Posted on 09/02/2012 1:44:20 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Protests and street closures hit Charlotte
By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 9/2/12 3:21 PM EDT
Our colleagues Jake Sherman and Scott Mahaskey report from Charlotte:
The expectation of a large group of protestors has ground foot and vehicle traffic to a halt here, days before the Democratic convention is slated to kick off.
Several heavily trafficked streets in Charlotte's Uptown area — where Democratic Party's convention is taking place — are closed to vehicles. Pedestrians on foot are unable to cross the street for several blocks at a time.
Protesters were rallying against everything from President Barack Obama's use of drones, to his record on human rights, which one sprinting protestor pegged as "far worse than George W. Bush's, and that's hard." Also marching down Charlotte's streets were Occupy Charlotte protesters, who oppose what they see as large financial institution's influence over the government and economy. One sign read, "Bail out People, Not Banks." Bank of America is headquartered in Charlotte.
Richard Koritz, a member of the executive board of the North Carolina Association of Letter Carriers, was marching with a group of protesters, wearing a T-shirt that read "Save America's Postal Service."
"The Democratic Party is a dead end for postal workers," Koritz said in an interview.
Police from as far away as Richmond, Va., are patrolling street corners, and dump trucks are choking off traffic at several intersections. The congestion is already worse than anything in Tampa, Fla., where Republicans gathered for their own convention last week.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Happy Days are here again!!!
I wonder if any of the smelly people in Charlotte remember the phrase, "The Whole World Is Watching! The Whole World Is Watching!"
we took care of protestors at the convention in Tampa...Sheriffs’ Dept from all around Fl sent deputies down there weeks ahead for training in crowd control, etc.
gov scott didn’t want this crap...ha.
It got so ‘peaceful” the protestors were asking the police for directions to where the areas to protest were.
Go Gov scott! Go Fla good ol boy deputies!
Hey, that's racist!
The Democrat party is a dead end for all of us.
TYPICAL B. HUSSEIN O. SUPPORTERS...AREN'T THEY JUST THE BEST!!! as I lol...
Is this a for real photo? All we need are a few muzzies and some burka wearing gals.
It’s for real. Really!
“a gaggle of Chicago police officers were in uniform in the Charlotte Convention Center.”
Were they goose stepping?
don’t eat the brown acid
Be patient — there will be plenty of them at the convention and thereafter.
Save America's Postal Service.
Funny!
There were about 80 protestors...
Hope this turns into another 1968 convention....
Libtards always overreach and I hope I see riots and mayhem every night making that the news event rather than the lies being reported as gospel truth
Come on, protestors...let’s ‘freak it up’ real good for the television cameras...let’s give America and the world a goooood look at this country’ malcontents...
Sandra Fluke - Putting the Harlot back into Charlotte.
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"Just down the end of my night stick.....via Pepper Spray Bld....and ending at Boot Lane."
Any more questions..?
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