"PITTSBURGH — Several thousand demonstrators espousing and denouncing
a host of causes converged on downtown Pittsburgh on Friday, chanting,
pumping up signs and playing instruments in a peaceful and permitted
march calling for solutions to a range of problems that they
attributed to the economic policies of the world leaders at the Group
of 20 meeting." The article goes on gushing about this cuddly protest
in similarly nauseating prose and closes, "
"After more than an hour, the crowd began to disperse, some wondering
aloud if the G-20 leaders would hear their messages.
"Cory Perrotte, 20, a student from Duquesne University, was optimistic
that it would be hard to ignore thousands in the street.
"'They will listen to a certain degree,' he said. 'They might not
necessarily do anything.'"
Wow. Here's the part they left out of that story:
"A group of close to 500 left arsenal park about four miles north of
the convention center and began an un-permitted march towards the
convention center. They reached a police roadblock where an automated
message was broadcast through speakers from a riot control vehicle.
(http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/world/26pittsburgh.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=G20%20protests&st=cse)
"Marchers then rolled a dumpster down the street towards police who
responded by firing tear gas. The crowd then broke up, retreating in
the other direction."
(http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/09/24/protestor-less-in-pittsburgh/)
The latter report goes on to mention that there were likely far less
anarchists present than reported.
Additionally, we've all seen the video clips of the clowns at that
protest, jumping up and down on police cars, being gassed and
arrested, etc. I haven't seen any photos of the aftermath, but I
suspect the protestors left a bit of a mess, since they caused
thousands in property damage.
Now, let's contrast that spectacle with the reporting and realities of
the event in DC on 9/12. Here's the NY Times' take on it:
"WASHINGTON — A sea of protesters filled the west lawn of the Capitol
and spilled onto the National Mall on Saturday in the largest rally
against President Obama since he took office, a culmination of a
summer-long season of protests that began with opposition to a health
care overhaul and grew into a broader dissatisfaction with government.
[Oh, horrors!]
...
"The atmosphere was rowdy at times, with signs and images casting Mr.
Obama in a demeaning light. One sign called him the "parasite in
chief." Others likened him to Hitler. Several people held up
preprinted signs saying, "Bury Obama Care with Kennedy," a reference
to the Massachusetts senator whose body passed by the Capitol two
weeks earlier to be memorialized."
(http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/us/politics/13protestweb.html?scp=16&sq=Jeff%20Zeleny&st=cse)
Interestingly, no matter what the estimates of attendance of the 9/12
event are, there were certainly more people there than at the G20
protests. More importantly, there were ZERO arrests and ZERO property
destruction. The Obama Maniacs that attended the "immaculation" and
the dawning era of hope, change and enviro-supremacy absolutely
TRASHED the National Mall. Yet we left the place clean.
So, which group is the most sinister, more prone to violence and more
deserving of Nancy Pelosi's hand-wringing and tears? Of course, she's
welcome to weep all she wants when her "reign" is ended by these
"maniacs" peacefully and quietly --maybe even smilingly--walking into
the voting booth in November, 2010.
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