Anti War Protesters

I got to watch a good bit of the anti war protests in D.C. last weekend. I have to say that I’m truly disappointed. First of all, it was mostly a bunch of aging former hippies that were trying to relive the glory days of the sixties. How pathetic. So, I thought I’d offer some free advice:
Do you homework—I listened to Sean Penn shout “Hell no, we won’t go!” I didn’t know anyone was asking for him to go. We don’t want him. By the looks of him, I doubt al Qaeda wants him either Come on Sean, you are the intellectual elite—you can do better than reusing a 40 year old catch phrase. At least “No blood for oil” was somewhat original—even though not based on fact.
Wardrobe. If you are going to relive the sixties, where was they tye dye, love beads and John Lennon specs? If you are going to talk the talk—walk the walk. I was hoping to see the Million Austin Powers March. It looked more like a recruiting drive for AARP.
Where is the music? Now come on folks, in the sixties, there was some great protest songs. Where is Edwin Star, Buffalo Springfield, the Mammas and the Papas and the Joan Baez of today? I mean, throw us a bone here. There was one Iraqi rapper there—oh yeah… that will make the Apocalypse Now II sound track.
I mean, let’s get serious here—we are doing our best here in Iraq. If you are going to protest the us and the war—at least put some effort into it.