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Protesters flay 'abuses of power'

Pure and Simple...Rocky is a Moron and an embarrassment to the human race!!

I really thought or hoped Rock would just slink away and grow a beard. Whats the old saying," can't leave but can't leave it alone. By that, Rock, I mean a GOOD type of existance. Ever see the show, "One flew over the Cook nest. See it and learn from it.

Couldn't they just make a movie of the protest and replay it when President Bush comes to town. (Same old story as last time)(Anything new said?)

Rocky reminds me of Norma Desmond, the faded and delusional movie star in "Sunset Boulevard". He believes the news media, and all of us, are props in the on-going movie of his life, "It's all about Rocky."

In scenes that he himself ochestrates, again and again, Rocky/Norma descends the grand staircase and utters the memorable words, "Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."

Oh, Rocky, frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

Rather than result to the perpetual name calling I feel a more productive use of your time and energy would be to address his concerns in the article.

I would like to see people discuss the issues he has raised.

It is similiar to Scott McClellon's new book. Instead of calling him disloyal I would like to read some discussion of the issues he has raised.

To me if we are unable to discuss the issues that an individual raises we resort to attacking him or her personally.

I find that to be the case even on KSL.com rather than discuss the issues people resort to personal attacks and name calling.

I would like to read the "talking points" that left the White House yesterday dealing with his new book.

Please no more personal attacks and name calling and more discussion of the issues.

Love you all and I enjoy the trolls.

Rocky who... seriously he is a has been.

It is amazing that the man is attacked and not the substance of what he claims. It is cheap and ultimately deceitful not to address the issues. Character assassination is not debate, it is purile, deceptive and smacks of mob justice by ignorance.

Being insulting and obnoxious because you have a different opinion does not show intellect or integrity. The following is a letter to the Washington Post. This is in regards to a book just published and which is international news. There is in fact a case that needs to be answered. How about a meaningful response?

Scott McClellan is simply verifying what many people who weren't bamboozled by Dubya &CO already knew. When logic was applied to Dubya's statements and his rationale for the Iraq war -- things didn't add up. "I am not waiting for a mushroom cloud over an American city... blah blah blah." Saddam Hussein didn't possess any ICBMs.
For a society with unlimited access to information -- Americans are very ill-informed and unbelievably gullible. They become sheep-like and put aside their critical thinking skills when a likeable and seemingly decent enough person -- like Dubya -- leads them to the proverbial slaughter.
Now with Scott McClellan trying to slap the Dubya partisans out of their sheep-like stupor with what really went on from an insider's point of view -- many are bleating in protest.

Posted by: MarcusGarvey Suwanee, GA | May 28, 2008 8:13 PM

I am shocked by the comments of some of the protesters.People saying they wish someone with a gun would "knock off" the President.Of course, this ex-mayor won't be denouncing any of these type of comments.The ex-mayor and his ilk are probably happy and content to actually hear these comments.The more hatred, all the better!We have totally lost all civil discourse in this country.

has this not passed it's sell by date

Don't give these clowns the attention they so desperately crave.

Same old bunch of neo-hippies who protest everything and contribute little or nothing to our society.

Rocky needs to move out of Utah and stop giving Utahns a bad name.

Rocky is truly an embarrassment to Salt Lake City as well as all of Utah! Somehow this nut-case became mayor of Salt Lake City? Someone had to vote him in? Where are his 'supporters'?

Those who are not protesting the war are not contributing to anything good in our country. Wake up.

It appears that Rocky and his friends need a day job so they wouldn't have so much free time on their hands.

"Anything Rocky does is cool by us,"

This sounds like blind obedience to me

Oh, badness! Instead of - "oh, goodness"! And Rocky Anderson - just the fact that his ability to incite caused the Legacy Highway to cost us much more and also delayed it by 4 years is proof of his irresponsibility. I would be careful to allow Rocky Anderson to lead me in a protest!

Hey rocky!!why don't you team up w/former president jimmy carter.I'm sure if both of you combined your brain power you and he could change the whole world and make it a better place to live almost overnite.but you would have to follow jimmy's lead by cutting down the U.S.to the whole world.unless i'm badly mistaken you two became very.very rich by being citizens of this great country!!!!

You know, it's easy to sit in front of your computers and pass judgement. Had you been there and seen the faces of the folks in the crowd as speaker after speaker talked about war, torture, our loss of civil rights, you would have seen your next door neighbors, your co-workers, your family, your loved ones. You would've seen the faces of people who dearly love this country but are absolutely sickened and horrified by the direction are nation is heading. You would've see the faces of our young people wishing to believe in a better future. You would've seen the faces of the older generation that still hold the sad bitter memories of Vietnam. But mostly you would've seen the faces of a nation sadden, sickened, and afraid of a government that has lied to us and has made us feel ashamed.
The folks who gathered at City Hall yesterday represented our hopes and our dreams. We are Americans, all of us.
We can do better.

I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. THE COMMENT ANYTHING ROCKY DOES IS BLIND OBEDIENCE. THE SAME HE ACCUSES BUSH SUPPORTORS OF. COME ON ROSS, GET A LIFE. WHY DON'T YOU JOIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. THE SAME WAY JIMMY CARTER DID. AFTER ALL THE EMBARASING THINGS HE DID...

We need people like Anderson.
Otherwise we'll be doing the goosestep in due time.