Another One Of My Hypothetical Flights of Fancy
By Mitch Berg
Sort of like “Secession Diaries” and Minnesota 2050.
Really.
The harassment of delegates came as organized protests continued to draw thousands of people. The Still We Rise march by advocates for social issues was peaceful, and a Poor People’s March, a column several blocks long, proceeded from the United Nations to the Madison Square Garden yesterday after the police decided to let it go ahead without a permit.
When marchers approached the Garden, a police detective was knocked off his scooter. He was then repeatedly kicked and punched in the head by at least one male demonstrator, the police said.
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The heavy police presence at the Garden apparently inspired the coordinated plan by anarchists and other radicals to strike out at the delegates at their hotels, breakfasts, parties, and on the streets.
The incidents are the result of months of planning by opposition groups, who report that they have obtained copies of plans and addresses for delegates’ parties, caucuses and other gatherings outside the Garden.
OK, I’m not making it up. It’s what happened in 2004 in New York. With all the talk about all the arrests that were dismissed over allegedly-excessive zeal on the part of the NYPD, you’d have a hard time realizing that there really was any low-level, non-lethal (hey, the cop on the scooter lived!) domestic terrorism going on at the last RNC.
The Twin Cities’ police are officially fairly sanguine; they’re taking a fairly low-key approach (which isn’t a bad thing; there’s no need to feed the anarkids’ need for drama).
Anyway, no need to worry; “Scottsdale Woman” assures us that it’s really the GOP delgates and their sympathizers that’ll be causing the problems.
More later.
July 21st, 2008 at 6:39 am
“Domestic terrorism!” Jesus, you wingnuts are pansies.
Maybe next time, don’t hold your convention in a city that’s 90-percent Democratic so you can act all big and use Ground Zero as a photo op for the chumps back home. Either that or don’t whine when a couple fat-ass Nebraska delegates lose an argument with the locals.
July 21st, 2008 at 7:33 am
“Domestic terrorism!” Jesus, you wingnuts are pansies.
Yeah, no kidding!
It’s not like they’re planning on shutting down an abortion clinic or anything!
Maybe next time, don’t hold your convention in a city that’s 90-percent Democratic so you can act all big and use Ground Zero as a photo op for the chumps back home.
So you’re advocating a system of internal passports? Typical AshKKKroft libertarian…
Either that or don’t whine when a couple fat-ass Nebraska delegates lose an argument with the locals.
Er, not only are the anarkids mostly not locals, but the ones that are, usually, aren’t. The funny part is, it’s not like there’s an “argument” involved, y’see. It’s assault.
Does New York law actually except people from charges if the victims are from Nebraska? Because, like, not here.
July 21st, 2008 at 7:58 am
Angryclown was here during the convention. Were any of you scaredynuts? Assault’s a crime here in New York. A reason to call a cop, not a reason to set up a wingnut wet-dream police state in the Twinkie Cities, no offense. But good luck with that!
July 21st, 2008 at 8:33 am
angryclown said:
“Angryclown was here during the convention. Were any of you scaredynuts?”
I applaud angryclown’s bravery for not running away from his home town during the convention.
“Assault’s a crime here in New York”
Whew! Thank goodness angryclown is a law talkin’ guy.
“A reason to call a cop, not a reason to set up a wingnut wet-dream police state in the Twinkie Cities”
Reading the news, I thought I missed a chance to see “the oppression inherent in the system” at the NYC 2004 Republican convention. So that was all crap according to angryclown?
July 21st, 2008 at 8:55 am
Guess you missed the multimillion-dollar civil settlement won by the protesters. Your bad.
July 21st, 2008 at 9:17 am
multimillion-dollar civil settlement
Translated: “Plaintiff filed in the Bronx”.
July 21st, 2008 at 9:46 am
KFAI lady was promoting violence on her mid-day show on Friday. She talked to one of the organizers of the planned violence and invited him back to give updates in a couple of weeks. Can they do that?
July 21st, 2008 at 9:52 am
AC, appartently you have never heard of the “East St Louis” method of lawsuits. If you are suing a business, you file in East St Louis. The locals there are guaranteed to guarantee you a nice check from you victim. Sounds like it works that way in the Bronx also.
July 21st, 2008 at 10:41 am
Tut, tut Clown old bean. Let not your heart be troubled!
Saint Paul is safely in the hands of some of the biggest lefty crackpots to be found anywhere East of the Rockies, do you see?
Should the local constabulary evidence a bit too much zeal (heavens forbid!) in the education of the unclean hoards that plan to descend upon our fair city to evacuate their saliva glands upon the good, honest conventioneers, the city leaders will simply increase the levy upon the citizens….
Which will make those selfsame citizens reel with ecstasy, for you see Clown, St. Paulians are “happy to pay”!