad guy, not us.

4) Don't ever say we wanted to keep the St. Andrews Cross on the flag, or put it back on- that will make the GOP lokk like racists, heh heh. Just say that we don't like the way Barnes removed it. Again, make him the bad guy.

Looks like the flaggers got there hopes up when Perdue recently announced that he wanted a referendum. Now they are trying to let them down easy. Don't worry flaggers, the GOP will call you.

Will the rubes buy it?

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