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Press coverage of our protest at GMU Law:

A brief mention on the Rachel fucking Maddow show!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#36010673
(missing the "law" part of GMU but that's ok)

Washington post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/23/AR2010032304224.html

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/03/cuccinelli_greeted_by_proteste.html
(PS I think they dramatized the yelling issue - we were outside, and did not break up after the incident they claim - I never saw Cuccinelli nor did I hear anyone heckle him, rather we had finished our speakers, heard he was going to stay inside and not address us, the session was limited to GMU Law students only, and it started to rain)

Channel 4 NBC:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/_Virginia_is_for_All_Lovers__Washington_DC.html
(video requires flash - I can't watch this at work)

Channel 9 CBS
http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=98949

Channel 7 ABC
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0310/718879.html

I checked the Washington Times, but they appear to be having technical problems as there was no mention of any disparaging words about Cuccinelli at their site.

We had several local politicians show up and speak for us:
Jay Fisette, Chair, Arlington County Board
Bob Brink, Delegate, 48th District
Abby Raphael, Arlington County School Board
(Chair was there too, but didn't speak)

Threaded | Flat

brilliant.
VCU organized a reaction to, or semi-protest of Cuccinelli's "suggestion" as well. It didn't get quite the same coverage, though I saw it on the Times Dispatch, and it popped up on a couple of the local stations. Yours sounds more directly productive and its coverage will help project at least the sense that there is some local opposition, that Virginia is not the new fascism (tm) quite yet.

Forgot to mention that we got a permit for yesterday's protest, and while there the police showed up along with the media vans. One of the police officers (ugh, cop!) came up to me and said hi - I know him! He's in my condo assoc and comes to meetings sometimes, so we talked to say hi and about the upcoming condo meeting and stuff. I think it calmed a couple student's nerves to see a friendly conversation between one of the supervising officers and one of the protest "organizers." (I didn't do much compared to some of our other members).

Kip, the gay cop! Well, that's how some friends knew him, but as it turns out there is some possibility he is gay. First of all, he's gay. Second, he's a cop. Then there are these mentions:

http://www.agla.org/news.phtml?item_id=286

http://arlingtonva.us/departments/police/news/policenews.aspx

(ok I'm pretty sure but I don't know - either way a nice guy and supportive of the community)

I checked the Washington Times, but they appear to be having technical problems....

Le snerk!

FYI I received this from my VA Senate rep (Mary Whipple) this morning:

At noon today the Democratic Party of Virginia is holding a press conference
to denounce the AG's actions and to say they will file a FOIA request to
determine how much it will cost Virginia to file and argue a lawsuit.
Senator Don McEachin will be representing the Virginia Senate Democrats at
the event.