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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:08 PM Original message |
Massive protests are already being organized for 08' DNC convention. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. That sounds worth attending.... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. The 1968 Chicago Democratic convention protests put Nixon into office. |
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AshevilleGuy (947 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
41. It did indeed. Don't people ever think about things like this? |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. I know. It's like Nader. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 12:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
46. If you were going to be drafted how was Nixon worse than Humphrey? |
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AshevilleGuy (947 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 01:10 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. There was some hope that Humphrey would end the war more quickly. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. I worry about Denver, non union hotels, lack of rooms and poor |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Denver has great public transportation. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. We have one of the best transport systems in America... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. There's over a year to go; could their 1000's turn into double digits? nt |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Look at the "recreate 68" website -- they're aiming for a violent protest. |
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gardenista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
43. And yet others relish the thought that the result will be just that. |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. Summer? |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. We hardly noticed any protestors in Boston in '04 |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
6. No way to predict how this will go, but I hope that it remains peaceful |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. I doubt that a group called "recreate 68" is aiming for something peaceful. |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
40. Take a look at this one.. |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. That's great but... |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Yes, I was just remembering the 1968 convention. It scared the |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. This smells very GREEN to me. |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Voting for Hillary won'r elect a Democrat either |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I don't think she'll win, and she's not my choice BUT |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Let'e emphasize the word "buy" when it comes to Hillary. |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. The majority of these people who plan to protest do think that. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The "recreate 68" site is inciting violence, with its image of a closed fist, |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. If Hillary gets the nomination, the Greens will get more support. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. The Greens won't get more support if there are violent protests at |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. The raised fist has been a symbol of rebellion for years. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Yes, it stands for rebellion. Violent rebellion. And it has for years. |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. You have to realize a lot of people feel let down at the moment. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. A snail's pace? The Democrats have passed through the Senate or the House |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
44. Your ignorance, or misrepresentation of the "violent protests" is very telliing. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:14 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Yes, the police used excessive force. They behaved inexcusably. |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I hope it does not get violent. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. If it's supposed to be peaceful, then why the image of the raised fist? |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. You had people raising fists at WTO in '99... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. If I knew they would be peaceful, I wouldn't worry. But that website |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I am not attacking the Democratic Party. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I don't have a problem with you criticizing the party or its candidates. |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. For the record. I do not advocate violence. The thing I want is this. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:22 AM Response to Reply #42 |
49. You're not advocating violence, I believe you. But you might be aligning |
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JAbuchan08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #13 |
53. The reason the pubs are so far right is because of activism |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. Great. So we can have a rerun of the Chicago convention during Vietnam, |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. 1968 was a tragic time. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Do you remember the SDS, and similar groups? |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Do you know about COINTELPRO? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. And how do you know these "recreate 68" people aren't Rovian plants? |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. That could be a possibility. |
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AshevilleGuy (947 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. I met some. They were anarchists. |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Exactly... |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. Any word where the "freedom of speech" pens will be? |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
50. Wow they have a website and everything, must be serious |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
52. I Think The Repukes Are Getting Overly Ambitious About Protests |
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