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Home Front: WoT
All the Old Dudes
2007-01-30
by Jack Langer, Human Events

"A man could make a fortune selling Geritol to these people."

Capitalist stooge that I am, that was my first reaction upon reaching the Washington Mall last Saturday to observe tens of thousands of demonstrators rally against the war in Iraq.

Expecting a healthy turnout of idealistic youths, I was surprised to find that the crowd was comprised predominantly of middle-aged '60s throwbacks looking to recapture the glory days of the jarring folk music, campus occupations, and general social chaos that accompanied the Vietnam War. When the Raging Grannies showed up, it was hard to distinguish them from the rest of the crowd. . . .
Posted by:Mike

#6  True Grom, but they ain't living all that long.
Posted by: Shipman   2007-01-30 15:54  

#5  Expecting a healthy turnout of idealistic youths

Methinks the idealistic youths are someplace else.
Posted by: gromgoru   2007-01-30 13:10  

#4  Wellll....come on all you big strong men..uncle sam needs your HALP again... got em' self in a terrible jam...........Or He's an OLD HIPPY and he don't know what to do, should he hang on to the old , should grab on to the new.....
Posted by: ARMYGUY   2007-01-30 11:07  

#3  People... Don't try the brown Lipitor... The brown Lipitor is bad...
Posted by: Capsu 78   2007-01-30 10:16  

#2  The group marched past the fountain and up the field in front of the Capitol, pushing aside some flexible green mesh fencing. (Or, in the words of one protestor later relating the events to his attractive female comrade, “We smashed through the barricades.”)

Wow.
Wonder if he got laid?
Posted by: tu3031   2007-01-30 09:42  

#1  Acid-laced Geritol. What a concept. Probably would be a big seller with this crowd. However, they are most likely brain-fried already. Damn, there goes the retirement plan.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-01-30 09:33  

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