Well I would think they felt the message was more important than the possible impact on their public image.
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think that is it. But it also the lack of connection between the protest > and the venue. > > If they were protesting destruction of rock outcroppings, it would probably > not have annoyed me. But they CHOSE it to protest another completely > unrelated topic BECAUSE it is a symbol. > > I wouldnt mind if they did it on a building. or a bridge, or the side of an > Exxon oil tank. > > But this one was (surprisingly) on my list of "too far". > > The Statue of Liberty, cemeteries, the Vietnam Memorial I already knew > where > on my list of "off limits". > > Throwing red paint on people is way over the line. > > Protesting at funerals of servicemen and women - too far. > > Verbally attacking children of women who have had abortions - too far. > > And this goes on my list. I get that not everyone will agree, but most of > the people I have talked to about it tonight think it is not right, and > hurt > not helped their cause. > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Judah wrote: > > > I'm really curious what about this situation gets under your skin. > > > > > > > It's defacing a symbol of America. Course it's just a flag so it's > > not permanent, but it's still defacing an American symbol. > > > > It's be like hanging a Fox News ad banner around the neck of the > > statue of liberty. > > > > They shoulda picked that unfinished horse head. > > > > Or Paris Hilton's crotch. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:299658 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
