{"id":610,"date":"2003-03-24T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2003-03-25T02:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=610"},"modified":"2003-03-24T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2003-03-25T02:52:00","slug":"and-yet-even-in-times-of-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2003\/03\/24\/and-yet-even-in-times-of-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"And yet even in times of trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Only from CMU:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/localnews\/20030319prowarreg3p3.asp\">From an article in the Post Gazette:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About a dozen members of Carnegie Mellon University&#8217;s College Republicans gathered around a flagpole at the center of campus yesterday to express their support for President Bush and American troops on the verge of war with Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>snippage to relevant part&#8230;<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Members also waited patiently, though with a trace of annoyance, as about 10 counter-demonstrators calling themselves <strong>KGB<\/strong> picketed with signs that appeared to have no relevance, like &#8220;You have a secret admirer &#8212; in bed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At one point, the KGB group marched in a circle around the flagpole and other students.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is my firm belief that it is a great mistake to hold firm beliefs,&#8221; said one KGB member who identified himself as John Balthazar, only to later tell someone that his name was Ed. 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