Protesters happy with GOP convention actions

[struggle4progress]

9/5/2008 8:40:02 PM
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS -- 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.

Now, tens of thousands of marchers later, organizers say they plan to use the momentum they gained from the Republican National Convention to fuel the anti-war movement and other causes. And, they say they got their messages across, despite a heavy police presence, destructive acts by anarchists and more than 800 arrests.

"We had a clear message that got out every day, especially on the first and last day of the convention, that people in this country are still against the war," said Jess Sundin, a member of the Anti-War Committee.

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 ...

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[provis99]

1. I didn't see ANYTHING on tv about protests

except for a Fox News asshole wading into a group of anarchists shouting if they hate freedom of speech. Otherwise, a total cable news blackout on protests, as far as I could tell. Corporate media at its republican whorish worst.