Well, I'll be in Union Square tomorrow, sharing it with around 250,000 people. My church meets in Union Square, in the film academy and variety arts theatre around the corner. (Am I allowed to mention that under the morotorium?????) So I'll be there all day, as I run the music/worship for both the morning and evening.

It's gonna be chaotic. I hope it's not violent. Peace protesters getting violent is such hypocrisy.

Will be interesting to see if they head up to Central Park. They should be allowed to go to central park. I don't agree with the judges ruling on that.

All in all, the question is, why are the republicans meeting in this overwhelmingly democratic city? Just asking for trouble.

Jeez...I bet that's gonna be a mess, even more than normally, transportation-wise...

I wouldn't call NYC any more overwhelmingly Democratic than any major city on the Atlantic seaboard... or any major U.S. city, for that matter.

The protests will be huge just because the city is huge, IMO.

Wow, hopefully all hell won't break loose from this.
Fortunately I live in a quiet non-interesting coastal/country town in Australia, so I'm happy, no big protesting thingies...lol.
Although I would like to be a protester for things that are worth protesting for like freedom and peace and things like that.
Unfortunately I'm too afraid that I might get beaten by the police (no offence to anyone who is a police officer).

You mean the "overwhelmingly democratic" city that has had a republican mayor for how long now?

[ 08-29-2004, 04:59 AM: Message edited by: Seraph ]

3 years... and he used to a democrat

Bah, Politics... why isn't this in Current Events...?

New York is unquestionably democratic. It's what the pundits say, it's what New Yorkers say, it's what voters express at the polls, mayor notwithstanding. We had crappy choices for gov amongs the democrats.

Anyhow, watch the protests. They started friday, continued yesterday. Today will be chaos.

Because I'm talking about my life today and how it will be affected by something. It belongs in gencon.

Okey sorry...
Good luck and don't get arrested... [img]smile.gif[/img]

I saw the protests on the news this morning, there were a lot of people there... I think the reporter said that 20 blocks were filled with protestors.

Because we CAN.
Because we feel for the people of the city, even thou they can't figure that out.
Because we like to see opposition, it builds character.
It makes for MORE media coverage.
Because the Mayor is a Republican.
Because Rudy is 'da man', and he will be there!

[ 08-30-2004, 12:08 AM: Message edited by: Felix The Assassin ]

Well personally, I'm still wondering how Bloomberg is still mayor.

But yeah, luckily I visited the city earlier this week instead of the upcoming week. Hope everything turns out alright Yorrick.

Well all a violent protest would do is help GWB get relected. Nothing comes off as no class as "peaceful" protesting turning violent.

Most people in the middle will turn away from a party that represents by throwing a tantrum in NY....

Just my opinion....

so how was the protesting yorick? any stories to tell us oh bard of IW?? ;)

Damn, missed my chance to go protest against peace.

If you have the opportunity (and have HBO on cable or satellite) catch the repeat of Real Time with Bill Maher. He has a little "rant" about the demonstrations in New York (he ends the show with it) that is absolutely hilarious. [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img]

Well we're still here. A masked idiot tried to start a fire near madison garden, but otherwise alls well. The bike protest had 250 arrests on friday, which seemed worse. There will be a traffic violating protest either tomorrow or wednesday, which could get ugly.

Just a stab in the dark here. If I wanted to divert the minds of the voters from the parlous state of the economy, the downturn in job availability and tax cuts for the rich I would hold my convention in a city where people will be constantly reminded of the largest single terrorist attack in the history of mankind.