[Lando Lincoln]

Lando

[speedy]

My guess is if there are riots, some part of the press will raise "questions" as to whether they might have been ignited by Republican activists trying to blame them on innocent liberals. Isn't that what the playbook calls for in these cases?

[Lando Lincoln]

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[ServesURight]

I don't think nothing will happen, especially on the scale of the 1968 Rat convention. They predicted disturbances back in 2000 for the RNC Philly convention.

[samtheman]

It's all Bush's fault. (Everything is.)

[CTOCS]

That's all well and good until one of the knumbknuts gets killed.

Then the NYPD is going to be the Gestapo and the Pubs are all going to be Nazi's.....

[A Jovial Cad]

I think there is a real potential for this. I've seen some of the discussions over at Demo-Armpit/Underground and the sheer hatred being spewed over there verges on the psychotic. And they are the kind of people who will most likely be motivated to hit the streets of NYC during the convention.
I believe that if there are major disturbances it will redound to the benefit of the GOP. For one thing, the sight of thousands of screaming, jeering leftists swarming in and around the sacred site of the WTC tragedy will likely disgust a majority of Americans.

[Brandon]

First, I hope that there are no serious riots, but given what we've seen at the WTO meetings, I don't think we can discount it.

Second, unfortunately, if there are riots, it will be blamed on the GOP, because the mayor of New York is a Republican (I think the ink is dry on his registration card by now). So we will be blamed for whatever happens.

[davisfh]

"I expect there to be as much (or more) violence at the Republican National Convention in New York City this September as occurred at the Democratic convention in Chicago in 1968."

I well remember the 1968 Demo convention in Chicago. I remember it as the time the skum of the earth showed up to protest and got their heads bashed in.

[Lion Den Dan]

As the article speaks of hatred from the left, I will verify that. I have had a furious flaming from leftists and homosexuals today for suggesting that one person read an article in the Limbaugh Letter. Holy Smokes. I knew things were bad but the venom amazed me.

[BroncosFan]

I don't see it. Although Rudy's gone, the NYPD brass is a very professional bunch. They've been war-gaming scenarios of this sort for a couple of years, and the protestors are in for a frustrating time if they want to try something. NYC is quite easy to canalize/channel the protestors into places where the cops want them to be. Frankly, my only concern is for the poor folks who commute via car. It'll be nasty for them.

[ladyinred]

Democrats are violent, anti-American anarchists.

Yes.

[A CA Guy]

The FBI/CIA/Government should check out and monitor the Communist USA website.
I learned two things checking it out.

#1 A lot of those in Seattle WTO were the communist according to an article there.
#2 Last election they backed Gore and this time they are again against the Republicans and are looking at Democrats.

So the Communists will be out there instigating things toward a riot or major problems between Communists, socialists, anarchists, democrats, minorities and some libertarians I am sure.

Oh, I was checking that site to see if they yet named Kerry by name as their guy. They eventually will do that.

[scottinoc]

I don't see it happening, but I think there will be plenty of ugliness in the streets, wacko leftists with American flags with swastikas, etc., which the media will cover, along with the "bushville" tent cities and crap like that. Those scenes I think will turn off alot of would-be Kerry supporters.

[txhurl]

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[Long Cut]

I don't think it will happen.

The Left is TOTALLY focused on removing the President from office, and their leaders know that such displays of their true nature would damage the "friendly" image they are trying so hard to project.

All the usual socialist groups will therefore actively discourage any such activity by their members, and count on the media to ignore the ones who DO show up.

[FreeReign]

The New York Riots of 2004

It won't happen. NYC is not a riot town, or at least it's not except when Dinkins was mayor.

[blam]

"Tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of “protestors” will flood into New York for the convention. They will be joined by various thrill-seekers, malcontents, and trouble-makers. It would be insane not to expect things to get ugly."

I wonder how many will be killed in the terrorist attack?

Isn't it a Republican administration that is kicking terrorist butt all over the globe?

There won't be 'riots' like in Chicago in '68.

[Dec31,1999]

Hey, Lando. Ain't gonna be nothin' of the sort over here. NY's finest are gonna have the sichuation unda total control. Don'chu worry 'bout a thing! You are ovareactin!

[Travis McGee]

Spot-on. The NY convention will really hammer home the split across America, the "Cold Civil War" we're in.

It could even turn hot.

[nutmeg]

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