From Deseret News archives:
Thousands gather in Salt Lake City to protest, praise Bush
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"This is a new day. We will not be silent," Anderson said. "We will continue to resist the lies, the deceptions, the outrages of the Bush administration and this complacent, complicit, go-along Congress.
Anderson shook hands with supporters and offered hugs to enthusiastic audience members. He responded to cries of "Rocky, Rocky, Rocky" with smiles and wave to the crowd of roughly 4,000.
Anderson listed his version of Bush's "propaganda" in advance of the Iraq War, including the now-disproved assertion that Iraq had the capability to make nuclear weapons. The mayor also attacked the mainstream media for being what he called "a bulletin board for the lies and propaganda of a manipulative, dishonest federal government."
"We have been getting just about everything but the truth on matters of life and death, on matters upon which our nation's reputation hinges, on matters that directly relate to our nation's most fundamental values, and on matters relating to the survival of our planet," Anderson said.
Participants, who began gathering around City Hall shortly after 10 a.m., carried banners calling for Bush's impeachment and to "stop the killing." Others waved American flags. An individual dressed as a large caricature of Bush walked through the throngs with red hands, which he said represented the blood on the president's hands for those who have died in Iraq.
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