MORONIC CONVERGENCE: September 15, 2007; Washington DC Puppets. Let's get that out of the way, shall we? Yes, there were puppets. Small and aging puppets. And stilt-walkers. That's new. Sort of. Once again, my video[s] will concentrate on the oddities ... especially the musical oddities ... present in these protests. Stuff you won't see otherwise. The speeches you can hear on C-SPAN, etc. and they're boring anyway. I'll probably have one video, however, dedicated to my walk between the ANSWER Protest and the Gathering of Eagles [henceforth: GOE] Counter-Protest. There was about a 10 foot corridor between them. I call it "The Gauntlet". **** CHECK BACK FOR VIDEOS **** **** UPDATE: SUNDAY 09/16/2007 **** Here's my second video: More Protest Music. It's still processing through YouTube so it may take a while until it actually works, though YouTube is getting quicker at approving these things. UPDATE: It's live ... go ahead and click! I think it's my best work. Hope you enjoy! **** FIRST VIDEO IS UP **** The last time we saw this puppet it was being blown to bits crossing Memorial Bridge. It is definitely the worst for the wear. I have a few words with the creator in one of the videos. Sticking with the jokes ... there was a small Ron Paul representation at the protest. Most people kept their distance. And of course, the ultimate joke ... Ramsey Clark ... was there in person. I got kinda close, ya think? Then there were the "normal" insanities one expects at ANSWER anti-war protests: These ... I have no idea where to even begin ... ... and then there was the just plain ugly. Or just plain stupid. Or, well ... er ... Then there are the surprisingly sentient and yet oddly insane ... and happy [!] ... jew-haters ... The Iraq Vets against the war marched ... Some folks got arrested ... And then the party ... well ... just ... er ... died. We wanted to ... well ... pull the plug on the whole thing ... ... but then Santa showed up again and everything was OK! YEAH!