Posted on 06/11/2004 7:08:28 AM PDT by ICX
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Protest planners expected a huge turnout for the Group of Eight (search) summit in Sea Island, Ga., this week, but found their estimates for at least 5,000 demonstrators to be overly optimistic.
Forced to stay a safe distance from the actual meetings of leaders from the world's most industrialized nations, protesters were outnumbered by police — as well as the media — in rally after rally in nearby Savannah (search), Brunswick and Saint Simons Island.
At least 20,000 law enforcement officers provided security for the G8 meetings, including National Guard (search) units on virtually every street corner. Even Savannah's Starbucks, a frequent target of anti-globalization protesters, was safe from vandalism this year.
But the expectations of massive demonstrations and the potential for violence were enough to keep visitors away from the historic city at the height of what is usually its tourist season.
"Business has been extremely different. There have just been nonexistent people in Savannah this week," said Marcia Thompson of Mrs. Wilkes' Restaurant.
Ice cream vendors had hoped to cash in selling cool scoops to hot demonstrators, but estimates are that only 50 of the 5,000 expected protesters materialized.
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They most likely couldn't find it on the map. Public school educations, no doubt.
Be sure to go to the story and watch the video. It is on the right hand side below the pictures. The last part of the video with the empty stage and empty park are great.
I saw that on Fox last night!
That was HILARIOUS!!!!
-Seeing the stage and P.A. system all set up in front of an EMPTY field.
Those 50 people need to hit the pavement and start applying for jobs.
"Suck it, hippies."
I've been thinking about that.
How many of you are old enough to remember when 'hippies' were considered the freaks and weirdos that they actually were?
When/how exactly did they get today's status of intellectual nobility. It seems now to be a badge
of honor to the left.
They were just dirty, drugged up goofballs. Nothing more.
"Were" drugged up, dirty goofballs?
Not much has changed, I regret to say.
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G8 and Its Protesters- Loyal Opposition, or Anarchy?
various FR links | 05-22-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy
These over-indulged fools did not figure out until the last day that the foot of the F.J. Torras causeway was the best location to garner attention, and promptly set up camp there, disrupting traffic a little. A few were arrested on Saint Simons the last day for obstructing a road.
I just watched the video, Bwahahahahahaha!
I liked the dingus woman who was asked "are you disapointed in the turn out?" 'no coz are issue has always been free speach'
Bwaahahahahaha
are = our of course!
"Hippies. They want to save the world but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad." --Eric Cartman
I live and work in Savannah. I was kinda disappointed that more didn't show as I was hoping to see some protester booty kicked. The Library was on full alert, but, we didn't even see an increase in usage. Well at least now the helicopter traffic will slack up :)
So this is the utopia that the G8 central politburo hopes to spread throughout the world?
But how many will the media say were there? Probably hundreds of thousands!
"G8 Summit drawss a whopping 50 protesters."
Die hard commies each and everyone of them. They will all be voting for Kerry too.
Look in today's "Salon dot commie". The official Politburo line is that nobody came because Bush is suppressing free speech.
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