Taken from Jazz Funeral for Democracy by Ward Reilly:
The antiwar effort of south Louisiana shone brightly on January 20, 2005: Counter-Inauguration Day in New Orleans.
Over fifteen hundred proud antiwar activists—from as far away as Washington, Wisconsin, New Jersey, New York, and Florida—joined hands on a beautiful winter day to condemn the $40,000,000 inaugural orgy of King "Curious George" Bush and "Little Dick" Cheney, two men considered to be war criminals by those in attendance. They partied hard while our troops were dying hard in their illegal war.
What started out as an off-the-cuff remark turned into one of the best antiwar, anti-administration demonstrations in the country. It was a unique event in the history of US activism, using a traditional New Orleans jazz funeral as the vehicle of protest. We were there to "bury" the war and our civil liberties, and to burn the USA PATRIOT Act.... Read More
