http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/protesters/ en-us Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:12:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099429/posts More than 40 protesters march along U.S. 64 after a sign about Sen. Barack Obama went up at Land of the Sky Realty. People lined up along Four Seasons Boulevard around noon to protest the sign that associated presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama with terrorist Osama bin Laden. They held signs saying “Shame,” “Lipstick Can’t Smear the Facts,” “Forget Your Golden Rule ‘Land of Sky’?” and “‘Barack’ is Hawaiian for ‘Bubbah.’” Obama was born in Hawaii. One man called Edney to let him know he’d be there at 7 a.m. to protest. Edney said he told him to feel free... blueridgenow.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099429/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:12:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086131/posts Well, this has been an interesting week for identity politics. Here is the latest: Right Werds, Korrekt Speech http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086131/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:24:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083760/posts September 15, 2008 Categories: Housing crisis Protesters to build "tent city" outside McCain condo John McCain has taken plenty of heat for not being sure how many houses he owns. Now, liberal activists are going to target one of those homes – his Crystal City, Va., luxury condo – with a protest Tuesday in which they plan to build a "tent city" outside the condo building. The protest is being organized by "Change to Win," a coalition of some of the nation's largest unions, and the plan is for laid off workers to build a faux tent city outside of... http://www.politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083760/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:05:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076847/posts Protesters Say They're Proud Of RNC ActsSep 7, 2008 12:20 pm US/Central MINNEAPOLIS (AP) For two years, demonstrators had been looking toward the first four days in September -- when they'd take to the streets of St. Paul to speak out against the war in Iraq, the Bush administration and the Republican agenda. **SNIP** She pointed to Thursday night, when hundreds of people stayed on the streets of St. Paul, even after police told them to leave. Nearly 400 people were arrested, including Sundin. "I think it made a very strong statement," she said. **SNIP** "We think we were able... WCCO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076847/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075091/posts By the time Sen. John McCain finished his speech and delegates let out of the Xcel Energy Center, downtown was so devoid of activists that a large diverse crowd gathered in Rice Park couldn't even muster a unified cheer, despite many signs indicating anti- Republican sentiments. In short, a stranger might not know this is a democratic town. The end came after protestors who had rallied at the Capitol grounds made several unsuccessful attempts Thursday night to reach the X, site of the Republican National Convention. Large rows of armed law enforcement officials, many on bicycle or horseback, stopped them... Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075091/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 04:33:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2074448/posts Just saw this short segment from Fox showing interviews with RNC protesters. They are clueless. Liveleak http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2074448/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:05:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072964/posts I made a fun little video of a screaming anti-war protester yesterday. This woman originally says she's there to stop the war. But then continually says she's running out of food. Then she starts screaming.. and her blabbering rivals anything Ted Kennedy's ever said. "We are going hungry!!!!" Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072964/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:23:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071121/posts Police raid headquarters of RNC protesters Story Highlights Armed police officers raid rental hall used by group planning RNC protest Police temporarily detained, photographed 50 people inside building No word yet as to what police were looking for ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Police raided a rental hall used by a group organizing protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday. The RNC Welcoming Committee, which describes itself as "anarchist/anti-authoritarian," accused St. Paul police of trying to disrupt their protest planned for Monday, the day the GOP convention is set to begin. While no one was... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071121/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:03:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068334/posts About 100 protesters were being processed early today at Denver's temporary processing center in a former warehouse. Depending on their charges, they should be processed by 4 a.m. or 5 a.m., said Capt. Frank Gale of the Denver Sheriff's Office. "It's working exactly the way it is supposed to do," Gale said of the facility. If the detainees have the resources, they could post bond, Gale said. Others could end up being taken back to the main jail. About 7 p.m. Monday, riot police using pepper spray forced a couple of hundred protesters out of Civic Center and then blocked... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068334/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:36:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067207/posts They're coming in droves, masks and all. Griff Jenkins got in the middle of them and they started flipping off Griff and yelling, "F**k Fox News." Incredible. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067207/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:10:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067213/posts God bless Griff Jenkins and keep him from harm.Leftist protesters marching in Denver on the day before the start of the Democratics' national convention attacked Fox News reporter Griff Jenkins and cursed Fox News during Jenkins' live on the scene reports.Jenkins was roughed up earlier by protesters for attempting to interview leftist agitator Ward Churchill at the Recreate '68 rally.Later, as the march proceeded through downtown Denver, Jenkins attempted to interview marchers. The protesters, many of them wearing bandanas that covered their faces, unleashed a barrage of profanity at Jenkins and Fox News.They struck up a chant of "#### Fox... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067213/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:21:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2064991/posts Time constraints, absent celebrities hamper peaceniks' efforts. Millions of peace protesters say they've been too busy to protest Russia's invasion and occupation of Georgia. "I really had lots to do the past couple of weekends. I'm all booked up for this weekend, too," said Fawn Hallerback, liaison for the Altoona branch of Moms for Peace. "I have to get groceries, stain the porch, and meet with a couple of friends for drinks." While the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and continual aggression against Tibet normally draws crowds of angry peace protesters, the conflict in Georgia hasn't attracted any attention at... DotPenn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2064991/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:00:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064731/posts Anti-war protestors win $2 million settlement from the city BY TAMER EL-GHOBASHY DAILY NEWS POLICE BUREAU Tuesday, August 19th 2008, 4:21 PM Anti-war activists who claim they were wrongly locked up by the NYPD during a 2003 protest won a $2 million settlement from the city Tuesday.Led by plaintiff Sarah Kunstler - the daughter of famed civil rights lawyer Bill Kunstler - the 52 protestors claimed victory."We hope our victory helps convince the city to stop violating people's rights as a matter of policy and stop wasting taxpayers' money doing so," Kunstler said. City lawyers said the deal was... The New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064731/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:41:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062854/posts For DNC protesters, it's all in the detailsOrganizers meet about child care, legal aid, housing By Jeff Kass, Rocky Mountain News Saturday, August 16, 2008 They discussed child care and police brutality. Rock music and the news media. Housing and text messaging. Planning a protest involves a lot of diverse details. On a recent Thursday night in a downtown Denver park, some 35 protest organizers sat cross- legged and talked about how to lead possibly tens of thousands of demonstrators during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 25-28. A lot goes into it - and demonstrators are getting better at it.... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062854/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:44:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2061156/posts Stories out of Denver are reporting that the DNC is expecting mass arrests at their upcoming convention. City officials have created holding cells in a local warehouse to house all the expected rebel rousers and protesters. The conditions are not exactly posh, to say the least. There are warnings on the walls indicating: "Warning! Electric stun devices used in this facility." Nice of them to warn the extreme liberals, dontchya think? Zoe Williams of Code Pink sounds off on the conditions of the interment camp, I mean holding cells: "Very bare bones and very reminiscent of a political prisoner camp... Right Up Front & CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2061156/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:09:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058883/posts Denver: Protesters change park plansDaniel J. Chacon Rocky Mountain News Vail, CO Colorado DENVER, Colorado — Organizers of Tent State University said today they are moving their protest from City Park to Cuernavaca Park. The 29-acre Cuernavaca Park is surrounded by Interstate 25, the Mailwell envelope factory, 20th Street and the HOV (high occupancy vehicle) fly-over, railroad tracks and the Flour Mill Lofts. It was planned as a neighborhood park for the Highland community. It was also announced that the city is making the parking lot of the Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt St., available to the group for overnight camping.... Vail Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058883/posts#comment Sat, 9 Aug 2008 01:55:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057127/posts Talk about a puff piece, this Associated Press short is a story with absolutely no substance. Not only that but after seeing the headline and then reading the story, one is hard pressed to believe they belong together. This Amy Forliti puffery is incongruously headlined "Protesters expected to transform the streets outside GOP convention into marketplace of ideas," yet there isn't any discussion at all of any such "marketplace" or about any real "ideas" in the story. In fact, the only "ideas" are ages old, stale and losing their grip among more Americans everyday. Oh, Forliti talks about protests filled... publiusforum.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057127/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:27:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2056765/posts Rocky Mountain News Story Quote: Councilman Doug Linkhart, who was quoted in the New York Post as saying that a source told him that he knew of a home being used to store urine. "Our intent for this bill is not about suppressing or chilling First Amendment rights," he said. The Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2056765/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:15:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2056565/posts DNC protesters are planning on signing a "Doo Doo Accord" today in advance of the city council meeting tonight where the plan on demonstrating. Rocky Mountain News reported: Representatives of three groups planning protests during the Democratic National Convention will be signing what they're calling a "Doo Doo Accord" in advance of a City Council meeting where an ordinance that would ban protesters from carrying certain items, such as buckets of feces, is up for final consideration. The groups — Unconventional Denver, Re-create 68 Alliance and the Alliance for Real Democracy — are calling the accord a "Non-Pooliferation Treaty." "We're... Gateway Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2056565/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 01:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2032683/posts Portland, Oregon, possibly vying to be the most liberal city on the west coast, recently set up a day labor site for American employers to come and hire Illegal Immigrants looking for work (here and here) The site opened for “business” Monday, June 16, 2008, with little initial interest from local employers, shy of possible media exposure. The second day brought a little interest and a local man protesting the city of Portland encouraging Illegal Activity within city limits. He called the Victoria Taft Radio Program this evening to report that for sitting on the curb in the driveway, holding... VictoriaTaft.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2032683/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:57:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019210/posts Two people protesting the construction of Interstate 69 have pitched a tent roughly 30 feet off the ground in a cluster of trees near the Gibson-Warrick County line. The two men who appeared to be in their 20s caused a headache Monday for Indiana State Police and Indiana Conservation officers, who considered removing them from the tree before ultimately deciding to leave them there. State police received a tip around 1 p.m. and used a helicopter to spot the men, with several patrol officers assisting on the ground. The land, located near the intersection of Indiana 57 and Indiana 68,... The Evansville Courier & Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019210/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 17:00:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010073/posts In numbers that were notably light, immigrant workers and their supporters gathered in downtown Los Angeles this afternoon for a May Day march to demand legislative reforms and an end to blanket raids on work sites. Two years ago, the May Day march drew more than 500,000 supporters registering their protest of recently scuttled plans to make being an illegal immigrant a felony. Last year, the crowd was estimated at 35,000 and today police estimated about 8,500 protesters from two main marches converged on City Hall in the late afternoon. Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010073/posts#comment Fri, 2 May 2008 03:46:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2003593/posts "In our nation," President Bush told Pope Benedict XVI at the White House yesterday, "faith and reason coexist in harmony." Well, most of the time. As the pontiff addressed an adoring crowd on the South Lawn -- about the time he mentioned the "sublime destiny of every man and woman" -- his gentle tones began to compete with a din coming from Pennsylvania Ave. "I know what's in your religion! Drunkenness! Sexuality!" Larry Craft, stationed near the corner of 17th and Pennsylvania, shouted into his bullhorn. He carried a banner informing Catholics "Your priest is lying!" and shouted insults at... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2003593/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:38:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003382/posts Denver won't 'cage protesters' at DNCBy Chuck Plunkett The Denver Post Article Last Updated: 04/17/2008 04:38:57 PM MDT Protesters will not be confined to "cages" during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and the city wants to get away from the long lines of shoulder-to-shoulder, riot-gear-clad police that typified security at the national conventions in Boston and New York, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown said today. "We don't want to provoke violence," Brown said. Brown said he talked with Mayor John Hickenlooper on Wednesday and that the two discussed "trying to get away from having lines of police officers." Brown later... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003382/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:10:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002985/posts With war protesters already promising to take over Civic Center during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, a group of Denver attorneys has launched what is, essentially, how-to-deal-with-police education. In this week's seminars and panels sponsored by the group, DNC People's Law Project, and held at the University of Denver, protesters and activists are being given legal tools aimed at preventing their arrest and stymieing police in their attempts to infiltrate or gain on-the-ground information about protest groups. "Cops lie: Don't trust cops!" Greg Michalec, of the Oakland, Calif., group Midnight Special Law Collective, wrote on a white board at the... PoliticsWest http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002985/posts#comment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:26:10 GMT