I just got back from the MoveOn Hurricane Katrina protest at the White House. First impressions: The MoveOn organizers were pretty savvy as usual. They had MoveOn members/Katrina survivors on hand that delivered mostly apolitical statements to the press. The group then walked over in front of the White House for pictures and media availability:

But the actual 250 protesters on hand were something quite different. As usual, there was a variety of groups angling for attention: The National Organization of Women, Code Pink, Iraq and Karl Rove protesters were on hand:

The protesters shouted phrases that included “Shame on Bush!” and “Fire Brown!” One woman repeatedly screamed, “This was willful murder by Bush and the administration!” I saw a MoveOn spokesman pull this woman aside briefly but she was back shouting the same thing a few minutes later.

One man in attendance held up this sign:

Code Pink was handing out leaflets for the Cindy Sheehan/International ANSWER anti-Bush protest scheduled for September 24th on the National Mall: