The DC Chapter, in its finest hour.
did they actually go up and pound on the windows?
No.
did they even cross the bounds and onto the property?
No. They were across the street, if memory serves.
isn't the Naval Observatory a government property, instead of a private residence?
Yes, of course. I wasn't saying there was no difference or that you were being hypocrital. I was just informing you that protesting outside a personal residence has a noble precedent that might cause you to reconsider part of what you said.
FReepers aren't as obnoxious or are as stupid as were these clowns (as you know). That's why they were still at the Naval Observatory for several days making life pure hell for AlGore, and it was effective too. By contrast, these thugs at Rove's house were kicked out quickly and probably did themselves more harm than good given Mr. Rove's imperious and vindictive personality. :-)
Also, we set up far enough away so that people don't feel physically threatened by our presence.
The left loves to show up at people's houses when the folks inside are 'off the clock' to intimidate them. We don't do that.
When we did the Cheney's House protests, Al Gore was inside his government home scheming on how to steal the election. Same thing with protesting at Hillary's Whitehaven manse--we've only done that when she's holding fundraisers there. Even then we're down the street at the corner because it's too close quarters where her house is situated.