All you need to know about the RNC protesters

By Michelle Malkin  •  September 1, 2008 03:55 PM

Same as at the DNC: A bust.

Losers:

Outside the Xcel Center, police used pepper spray and arrested five protesters among a crowd of about 2,000 participating in an anti-war march. The crowd was far smaller than the 50,000 march organizers had hoped for.

St. Paul police spokesman Tom Walsh said the five were arrested for lighting a trash bin on fire.

Separately, dozens of self-described anarchists wearing black clothing ran through the streets a few blocks from the march site.

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Update: Jim Hoft reports on a sandbag attack on the bus he was riding.

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Speaking of losers, if you missed Jason Mattera’s last undercover assignment at the illegal alien rally in Denver, make sure you click and watch.

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  1. #432322
    On September 1st, 2008 at 3:58 pm, PBoilermaker said:

    I guess the lack of esprit de corps and motivation are big issues for those who try to organize slackers for protests.

    Funny and pathetic.

  2. #432331
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:03 pm, Ralph Gizzip said:

    It’s funny. The vast majority of protesters at the DMC convention were folks on the Left. The vast majority of protesters at the RNC convention, such as it is, are also on the Left. Why is that?

    Oh yeah…. we have jobs.

  3. #432335
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:07 pm, zorro said:

    Same as at the DNC: A bust.

    Maybe someone forgot the “walking around money”…

  4. #432336
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:08 pm, gco said:

    It’s similar to why the “legalize pot” crowd can never gain momentum as a special interest group: by the time they show up at the polls, it’s Wednesday.

  5. #432340
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:09 pm, Capt Kirk said:

    Just tell the cops to back off, I’ll phaser them from orbit.

  6. #432346
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:13 pm, Doo2 said:

    See, that’s the problem with anarchy, no organization.

  7. #432347
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:14 pm, Cicero said:

    “…five were arrested for lighting a trash bin on fire.”

    It’s pretty impressive that five anarchists had the organizational skills to pull off such a spectacular deed of defiance. I’ll bet all the other anarchists stood around the fire and drooled in amazement.

  8. #432349
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:17 pm, pgtips said:

    So … the only protestors at the RNC were anarchists?

  9. #432354
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:20 pm, ajmontana said:

    Note to protesters:
    Oh wait, they’re to dumb to read….
    Neeeeeeeeeeeeeevermind. 8)

  10. #432360
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:26 pm, DannoJyd said:

    Did Republicans set up a Gitmo style prison for these protesters as did the DNC? I think not, and that in itself is quite telling.

  11. #432363
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:27 pm, Drews2Cents said:

    What RNC? Is that this week? I have been watching tv all day and haven’t heard anything about it. Are you sure there is going to be a convention?

    /sarc

  12. #432364
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:29 pm, secondsight said:

    I love $4 gas when it keeps the cranky at home and stuck in the Kos Sewer.

  13. #432372
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:34 pm, maine yankee said:

    I love the smell of MACE in the morning.

  14. #432385
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:38 pm, nativeaz08 said:

    Oh yeah…. we have jobs.

    LOL! And brains …

  15. #432408
    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:58 pm, Die Hippie, Die said:

    Oh yeah…. we have jobs.

    And good fashion sense (e.g., no black ski masks or orange jumpsuits).

  16. #432410
    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:00 pm, TexasEngineer said:

    I almost, sometimes…sorta in a hazy way…remember one semester during my college daze days when, in between munchy and cotton-mouth outbreaks, we contemplated voting for Carter. Then we went to the Duck Pond and “set fire to the rope locker” instead.

    I outgrew it quickly. I wonder what happened to these idiots?

    Oh yeah…jobs that have random “Whiz Quizes” pay much better than [and require grown up behavior] the “Do you want fries with that?” jobs. That’s right.

  17. #432432
    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:22 pm, Mixer14 said:

    I’m thinking we have ‘The Mouse That Roared’ syndrome at hand here. These insignifcant professional (meaning they don’t have day jobs and are on somebody’s payroll to do their anarchist bidding) protesters are truly a marginal aspect of the whole campaign cycle – whose influence has only been magnified several thousand times by a very gullible media – who only want the worst to happen. Recreate ‘68 was a bust, yet from all of the news (well, so-called news) reports, they were going to be the next big impact in the election cycle. A small band of burn-out dip-sh!t clowns trying to levatate the US Mint. Yeah – maybe Geraldo should see if they know where Al Capone’s fortyne is buried too. My point is that we collectively need to start ignoring these kinds of numb-nuts and concentrate on electing a president.

    As for their penchant to want to gain attention by causing disruption and interfering with other peoples rights to peacefully assemble (read legitimate conventioneers) – see if the inside of the county jail would suit thier purpose.

  18. #432446
    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:34 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    There is a police car burning at the moment.

  19. #432455
    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:43 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    Outside the Xcel center, an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 anti-war protesters marched toward the convention, some of them smashing windows, puncturing tires and throwing bottles along the way.

    There’s nothing that says “war protest” like the wanton destruction of private property. They are like street thugs, but without the organization.

  20. #432457
    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:47 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:22 pm, Mixer14 said:
    I’m thinking we have ‘The Mouse That Roared’ syndrome at hand here.

    I don’t get how “The Mouse That Roared” has meaning to the rest of what you are saying.
    I was in that play in high school and have seen the movie. That whole concept was to declare war on the USA so they could lose and get their country rebuilt.
    These anarchist aren’t that smart nor do they have anything to rebuild.
    Just saying…….

  21. #432458
    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:48 pm, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

    According to local conservative talk show host Jason Lewis:

    The “RNC Welcoming Committee” had bags of feces and urine in a recent raid by police. Of course, St. Paul liberal city council member Dave Thune is defending these far-left zealots.

    I guess that bags of human waste is just free speech. Reports indicate that they also broke windows on several lots.

  22. #432463
    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:53 pm, Azygos said:

    I guess the lack of esprit de corps and motivation are big issues for those who try to organize slackers for protests.

    Thanks for the laugh.

  23. #432467
    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:54 pm, navywife91 said:

    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:09 pm, Capt Kirk said:
    Just tell the cops to back off, I’ll phaser them from orbit.

    Can’t you just beam them up? :LOL:

  24. #432474
    On September 1st, 2008 at 6:00 pm, DelCon said:

    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:54 pm, navywife91 said:

    On September 1st, 2008 at 4:09 pm, Capt Kirk said:
    Just tell the cops to back off, I’ll phaser them from orbit.

    Can’t you just beam them up? :LOL:

    We could just drop them off on Seti Alpha V. I hear Khan is looking for some more recruits.

  25. #432481
    On September 1st, 2008 at 6:06 pm, nyc123me said:

    From the link in the post:

    Outside the Xcel center, an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 anti-war protesters marched toward the convention, some of them smashing windows, puncturing tires and throwing bottles along the way. Police used pepper spray on the demonstrators and made at least five arrests.

    And they see no irony at all in what they do. Idiots the lot of them.

  26. #432482
    On September 1st, 2008 at 6:06 pm, torabora said:

    They did levitate the Mint….didn’t they? I mean they SAID they were going to levitate it….

    This is stuff you can’t make up! And nearly half the country votes with them. I say we’re in some kinda trouble and it’s going to hurt us.

  27. #432525
    On September 1st, 2008 at 6:32 pm, FamilyMan said:

    Is it too much to ask for the MSM use the anarchist. Just once.

  28. #432541
    On September 1st, 2008 at 6:43 pm, FamilyMan said:

    oops
    Is it too much to ask for the MSM to use the word anarchist. Just once.

  29. #432622
    On September 1st, 2008 at 7:42 pm, ex-expat said:

    I’m watching CSPAN (for lack of any other programming) right now and I see among the protesters, a light blue flag on which a single white star is centered.

    Call me crazy, but wouldn;t that flag be the same flag in the other anthem of the Confederacy, “..Hurrah for the bonnie blue flag that bears a single star”????!!!

  30. #432626
    On September 1st, 2008 at 7:45 pm, Donut44 said:

    As we all notice about the MSM though, the top story is the fact there are protesters there, and yet that wasn’t the primary talk when it came to the DNC. Not that I am surprised, but just saying.

  31. #432636
    On September 1st, 2008 at 7:52 pm, ex-expat said:

    I am now viewing a haurange by ANSWER featuring a Mike Prysher, supposedly an Iraq War veteeran. Given the parade of such “veterans”, I wonder if this gentleman is cut from the same cloth, he’s waay too polished.

  32. #432655
    On September 1st, 2008 at 8:14 pm, Mixer14 said:

    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:47 pm, Tennessee Dave said:
    On September 1st, 2008 at 5:22 pm, Mixer14 said:
    I’m thinking we have ‘The Mouse That Roared’ syndrome at hand here.
    I don’t get how “The Mouse That Roared” has meaning to the rest of what you are saying.

    OK – it was a bad example. I wasn’t thinking of the play or the movie per se – but that a small band of idiots – highly magnified by the media – could seem to be bigger and more influential than they really are.

    Maybe a better analogy would have been the real Wizard of Oz behind the curtain.

  33. #432659
    On September 1st, 2008 at 8:17 pm, SpeakEasy said:

    In order for these idiots to see the irony they would have to understand the concept.

    Same as when they call military members “baby killers” but have never met an abortion they did not like.

    Truly clueless.

  34. #432662
    On September 1st, 2008 at 8:19 pm, Mixer14 said:

    On September 1st, 2008 at 6:43 pm, FamilyMan said:
    oops
    Is it too much to ask for the MSM to use the word anarchist. Just once.

    Your wish just came true.

    This found on CNN Political Ticker,

    Police arrest dozens of ‘anarchists’ outside GOP convention
    Posted: 07:20 PM ET

    From CNN’s Scott J. Anderson

    Admittedly not on the main web page – but it’s a start.

  35. #432707
    On September 1st, 2008 at 8:58 pm, CoffeeGuzzler said:

    Is it just me or does it not make sense for anti-war protesters to be violent? Also, where is the justice? Justice would be forcing these scumbag sub-humans to EAT those bags of feces they so happily throw at decent people. However, nothing will happen to them. Maybe they will be detained a couple hours and let go to do it again. Off the subject but there will be no consequences for the slim that started the rumor about Sarah claiming to be the mother of her daughters child. When their lies don’t work they just make something else up but if there was punishment (slander charges) maybe these rumors wouldn’t be flying so freely.

  36. #432713
    On September 1st, 2008 at 9:04 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    On September 1st, 2008 at 7:42 pm, ex-expat said:
    I’m watching CSPAN (for lack of any other programming) right now and I see among the protesters, a light blue flag on which a single white star is centered.

    Call me crazy, but wouldn;t that flag be the same flag in the other anthem of the Confederacy, “..Hurrah for the bonnie blue flag that bears a single star”????!!!

    From Wikipedia:
    In addition to the national flags, a wide variety of flags and banners were flown by Southerners during the War. Most famously, the “Bonnie Blue Flag” (which actually dated from the short-lived Republic of West Florida in 1810), was used as an early flag of Texas in 1836, and was used as an unofficial flag during the early months of 1861. In addition, many military units had their own regimental flags they would carry into battle.

    This has been your history moment from Tennessee Dave.

  37. #432726
    On September 1st, 2008 at 9:20 pm, BayStateRepublican said:

    Is it just me or does anyone find it ironic that folks with peace signs on their bumpers are slashing tires, lighting fires and breaking windows?

    Saw some very edifying footage of a protester in St. Paul who failed to obey a police command and received a fountain of pepper spray right in the face. Their reaction was … cartoon-like. ;)

    You want to resist authority, no problem, resist this…LOL

  38. #432741
    On September 1st, 2008 at 9:38 pm, Bruce said:

    “Don’t taze me, bro!!!”

  39. #432743
    On September 1st, 2008 at 9:39 pm, rightisright said:

    bunch of spineless bastards…tazer ‘em with 45 slugs or 12 gauge shells that outta slow em down…ok, ok don’t shoot em just knock the stupid out of ‘em.

  40. #432749
    On September 1st, 2008 at 9:43 pm, Die Hippie, Die said:

    The “RNC Welcoming Committee” had bags of feces and urine in a recent raid by police. Of course, St. Paul liberal city council member Dave Thune is defending these far-left zealots.

    I guess that bags of human waste is just free speech. Reports indicate that they also broke windows on several lots.

    I’ll try again.

    Oh the irony: poo-bags hurling poo-bags.

    Ah hope ah have offended no doily wave-uhs. :twisted:

  41. #432768
    On September 1st, 2008 at 10:08 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    ok don’t shoot em just knock the stupid out of ‘em.

    The ignorant can be educated. You can’t fix stupid.

    ECS

  42. #432780
    On September 1st, 2008 at 10:23 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    On September 1st, 2008 at 9:04 pm, Tennessee Dave said:
    .
    .
    was used as an early flag of Texas in 1836,
    .
    .
    This has been your history moment from Tennessee Dave.

    Oh jeez… what is it with you people from Tennessee wanting to come down to San Antonio and always stir up trouble? We just wanted to mind our own business and grow some cotton, but “Nooooo”, you guys had to go and start a war…. ;)

    Stay home, thank you, we’ll make our own flags ! lol

  43. #432786
    On September 1st, 2008 at 10:30 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    just go with it… and we’ll call it artistic license. Since I blended you and ex-expat together, I’ll cut you both in on the royalties :)

  44. #432796
    On September 1st, 2008 at 10:40 pm, happyscrapper said:

    I have seen these loonies on TV breaking windows, tying up traffic, setting fires, etc. and it has disgusted me. But seeing it in my own city is way too up close and personal. It really breaks my heart. It’s as if they had come to my own front yard and thrown rocks through my windows. I want revenge! I want these vandals thrown in jail and kept there! Surely the damage they are doing is enough to warrent a felony conviction, isn’t it? This is NOT free speech, it is criminal, and it’s time for severe penalties. I don’t want them in jail for a few hours, I want them in jail for a few years!

  45. #432827
    On September 1st, 2008 at 11:26 pm, rakkasan said:

    I just got back from downtown St. Paul at the RNC, and it is mostly really boring. Don’t let a few knuckleheads get the attention. Delegates are friendly, the protesters were friendly, cops seem to be in a good mood.

  46. #432836
    On September 1st, 2008 at 11:46 pm, dpt said:

    “Separately, dozens of self-described anarchists wearing black clothing ran through the streets a few blocks from the march site.”

    Did they cover their faces like I have seen them do at protests in San Fran, Berkeley, and Santa Cruz. That covered-face look is so KKK.

  47. #433036
    On September 2nd, 2008 at 8:41 am, tre said:

    St. Paul police spokesman Tom Walsh said the five were arrested for lighting a trash bin on fire.

    Boy!! That’ll REALLY show them there dirty, rotten, neocons that they just ain’t gonna take it no more!!

  48. #433742
    On September 2nd, 2008 at 2:17 pm, riggword said:

    The anarchists are no match for the Republican leadership abilities of McCain and Palin.

    Obama, All Brag No Bounce

  49. #434333
    On September 2nd, 2008 at 6:22 pm, Tantor said:

    The thugs in black you are watching protest in Minneapolis and Denver are a standard feature of big anti-war protests: black bloc anarchists. They hail from several sources: the SDS, the usual radical lefty groups. A lot of them are stupid high school kids. They were a presence at every big anti-war demonstration in DC.

    Mostly they try to make faux stand-offs with the police. Usually after 30-60 minutes their nerves falter and attention wanders and they meander off. Sometimes they run in big packs while the police are distracted by a demonstration and break windows. Now and then, they will encounter a small group of counter-protestors in feeder demonstrations and beat them up.

    None of this is ever covered by the MSM because it would discredit the anti-war movement they support.

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