Abdul Rahman
SECOND UPDATE: another video installment is up. Click HERE for the video. A representative of East Turkistan reads a statement in support of Abdul Rahman's rights.
UPDATE: one installment of video is now up. Click HERE. This is the video where Cam Edwards takes down the MSM.
THIRD UPDATE: another video installment is up, "Sharia is the problem ...". Click HERE for video.
This was a good rally, as impromptu rallies go. According to my count, about seventy (70) people came out to support Abdul Rahman, who is at risk of execution in Afghanistan for the heinous crime of having a belief system that differs from that of his government. Didn't we just liberate these guys?
I think this sign [above] just about said it all.
Well planned and clear ... readable from a distance ... no minced words or murky images ... no pointless ads for internet sites ... no goofy script. Not even any punctuation to cloud the issue (note: good protest signs should have no punctuation). White on black. Simple. I love this person.
Also a big plus: no puppets.
Here's another example of good protest-sign-making principles in action. Note also the excellent use of color.
And, for a rally on what some might label a "conservative" issue, the media was fairly well represented (albeit somewhat baiting ... as will become apparent in the video once I process it all). A fellow named Cam Edwards gave them a pretty good put-down which I caught on video. He has his own website here.
People were generally very nice, and the crowd was a good cross-section of race/age/sex. I'd say the average age was somewhere in the mid-30's. People were chatty and there were a lot of smiles all around ... people obviously felt good about being there and making their statements.
There were some other pretty good signs ...
I liked this one, even though it violates many key rules. Note the goofy, uneven, grayish script ... the needlessly dotted "i"s ... the barely visible period at the end of the sentence ... the ad at the bottom. Still, it's a good message and readable ... quickly grasped. Plus, anything pointing to The People's Cube will earn a soft spot in my heart.
The very lovely Michelle Malkin was there ... who I was very pleased to meet.
As well as, inevitably, other Protest Babes (of, I must say, a much higher standard than the, well, competition).
Much, much higher.
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Friday, March 24, 2006
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Nice post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming out to the rally today and for your video and commentary.
ReplyDeleteHere’s a link to some more photos I took today and some thoughts about the rally: http://thinkingonthemargin.blogspot.com/2006/03/photos-from-rally-for-abdul-rahman.html
Great pics and video! Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteOh, I am so glad that you got Cam Edwards on video!! What a great statement. I only have dialup at home, and came into my workplace to watch this. Thank you!
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