these women are being castigated for

holding up a TINY hand written sign NO ONE would have know about but for the open frothing mouths of some id-jits?





they did not call him a flaming asswipe or a lyin' weasel or a committer of crimes against humanity or a member of the rather secret evil good ol' white boy network who will do ANYTHING to line their pockets

they did not say they would find out who was responsible for the outing of a covert cia agent and make them pay (and then when a VERY LOWER level member of the court got convicted, pardon him)

they were NOT directly responsible for the 3,864 deaths of us troops in the middle east

they were NOT directly responsible for the 130 deaths by suicide of troops serving or who did serve in the middle east

they were NOT directly responsible for the 15,554 troops wounded (that we can see NOW - we have NO idea how many are wounded inside and don’t show it yet) in the middle east (that returned to active duty within 72 hours) and the 12,831 wounded troops that did NOT return to active duty within 72 hours

they were not responsible for the abandonment of those effected by natural disasters on the gulf coast

they do NOT retreat to Crawford texas at the drop of a hat


THEY EFFING PLAY BRIDGE (and it's not like they said something negative about omar sharif)
free the shanghai six!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anti-Bush Sign Has Bridge World in an Uproar


By STEPHANIE STROM


In the genteel world of bridge, disputes are usually handled quietly and rarely involve issues of national policy. But in a fight reminiscent of the brouhaha over an anti-Bush statement by Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks in 2003, a team of women who represented the United States at the world bridge championships in Shanghai last month is facing sanctions, including a yearlong ban from competition, for a spur-of-the-moment protest.
At issue is a crudely lettered sign, scribbled on the back of a menu, that was held up at an awards dinner and read, “We did not vote for Bush.”
By e-mail, angry bridge players have accused the women of “treason” and “sedition.”
“This isn’t a free-speech issue,” said Jan Martel, president of the United States Bridge Federation, the nonprofit group that selects teams for international tournaments. “There isn’t any question that private organizations can control the speech of people who represent them.” .....................






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picture: swangames.com
From left, Jill Levin, Jill Meyers, Debbie Rosenberg and Irina Levitina of the Venice Cup championship team in Shanghai.