The Protests

I think the protests are important for mainly two reasons:

1. To show the world that there is majority "dissent" in the U.S.

2. To further energize the base to work harder to remove Bush and turn back his agenda.

And in NY this week we've had significant dissent and protest. Actually very substantial protest, far beyond 1968 if we guage it by arrests and unified message.

Yet apprently this is not all that newsworthy for our pundits. And they lie to explain why they are not granting much coverage at all to the dissent, and taking it seriously:

"It is almost easier to explain what you are not getting here," said Ted Koppel, anchor and managing editor of ABC's "Nightline," when he was asked why news organizations have given little time to the protests. "What you are not getting here is a replay of 1968 in Chicago."

Ted, is right, its not 1968. its 2004 and the stakes are higher than ever. But on what basis does he draw his conclusion?