{"id":3009,"date":"2007-08-04T18:34:27","date_gmt":"2007-08-05T00:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=3009"},"modified":"2017-05-21T03:09:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T09:09:46","slug":"video-minneapolis-bridges-not-bombs-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/08\/video-minneapolis-bridges-not-bombs-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Video-Minneapolis: &#8216;Bridges Not Bombs&#8217; Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/scripts\/flash\/showplayer.swf?autostart=false&#038;enablejs=true&#038;feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fminneapolitics%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&#038;file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F333361&#038;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf\" width=\"430\" height=\"272\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" id=\"showplayer\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/scripts\/flash\/showplayer.swf?autostart=false&#038;enablejs=true&#038;feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fminneapolitics%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&#038;file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F333361&#038;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"best\" \/><\/object><br \/>\n  height=&#8221;200&#8243; alt=&#8221;35wbridge2.jpg&#8221;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13021\"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BridgeCollapse.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BridgeCollapse.jpg 360w, https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BridgeCollapse-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BridgeCollapse-800x544.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>As you know, a tragedy occurred Wednesday when the I-35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis. We at Impeach for Peace want to extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the victims involved and their families. Impeach for Peace is based in Minneapolis so this hits close to home. Impeach for Peace organizers have struggled with how our organization should respond to President Bush&#8217;s visit to Minneapolis on Saturday.   height=&#8221;200&#8243; alt=&#8221;35wbridge2.jpg&#8221;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13022\"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jodin_bnb_sml.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jodin_bnb_sml.jpg 336w, https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jodin_bnb_sml-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/>We didn&#8217;t want to appear as if we are using this tragedy to our political advantage, nor did we wish for Bush to do so. What we decided was to encourage citizens of Minneapolis to protest with the message, &#8220;Bridges not Bombs.&#8221; We decided to exclude the concept of impeachment from this protest so as not to disrespect the seriousness of the tragedy with what many see as a partisan issue. While Impeach for Peace doesn&#8217;t blame Bush for this specific tragedy, we do see this event as being endemic of a larger failure of priorities. This administration has put the country&#8217;s resources into unjustified military actions instead of investing in our national infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>height=&#8221;200&#8243; alt=&#8221;35wbridge2.jpg&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":13021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[122,5,4,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush_era","category-ifp-events","category-impeachment-news","category-minnesota"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video-Minneapolis: &#039;Bridges Not Bombs&#039; Protest &#8226; Impeach for Peace<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Citizen&#039;s impeach strategy. 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