Turning on conservative talk radio never fails to get my blood pumping but this morning it was even worse - a full on blood boil.

Apparently the March on Washington Iraq war protest held in Washington this weekend is being spun by right wing media echo chamber as the place to be for the “blame America first crowd,” and the “hate-America” crowd.

Oh yeah, that’s right. A couple of hundred thousand people made their way from all over the country to the nation’s capitol on their own time and their own dime to speak out against the tragedy in Iraq because they “hate America.”

How. Dare. They. Those that made it to Washington DC this weekend should be celebrated by everyone, conservative, liberal, Democrat or Republican, as true Americans. You can disagree with the message but still commend the messengers. The “Hate Americans First Crowd” doesn’t seem to get it, though. I guess there’s just too much “nuance” in that rationale.

Saturday’s march was the face of our democracy. Hey Hate Americans First Crowd, why do you hate our democracy?

This post was written by Mary Mancini