Honk If You Want Headline News in Greenwich
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The Greenwich Free Press ran a news story this week titled: “With More Honks, Weekly Protesters Say Tide Turning against ICE Tactics.”
The "news" centered on a persistent, weekly Saturday gathering held at the high-visibility intersection of Indian Field Road and East Putnam Avenue in Cos Cob. As it turns out, it only takes a group of two or three people with signs to qualify as a "protest" and command local coverage.
View from the Sidewalk
Old Greenwich resident Dan Edelstein, holding a sign that read "Honk to Save Our Democracy," was quoted saying, “We are not okay with the threatened end to democracy. We are not okay with the President acting like a king. We are not okay with the actions of ICE.”
Cos Cob resident Chris Day, holding an "Enough is Enough" sign, added, “He didn’t win the presidential election... He’s a felon. He’s a rapist.”
A few feet away, Old Greenwich resident Pat Ferris pointed out that the drivers honking weren’t just workers in trucks and vans, but luxury car drivers, too: “Last week we were called ‘retarded.’ They’ll give us the thumbs down or they’ll root for Trump. But today it’s amazing. It’s so much beeping and thumbs up.”
The View From For What It's Worth (FWIW)
Local blogger Chris Fountain offered his signature satirical take with the headline: “Massive ICE Protests Paralyze Cos Cob.” His rewrite hit the nail on the head. Massive? Hardly. Have pollsters started using the "number of honks metric" to measure whether the tide is turning? Not likely.
The View From the Connecticut Centinel
Meanwhile, the Connecticut Centinel pushed back on the narrative entirely. The outlet argued that the President is no more a king than Governor Ned Lamont—who recently approved a $250,000 no-bid consulting contract for Miguel Cardona, the former Education Secretary known for promoting critical race theory in CT public schools. Lastly, they offered a basic fact-check for the sidewalk claims: There is no dispute that Trump won the 2024 election.
Between the Lines: It doesn't take much more than a few honks and a couple of protest signs to get headline news in Greenwich these days.