Behold-- the anti-war movement!
The Flying Pickets stood in front of KSTP Channel 5 from 12 noon until around 12:45. Two men held signs for traffic passing by to see. One held a large "Say No War with Iraq" lawn sign, the other held a large homemade sign that read, "America Now a Dictatorship... brought to you by... the corporate mass media!"Turn out was low, only three people showed up--which may have been due to the fact that it was at noon, when many folks are at work or at school, and because it was quite cold out.
But, several passersby stopped to talk with the protestors, and many of them agreed that the media has not offered fair coverage of the anti-war movement, instead favoring guests and experts from the Pentagon and other hawkish organizations. Additionally, dozens of people showed their support for the protest by honking horns and waving as they drove by on University Avenue. A few people gave the finger or thumbs down, and a few gave disapproving stares as they drove by, looking as if they had been forced to eat soap...
Organizers of the Flying Pickets have stated that there will be another action next week, but did not announce the time or place.