Posted on 03/21/2008 9:11:14 AM PDT by MtnClimber
War protesters promised a massive conflict at Civic Center on the eve of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, after losing in a lottery process Thursday that awarded a permit for the park to the party planner for Denver's host committee.
"We're having our protest at Civic Center," said a livid Glenn Spagnuolo, a lead organizer for the group Re-create 68. "We're not going to give up Civic Center park to the Democrats. . . . They are creating a very dangerous situation."
Re-create 68 and its affiliates packed the random lottery with applications to better its chances, but the single entry by Jenny Anderson for the host committee won for Sunday, Aug. 24. The convention will be held Aug. 25-28 at the Pepsi Center.
Extras Watch video about the permit lottery. Spagnuolo has been meeting monthly with city officials for a year, hoping to win the right to use Civic Center throughout the convention. He says 50,000 war protesters are coming for a march from Civic Center to the Pepsi Center on Aug. 24.
He said Thursday that he would not respect the host committee's permit and would occupy the park, even if it forced police to intervene.
Referring to the $50 million in federal security money slated for the convention, Spagnuolo said Denver police would need "$25 million to protect the Pepsi Center and $25 million to protect Civic Center."
Hee hee hee. Oh yeah, bring it, dude. Nothing like riots to remind Americans why voting for liberal Democrats is a REALLY BAD IDEA!
}:-)4
St. Paul ain’t gonna be no picnic, either.....
“We’re not going to give up Civic Center park to the Democrats”.
Well frankly, you’re going to have to fight off the homeless, who won’t give up the park either.
This is Shadenfruede in the extreme for the delusional left...
They are not going to be allowed anywhere near a TV Camera, BY DEMOCRATS...
That worked out so well the last time didn’t it?
this just keeps getting better and better..
“Re-create 68”? So the now-elderly hippies and Black Panthers and Weathermen and other assorted fools from the 1960s are going to try to disrupt the Democrat convention? Should be entertaining.
Typical cheating Democrats!! They rigged the lottery in their favor to make sure their one entry was the winner.
You know anti-war protesters are out-of-touch nutjobs when they see themselves as totally at odds with the Democratic party.
MM (in TX)
I have seen the website of the Anarchists in Minnesota. The RNC Welcoming Committee. At least they are near their friends....the loons!
Every 40 years or so, I think it’s important to have America’s eyes opened wide.
Glad I'm not going anywhere near the place. Good luck to all that live there and have to be subjected to the mess that is likely to happen.
The Cop needs to lower his left wrist and grip it more like a baseball bat to be truly effective. Also, note the poor follow through. Plus, if held in one had a much higher velocity of the baton can be obtained, greatly increasing its effectiveness.
I sure hope training techniques have improved since '68.
Re-create 68 and its affiliates packed the random lottery with applications to better its chances, but the single entry by Jenny Anderson for the host committee won for Sunday, Aug. 24.
Hmmmmmmm How lucky can one get?
Ya think they can get 50,000 in Denver when they didn’t even get 1,000 in Washington this week after 6 months of cajoling on Soros-funded websites?
it’s an open invitation to riot, loot, burn etc..etc..they won’t have much of a problem gettin a whole bunch together..
This will be like a 4 day Super-bowl. I bet it will look really good in HD. :~)
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