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Radiofreeeuropa1 year, 4 months ago

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This is not fascism?
Did anyone notice how every link on the "Googles" on the "internets" to Palin were down? Even Crooks and Liars? they seem to mostly be back up having been scrubbed of things like Ted Stevens endorsements and such. If this is not a form of fascism what is?

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      lfergie8121 year, 4 months ago
      
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      "or are you people dumb enough to think St. Paul is a conservative city and Minnesota a conservative state?"
      Neither. But we do believe they are following orders of the RNC that dictate their policies.
      BTW Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty is a Republican and St. Paul mayor Cris Coleman ran as a Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate and Democratic-Farmer-Labor sounds to me like he is really an independent and not a true Democrat candidate. Isn't Republican the conservative party or not?
      
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    ProudBlueTexan1 year, 4 months ago
    
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    Joseph Stalin would be proud. Hell, where do you think the gop gets its playbook?
    
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  Klarissa1 year, 4 months ago
  
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  Klarissa1 year, 4 months ago
  
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  there are two sides to every story. Was this an attempt at provocation?
  
  CNN Earlier Monday, a group of self-described anarchists threw park benches into streets and smashed windows, police said.
  
  "I think they did a disservice to those that came here to protest," he said.
  
  Besides damaging private property, the group also smashed in the windows of five squad cars. iReport.com: Protesters swarmed at RNC
  
  by NYShooter on Mon Sep 01, 2008 at 10:53:46 PM EST
  are any indication of the mindset of the protesters, its not hard to understand why the police were extra nervous. I
  
  t seems increased reports of violence and damage were streaming in, and arrests escalating. A band of several hundred more vocal protesters broke off, apparently to confuse and outflank the police, which further raised the temperature at the scene.
  
  From the tape, it seems Amy was told she had to use the sidewalk, but when she persisted in going across the promenade (or whatever) the cop asked her again to go to the sidewalk. She may, or should have, known today wasn't a day to test the police resolve.
  
  Again, if the cops violated any rules or laws...well, that's what the courts are for.I
  
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    markmawn21 year, 4 months ago
    
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    The anarchists were not the press. Essentially law reenforcement was hitting everyone with a borad stick. When you have an official press pass to the RNC event, you have security clearance and full access. The Police were not in the mood to follow the rules and just bashed everyone who objected to them.
    
    Law and Order party, eh? Reciprocation for Operation Chaos? Wait until the lawsuits are filed. Happened with the WTO Battle in Seattle. Many cops were fired as a result.
    
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        markmawn21 year, 4 months ago
        
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        Police are briefed before these events on how to handle protests. This is a systematic problem. WTO taught us that. The Mayor in Seattle was also a Democrat, but not the cops or the chief. The Democratic Convention was open to everyone. Not true for the RNC.
        
        Essentially the rules were changed, and the word went out. This will reveal itself in the near future.
        
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        markmawn21 year, 4 months ago
        
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        Might I also add that the WTO police were working 30 hours days, being ****** upon, spat upon etc. by Anarchists. All other protests were legit, and often had grade school children marching. However, the character of a few bad cops made it hard to recover the Mayor's reputation. Many of the protesters were actually BLOCKING store front windows from being smashed by Anarchists. (Seattlites LOVE their City and the offenders were from Oregon).
        
        Anyway, in St Paul they should know by now that there are troublemakers and then there are legit demonstrators. A broad club is not the way to deal with them all.
        
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        lfergie8121 year, 4 months ago
        
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        capecoralM said "Mayor Chris Coleman is all Democrat(ic). "
        St. Paul mayor Cris Coleman ran as a Democratic-Farmer-Labor. The governor Tim Pawlenty is a Republican. I don't know what a Democratic-Farmer-Labor's platform is but they are the only major party opposing the Republicans. I do believe that, even though he has to answer to the mayor, the police chief has the say in how he runs his police force.
        
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        lfergie8121 year, 4 months ago
        
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        One other point I would like to make is the fact that the secret services has the responsibility to protect all presidential candidates so they may be giving instructions to the police force. I believe they would also take control of the police force from the mayor. Just a thought.
        
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        miklkit1 year, 4 months ago
        
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        The secret service was involved. It was rent-a-cops causing the problems. Who rented them and who commanded them? I'm not saying those splinter groups were blameless. There was no need to destroy property. But the press needs to be left alone to report the news.
        
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        lfergie8121 year, 4 months ago
        
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        mikkit
        It has to be something about the word Democrat that sets of the McCain secret service. If you recall, they removed a black reporter from the area of a McCain rally in Panama City, Florida last month and he worked for the Tallahassee Democrat. Now they remove a reporter and her film crew from the RNC convention and they worked for Democracy Now. I don't know about you but I seem to see a connection here. LMAO
        
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    globalwarmer1 year, 4 months ago
    
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    I can't believe it but I agree with Klarissa on this one. The police have their hands full with protesters trying to test the police. Its the cops job to keep peace, if anything the video vindicates the cops.
    
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      flyonthewallzz1 year, 4 months ago
      
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      I disagree:
      
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      zaphod1 year, 4 months ago
      
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      And the press' job is to record and report.
      
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      kobzikov1 year, 4 months ago
      
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      I don't understand how arresting someone for asking a question keeps the peace. Not to mention that journalists have even more of a right to ask questions without fear of arrest, then us, regular folk.
      
      As a matter of fact, it seems more like a characteristic of a totalitarian or police state. Even in Soviet Union that kind of policy has for the most part died with Stalin.
      
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        flyonthewallzz1 year, 4 months ago
        
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        The Press is there to do there job, just like a carpenter building a house. They carry a bunch of expensive stuff with them and usually where there is news there are cops.
        They work together.
        This is nuts.
        Of course the front person would stand up for her co-workers and expect the respect that her hard earned credentials deserve.
        She had a badge!
        The folks that busted her did not!
        Neither did the folks that told her producer to put her face on the ground.
        Carpenters do Demolition as well, if they have to.
        
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        miklkit1 year, 4 months ago
        
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        BZZZZZZ!! :o)
        
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        globalwarmer1 year, 4 months ago
        
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        I was taking the video at face value. I don't believe the press has more freedom or rights than the average citizen, they are journalists not public servants. If they are given specials passes to allow them access to certain places, thats fine but right or wrong they have to follow orders like everyone else. Perhaps I'm off base here but i don't think so.
        
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  Engnr1 year, 4 months ago
  
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  Wow, this reminds me of the Democratic Convention last week.
  
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