"People don't understand sometimes the humor..."
July 20, 2012 10:42 AM Subscribe
In the summer of 2005 protesters led by Cindy Sheehan set up outside Bush's Crawford, TX ranch during his 5-week vacation in order to protest the continuing Iraq war. This encampment was named Camp Casey after Cindy Sheehan's son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, who died in Iraq. Down the road, Iraq war-supporters formed a counter-protest encampment named Fort Qualls, named after Marine Louis Wayne Qualls, who died in Fallujah. Right-wing counter-protest group Protest Warrior (motto: "fighting the left...doing it right") decided to show up with an ironic sign to show support to support the inhabitants of Fort Qualls. It did not go well.
As a side note: although Lance Corp. Qualls' father Gary supported the war and lending his son's name to the pro-war protests, he was the only person who accepted Cindy Sheehan's invitation to meet with the pro-war parents of deceased soldiers; the accompanying pic is very powerful.
As a side note: although Lance Corp. Qualls' father Gary supported the war and lending his son's name to the pro-war protests, he was the only person who accepted Cindy Sheehan's invitation to meet with the pro-war parents of deceased soldiers; the accompanying pic is very powerful.
This post was deleted for the following reason: This topic was really well-covered on Metafilter when it was current, and it's not clear what you're trying to do with this material now. -- restless_nomad
Complex messaging on protest sign fails to be comprehended by the earnest and unironic?
This is my surprised face.
posted by hippybear at 10:51 AM on July 20, 2012
This is my surprised face.
posted by hippybear at 10:51 AM on July 20, 2012
Yeah, it's a little late to be posting this on MetaFilter, I think.
posted by Curious Artificer at 10:51 AM on July 20, 2012
posted by Curious Artificer at 10:51 AM on July 20, 2012
two opposed sides shouting at each other
This is where your confusion lies. These people were on the same side of the issue, and thier sign was not being actually read by the shouters.
posted by hippybear at 10:52 AM on July 20, 2012
This is where your confusion lies. These people were on the same side of the issue, and thier sign was not being actually read by the shouters.
posted by hippybear at 10:52 AM on July 20, 2012
Not sure I'm getting the point here.
Thank God for that. I was wondering if it was just me.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 10:52 AM on July 20, 2012
Thank God for that. I was wondering if it was just me.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 10:52 AM on July 20, 2012
Seven years old? Delete, right?
posted by benito.strauss at 10:53 AM on July 20, 2012
posted by benito.strauss at 10:53 AM on July 20, 2012
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