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.
Sorry, but I'm a die-hard conservative who would rather see a play than a football game anytime. I hate that the arts have been hijacked by the left, but that doesn't mean I'm any less inclined to partake.
You're not the only one. I work in the arts and it ain't easy... but I'm not going anywhere. I'm like the Zell Miller of the creative world. HAHA!!
Bump!
Before I noticed the source, I was reading the posters and saying...what the f***
Good one! Lol
Ain't no men in New York But the ones being shiped in! Plenty of pretty girlie boys who pretend to be men though!
they're nothing but evil wretches of worthless life. incredible.
They sure don't understand from whence it came!
This is GREAT!!!!!! This is going to do wonders top help the undecideds!!!!
Ahh.. liberal wackos. Always accusing others of what they're already guilty of.
Nope, they most certainly do NOT.
Ain't that the truth!
Yeah, but the good news is, their masks are off. Even the elites aren't making a pretense of civility anymore. The only people who aren't going to see these vicious; wretched succubi for what they are, are the zombified koolaid drinkers and those whose heads are so far up their @$$es, they haven't seen daylight in a month of Sundays. I think the rest are completely disgusted by the whole sorry mess.
Did you see this thread yet?
9 Protesters arrested for Felony Assault on a Police Officer in New York
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1202730/posts
To that, I would only say, it's been their whole lives that daylight's never been seen. They're like cockroaches...breeding in darkness and scurrying away at the flick of a light.
I saw the "headline" but haven't yet visited; thanks for the ping. I'll make sure I visit tomorrow, as I've got to get offline here soon....it's Monday morning already for me, lol! : )
bmp for later reading
Good. I hope they get the whole d**n lot of them before the convention starts. Our people shouldn't have to put up with this crap. These are not peaceful demonstrators. They are violent, traitorous criminals.
Man, stuff like this just burns me up. I'm itching for a fight with one of these leftist punks. It's probably best that I didn't make it out to NY but these clowns need to be knocked upside the head once in a while.
See ya nic!
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