Moonhead
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What, like these noble teabaggers, who are reimposing proper American values by doing exactly the same shit, you mean? quote:
ORIGINAL: Sanity Back on track (what was being discussed prior to the troll's hijack) - how Liberals savagely terrorized old people for the crime of attending a political convention a few shor years ago: quote:
Outside the GOP convention, protests, violence and arrests ST. PAUL -- Here in the land of “Minnesota nice,” the specter of protesters flinging rocks at cops, and slapping or spitting on elderly delegates this week has many locals in this traditionally liberal town gritting their teeth and tossing their progressive views out the window. “I’m a Democrat through and through, and I’m about as liberal as you can get," grumbled Alex Seasly, a construction worker who was grabbing a quick lunch down the road from the Ramsey County jail. "But I want to shove a hockey stick ...well, you know.” He added: “It’s an embarrassment for the city. We don’t treat visitors like that, unless they’re on the ice.” The jail is where bail hearings began Tuesday for more than 280 protesters arrested in Monday’s unexpectedly violent protests here at the Republican National Convention. Nearly 10,000 anti-war protesters arrived at the steps of the Capitol building, eager to voice their complaints on everything from the White House to the economy, and tout the country’s need to embrace all things green and organic. (See arrest video below.) But the fight had been brewing for days: local police raiding protester homes days earlier, in an effort to make a preemptive strike on potential violence; activists, claiming their rights were.... Full article at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/09/rnc-protests.html
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