A recapitulation of last week's FreeRepublic/Protest Warrior counterdemo demo.

Before I continue, I'd just like to note that this report on Thurday's activities in Manhattan has been passed on to me by another freeper, whose posting privileges have been revoked.

Well, well, well. Once again, the Kerry supporters "shined" brightly last night. Yet, there were many conservative protesters out on the streets, whom the media chose to ignore. On Thursday, a few freepers met up with "Protest Warrior" to make our voices heard and ruffle a few feathers on the left; both missions were accomplished.

First, we hit Herald Square to take on the liberals at "Hardball." A man-approximately 35 yrs. of age, with a very effeminate voice and John Davidson-type haircut, introduced himself as a representative of the "Dmocratic National Committee." He was distributing "Mission Not Accomplished" signs. He asked me (God Luvs America), if I wanted one, while he was reading my button, which boldly proclaimed: "10 Out Of 10 Terrorists Agree...Anbody But Bush."

He quizically read the message, but didn't get the point. "Are you for or against Bush?" he asked. I just laughed and shook my head.

Later, this Kerry supporter showed his true class. A few young Republicans working at the convention made their way to the front of the line. One of them asked the Kerryite if she could squeeze in front of him, to get to her friends. His response? "Only if you make out with me and let me in your pants." She got very upset-verging on tears-and that sparked the night's first altercation, as I moved in behind this slime-ball and invited him to take on a slightly larger individual. (I'm 6-2, 210 lbs.) Of course, he threatened to call Security and have me thrown out.

During the second confrontation, one lib was screaming that the Rep. Convention was "costing NYC $15 million!" I responded by saying that perhaps if she and other Kerry supporters could protest peacefully and behave like civilized individuals, rather than beat up cops, the need for a police presence at these events would not be quite as urgent. In fact, I suggested that NYC should've done the same thing the 'rats did with protesters in John Kerry's liberal state...namely, put them in cages! She and her male companion quickly left.

Then, it was on to meeting all the other Protest Warriors, whilst grabbing a sign and taking on the dirtbags from ANSWER, who were more than happy to support Kerry.

Marching down 9th Ave., we passed the Garden and arrived to a large round of applause from conventioneers entering MSG. What suprised me was the sheer amount of "Average Joe" minorities who cheered us on and chanted along to the chorus of "FOUR MORE YEARS!"

As the odor turned putrid, I could tell that we were moving into the belly of the beast, 6th Ave. bet. 23rd and 26th.

The crowd was full of your typical liberal losers. All of the world's ills-according to their signs-are the direct fault of the president of the United States. It was hate the president, hate Republicans and hate America.

While they were complaining about "tax cuts for the rich", one of our fellow protestors-in this case, a very proud gay man who was sporting a handmade "FAGS FOR BUSH" teeshirt-grabbed the megaphone and shouted: "In order to get a tax cut, you have to pay taxes. In order to pay taxes, you need a job. So stop complaining." Even the cops laughed at that one.

You could tell the Kerry supporters were quite intelligent and armed with facts. Even though I took off from work to participate in this event, I was continuously bombarded with the line: "Who's paying you to carry that sign?" (Meanwhile, they turn a blind eye to the fact that their organization-ANSWER-has communist ties, and is funded to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars by fellow leftists.

One liberal did infiltrate our position. She happened to be a very nice woman, who was a teacher at FIT. She discussed the issues with us in a civilized manner. I spoke with her at length, as did others. However, she was the exception to the rule. At one point, she noted that the phalanx of police officers separating us from the Kerry supporters were all facing them, not us.

Someone was holding a sign: "Republicans Tend To Be White." Of course, the person holding the sign aloft was a white man. My response was: "Democrats tend to be stupid." The sign came down.

The Kerry supporters can be summed up by a man who had a reversible sign, which read: "F*CK THE NYPD" on the front, and "THE NYPD ARE A BUNCH OF P*SSIES" on the back.

Of course, when he joined the group, we were arguing against his position, while no one on his side flinched, or even told him that his sign was inappropriate. I continually baited them to try and get a response to the sign, but it was a no-go. After two hours, it was back to HQ, up on 6th Avenue, where the cops were high-fiving us as we proceeded on our way. Of course, the Kerry supporters threw traffic cones at us, as they coureageously ran in the opposite direction.

Within a week, I will be able to-as Warner Wolf used to say-"Go to the tape!", as it was all recorded on a digital camera. This is God Luvs America (No longer able to post on FR, a site that he loves), dialing out.

Thanks for the post. I was there too! for the latter part of the protest, it was tough getting in.

Cops corral Prez protesters

Rowdies kept blocks from the Garden

Karen Baptiste, 14-years-old, in Union Square at the Vigil for the Fallen.

Protesters hoping to bid President Bush and the Republicans a rowdy goodbye were stymied last night by platoons of police who kept them away from Madison Square Garden. Thousands of demonstrators chanting "No! No!" were bottled up by cops determined to defuse whatever plans they had to disrupt the final night of the GOP convention as Bush addressed his followers.

"Stay back! Stay back!" cops yelled from behind barricades at the throngs massed on Eighth Ave. near W. 30th St.

When it became clear they would not get near the Garden, the demonstrators turned their backs on Bush - at the exact moment when the President began speaking - and began banging on drums, chanting, "No more war!"

It was their last hurrah after a week of convention upheaval that began when AIDS activists stripped near the Garden and United for Peace and Justice staged a massive march up Seventh Ave.

"It's been a long week," said demonstrator Sam Nolan, 37, of Queens, as he walked away from the protest. "The cops really wore us down. I guess people got intimidated."

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly dispatched thousands of cops last night to make sure there was no repeat of Tuesday's mayhem, when nearly 1,200 demonstrators were arrested around Manhattan.

While 29 rowdies were arrested yesterday,, the GOP delegates were not completely insulated from the rage in the streets. At least two protesters managed to get into the Garden and were dragged out during the President's speech.

Bush's arrival at the Garden was heralded by a pair of city garbage trucks, which blocked Seventh Ave. while the President's motorcade of Secret Service sedans and armored limousines raced down W. 34th St.

Clad in riot gear, packs of cops zoomed around on bikes and scooters and on horseback, while other officers searched people emerging from Penn Station, confiscating sticks and spray-paint cans and other potentially dangerous items.

"You're not going anywhere with that," an officer barked as he removed a ruler from one man's backpack.

Contained on Eighth Ave. between W. 30th and 28th Sts., several thousand protesters mustered by the group A.N.S.W.E.R. chanted, "No more years!"

At one point, police charged through the crowd when 50 members of a pro-Bush group called Protest Warrior waded into enemy territory. Cops quickly penned up the interlopers - for their safety.

"Go home! Go home!" the anti-Bush crowd chanted.

"It's only fascism," said pro-Bush activist Michael Austin, 41, a New York actor. "I'm here for self-preservation."

Later, cops sent the anti-Bush demonstrators south down Eighth Ave., and another group of about 5,000 that had held a candlelight vigil in Union Square marching north toward the Garden - apparently tuckering both groups out.v Mayor Bloomberg, who has praised the peaceful protesters, lashed out against the troublemakers and denied that the city mistreated any of the more than 1,825 people arrested since Sunday.

"A handful of people have tried to destroy our city by going up and yelling at visitors here because they don't agree with their views," he said.

Just before Bush spoke, a state judge ordered the city to release more than 500 protesters, and fined the city $1,000 for every demonstrator held past 5 p.m. Some had been held for as long as 67 hours. City officials denied any wrongdoing.

Bush began his big day with multifaith prayers at the Catholic Church of Our Savior on Park Ave. While his parents braved hecklers, Bush was whisked in through the side - disappointing the hundreds who came to cheer or boo.

"Shame! Shame! Shame!" the Bush-bashers cried.

"On you! On you! On you!" the Bush-backers shouted back.

Bush foes also poured red dye symbolizing the blood of U.S. soldiers slain in Iraq into the fountains around the city.

Early this morning, some demonstrators started clearing Eighth Ave. of protest debris. Sixteen others later sat down in the street and were arrested.

Center, the Brooklyn Museum and City Hall.

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