Peaceful protesters in Arkansas stand off with police yesterday for leaving their "designated area"

[Cannikin]

There is video at the link. I've already fired off an email to the station for terming this group of citizens simply as "liberals" in the text version.

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That debate floated down the Arkansas River where liberals turned out to demonstrate at a republican leadership summit on the Arkansas Queen.

Things almost got ugly on the banks of the river when a brief clash broke out between demonstrators and North Little Rock police.

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Bemused republicans paused to watch the demonstrators, some waving and giving a thumbs up before walking down to the Arkansas Queen.

National Republican Committee Chairperson Reince Priebus attended the event along with high-profile party members like House Minority Leader John Burris, Rep. Allen Kerr and all four of the state's republican US Congressmen.

http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=445827&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

[Ian David]

1. Free Speech Zone

[snot]

2. Correction:

Details at http://rawstory.com/news/2008/ACLU_highlights_ConstitutionFree_Zone_100_miles_1022.html .

[Ian David]

3. Better! Thanks! n/t

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Thanks, that was my first thought too!

The whole freakin' USA is a "designated area"!

[Cannikin]

4. Nightside kick

[Samuel Kauffman]

6. My account of what happened

I was at this protest and was directly involved with the police. Here is my account of what happened, as published on the Arkansas Times's blog: http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2011/07/23/nlr-enforces-free-speech-zone

[Cannikin]

7. Thank you so much! I was hoping to hear from someone first hand.