mitch’s yard(Image from Ditch Mitch, KY)

There’s nothing like a few hundred protesters on your lawn to bring home the reality of how your constituents feel about the Iraq War. See, there was a massive anti-war rally in Louisville, Kentucky tonight.

From Ditch Mitch:

Liveblogging the Louisville Iraq Summer Protest

August 28th, 2007 Joe Sonka

Ok, lets see how this works. My computer wasn’t hooking up to the wi-fi, so I’m borrowing Aniello Alioto’s (superman) computer, hunched in the corner.

Many big shots here, I met Bob Moser of the Nation and finally met Lt. Col. Andrew Horne, who is set to be the keynote speaker. And of course Jim Pence and all of the amazing people with Iraq Summer and Americans Against Escalation in Iraq.

The place is already packed, and there’s even an overflow room which they are expected to fill.

US Rep. John Yarmuth just walked in to a standing ovation.

(…)

UPDATE #4:

Lt. Col. Horne now speaking. He was is a veteran of this Iraq War, who came back and spoke out against this folly. He is with Vote Vets and has bravely and forcefully spoken out against this war and Mitch McConnell. Though he lost against Yarmuth in the 2006 Dem primary, he has backed Yarmuth in the Congress and has continues his fight to respect and protect our troops by bringing them home.

Then he drove the point home, clearly stating what is so wrong with the direction that Bush have McConnell has (mis)lead this country:

“Americans do not start wars of aggression. Americans do not torture. We know who we are. Americans do not abandon and neglect their veterans, no more than they abandon their own children. “

“This isn’t a partisan issue, this is an American issue”

(…)

UPDATE #6:

Oh. My. God.

There was an absolute army, an seemingly endless stretch of people marching from Frazier Hall to Mitch McConnell’s home. Simply mind blowing.

Mitch had corralled about 20 bikers to stand in front of his house and intimidate us, but they pissed their pants when they saw 300 chanting, sign carrying protesters.

The local Fox affiliate tried to run the protesters off by claiming that McConnell wasn’t home.

He was. The protesters could see him through the windows.

This was one of the most amazing scenes I’ve ever witnessed. Just 15 yards from Mitch’s house 300 people “screaming support the troops end the war”, “Hey Mitch, come out and face the people”. I can’t really put it into words so I’ll just post all of the pictures.

Many, MANY more photos to come, including a local representative going up to McConnell’s door and ringing the doorbell and being arrested by the police.

OH, AND I’D LIKE TO THANK MITCH MCCONNELL FOR PROVIDING THE WI-FI FOR THIS POST!!!!!

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Sorry, Republicans. Not even your gated communities and private security details can protect you from the wrath of the people you’ve been doing your damnedest to ignore for the past several years.

I love the sound of Republicans cowering before the will of The People. It sounds like…victory.

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