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defacto7

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11. This time, imagine being paid to start a riot.
Sat Sep 1, 2012, 05:30 PM
Sep 2012

No info... just wondering. Everyone had better be on guard to thwart such efforts and not let anyone push a situation to the brink.

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That's OK. What would a convention be without protests? totodeinhere Sep 2012 #1
Hopefully Charlotte 2012 does not turn into Chicago 1968 n/t customerserviceguy Sep 2012 #2
Peaceful Protesting.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2012 #3
The ones who will probably cause some shit will the the usual group of anarchists who just look demosincebirth Sep 2012 #4
This time, imagine being paid to start a riot. defacto7 Sep 2012 #11
I predict that It will eventually turn out, once the FOI requests are answered in twenty years, Ken Burch Sep 2012 #17
That has already been verified. UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #45
Lol. Good LUCK labor groups and OWS. I know you'll Enjoy Romney/Ryan/Rove. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #5
What a depressing post DerekG Sep 2012 #6
actually most of these people will probably be voting for Obama 2pooped2pop Sep 2012 #7
OWS is not helping Romney. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #15
You can't seriously be arguing that anybody who wants to stop Romney/Ryan/Rove Ken Burch Sep 2012 #18
I plan to rally with Planned Parenthood on Tuesday. wildeyed Sep 2012 #23
You are not a progressive. LeftyMom Sep 2012 #39
Why weren't the labor unions protesting at the RNC? pnwmom Sep 2012 #8
You save your energy for where you have some chance of being heard starroute Sep 2012 #9
Or this could turn into Chicago 1968, when it was a big boost for Nixon. pnwmom Sep 2012 #12
There's no equivalent to Vietnam, though. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #16
Pure fantasy MFrohike Sep 2012 #20
Nixon largely left the Great Society alone in his first term, though. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #21
Again, fantasy MFrohike Sep 2012 #29
It makes perfect sense, if you accept the argument(as a lot of us do) Ken Burch Sep 2012 #30
Yeah, that's just dead wrong MFrohike Sep 2012 #32
I admire what LBJ did with the Great Society(in truth, the programs basically worked Ken Burch Sep 2012 #34
You're right MFrohike Sep 2012 #36
I think pride and ego came into his choices in '68, in part. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #37
Right and wrong MFrohike Sep 2012 #42
Protest, in and of itself, doesn't lead to change. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #43
Although with VN, LBJ wasn't targeting US citizens for assassination. The drone hellfire strikes 24601 Sep 2012 #25
I'm as anti-drone as you are. Just saying the situation won't have the same vibe Ken Burch Sep 2012 #31
I really don't judge the times as equivalent. In VN, we drafted troops while today, every one is a 24601 Sep 2012 #41
"Protesting the Democrats may nudge them onto the right track." CBHagman Sep 2012 #27
+1 a la izquierda Sep 2012 #13
They were... Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #24
Because there was tropical storm. LeftyMom Sep 2012 #38
good question - let's remember Scott Walker and his Koch buddies are R wordpix Sep 2012 #44
Occupy Charlotte is back -- at least for the week starroute Sep 2012 #10
Will Medea Benjamin go for a "two-for"? Ken Burch Sep 2012 #14
I didn't see anything about OWS Ocuppying Cha Sep 2012 #19
LET ME GOOGLE THAT FOR YOU LeftyMom Sep 2012 #40
id be completely more than fine iamthebandfanman Sep 2012 #22
If people a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #26
I see Codepink will be there as well. hughee99 Sep 2012 #28
Love that 1st Amendment! n/t bitchkitty Sep 2012 #33
We're tired of the Democrats pissing on us. MrSlayer Sep 2012 #35
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