Posted on 08/29/2004 7:58:56 PM PDT by MaineRepublic
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dozens of demonstrators heckled and jeered Broadway theatergoers on Sunday, seeking confrontations with Republican delegates who arrived in New York City to back President Bush (news - web sites)'s reelection bid.
Police arrested up to 60 protesters who assembled in Times Square at dusk chanting anti-Bush slogans after hundreds of thousands had marched in Manhattan to decry the president's policies before the Republican convention begins on Monday.
But individual protesters kept tensions high, some of them hissing or cursing at well-heeled couples heading to popular Broadway musicals like "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
"Republican murderers go home and kill your babies!" one young man yelled at theatergoers, a far cry from local public service messages urging New Yorkers to "make nice" to party delegates in the city for the four-day convention, where Bush will be nominated for another four-year term.
A second protester shoved a middle-aged woman in a black cocktail dress, shouting:
"Bitch, go home! We don't want you here!" At one point, police cordoned off a city block after several dozen demonstrators jeered and razzed the incoming audience.
"We were talking to delegates as they came by. We were very calm," said Brendan, 23, an organic farmer from upstate New York, adding he was thumbing his nose at the crowd with other hecklers before police intervened. "You do anything a little out of the ordinary here and they arrest you."
Protest actions in front of New York theaters were some of the few taking place outside permitted demonstration areas.
The wild card in protests expected later this week is whether self-styled anarchists try to wreak havoc in the city with unannounced actions despite unprecedented security.
I think you are right. Free speech does not include harassment.
BTW, if I had been this woman's companion I probably would have two black eyes and a broken nose and be stewing in a cell. I'm a lover, not a fighter. This guy needs a good old-fashioned Roy D Mercer ass whippin'.
Bitch...go home...isn't that nice.
Anyone know a contact email for the Kerry Campaign or the DNC to let them know what we think of their goon squad's tactics?
Real shame these people don't connect the dots between Kerry's approach to terrorism and the change a couple of years ago to the New York City skyline.
Unless they're calling for reinforcements, lol...
Most all the actors and the producers of these shows are hardcore liberal leftist and homosexuals.
Whatever happened to the memory of 2 planes hitting the WTC? People running from a cloud of smoke and ash--a scene which reminded me of a Hollywood Horror Film, except this time it was real? The sound of bodies hitting the sidewalk-people jumping because the alternative was just too gruesome to face?
I see signs saying "Bush lied, people died." Time for a reality check. Risking deletion, a more accurate sign should be "Monica sucked, NY couldn't duck"
"Bitch, go home! We don't want you here!". How eloquent.
BUMP!
Any place west of the Hudson and east of San Francisco (with the exception of Boulder, CO), and this punk would've had his @$$ handed to him.
Speaking of Kerry roach supporter...ewww!
Well, I'm conservative but I enjoy the arts and music. I don't think I am the only one. I just wish these artists would just perform their art without feeling the need to tell their audiences about their politics as it usually is not the same as mine.
Guess that explains why this man is not wearing any - a subtle statement; not too angry. . .
I must say I do find myself sympathizing witht he protestors...
Hey dumb*ss; apparently you've forgotten....it is YOU people who are into infanticide in a big way. 
hypocrites!
Well, looks like indymedia accomplished what they set out to do. I hope they nail these b*****ds to the wall, or better yet, bury them under the d**n jail. They absolutely hate freedom, don't they?
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