G.O.P. Protesters Plan to Infiltrate Convention as Volunteers

[Goldmund]

It is accepted as an article of faith among protesters planning to demonstrate against the Republican National Convention this summer that agents seeking to undermine their efforts have infiltrated their ranks. But now the protesters are talking about infiltrating the convention to undermine the event itself.

"Really?" said Kevin Sheekey, president of the New York City Host Committee, when told that protesters were talking about flooding the ranks of volunteers to disrupt convention operations.

The city is obligated to find a total of 8,000 New Yorkers to volunteer to help things run smoothly, and would-be protesters are hoping that by signing up, they can work from the inside during the convention, scheduled Aug. 30 through Sept. 2.

"A lot of people are talking about it in general," said William Etundi Jr., a founder of counterconvention.org, a Web site that serves as a bulletin board for anti-convention activities. "The Republicans are coming to New York City, so maybe the real New York should come to them."

more:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/28/nyregion/28convention.html


And if you want to *caugh* apply, you can do it here:

http://www.nyc2004.org/Volunteer.aspx

[wtmusic]

1. why not check their voter registrations

:shrug:

[Goldmund]

2. Because you can be a...

...Zell Miller Democrat.

Besides, the guy in charge of hiring volunteers is himself a DemoncRAT: http://www.nydailynews.com/09-15-2003/news/story/117614p-106049c.html

[Robbien]

3. That should be expected. If the DNC/DLC doesn't know that

they should step down from their positions.

I am going to a Republican working committee this weekend. Not to disrupt, but to check out what they are doing and to see if they have any good ideas my Democratic Party committee can steal and add to our efforts.

This is SOP. DNC/DLC get a clue.

[cheezus]

4. dem pranksters are going to kidnap the elephant and get it drunk

Then panty raid.

[rocktivity]

5. And two can't play that game?

Or do they think we're too "morally superior" to stoop to doing such thing? Arrogance unto the gods...

:headbang:
rocknation

[SOS]

6. Will the Times run

an article on the GOP agents provacateur planted among the protestors?
Nope.

7. good luck

You have to pass a security check to be a volunteer.

[Goldmund]

8. which means, you have to have a clean criminal record.

9. Is that all?

or does it go deeper than that?
I heard on the news "security check." which could be pretty open-ended.
I don't know myself, just wondering.

[Goldmund]

10. I think that's all.

Party affiliation is irrelevant (see post #2).

It would probably cost them too much, and require way too much staff, to do such thorough checks as to figure out if you're a DUer, for example. Even if that were possible, if they had that kind of resources they wouldn't be needing volunteers.