Thousands Rally in California Behind Barbara Lee, the Lone Congressional Dissenter
The Associated Press
Published: Oct 22, 2001

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - More than 3,000 people rallied behind U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, the only member of Congress to oppose a resolution granting President Bush authority to use force against terrorists.
The crowd in downtown Oakland erupted in cheers Sunday when actor Danny Glover walked Lee to the podium about two hours into the rally. Glover called Lee a hero. Alice Walker, the writer, called her inspiring.

Lee thanked the crowd profusely for their support, following songs, poetry and speeches in her honor.

The Democrat's decision has won both admiration and derision from California's 9th district which includes the historically dovish cities of Oakland and Berkeley. It also prompted more than 50,000 letters and e-mails from around the nation of similarly divided reaction.

She has explained her recent dissent as an appeal for restraint.

"We must be careful not to embark on an open-ended war with neither an exit strategy nor a focused target," Lee told her colleagues last month. She later voted to spend $40 billion on anti-terror and disaster relief.

Last week, former state Assemblywoman Audie Bock announced she would run against Lee in the March Democratic primary, and already had geared up a patriotic-themed campaign called it's "OK to love America."

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Here in Texas we have dealt with Mr. Glover already.  He came crying here a couple years ago trying to defend a death row inmate who raped and murdered a 70 year old lady, not to mention multiple murder convictions.

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Does anybody else find it amusing, that most of these "so called movie stars" that are anti-gun/anti-violence/anti-death penalty/ make most of their money by acting in films or tv shows that depict guns, violence and death? What a bunch of FUCKING hypocrites. If they were that vehemently oposed to these things you would think they would be turning down these projects left and right. I guess that beliefs don't factor in when you're trying to pad your pocketbook.

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Yeah... there are a lot of great people who live in the People's Republic of Kalifornia, but there are plenty of idiots like Danny Glover and Gerbil-boy, Richard Gere...

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My personal opinion of Brad Pitt immediately jumped up several notches.