[Islander7]

SCUM!!

[gondramB]

CNN is reporting they are calling the National Guard as police are being overwhelmed but the CNN guy at the convention center said any violence was being kept away from there.

[Dutchboy88]

Isn’t this an oxymoron? A peaceful anti-war demonstration turns violent...I thought they didn’t think violence settled anything, or was that, except for their ideas?

[nmh]

Excerpt:

It was a violent counterpoint to an otherwise peaceful anti-war march not far from the Xcel Energy Center convention site. Many protesters involved in the more violent protest were clad in black and identified themselves to reporters as anarchists. They wrought havoc by damaging property and setting at least one fire. Most of the trouble was in pockets of a neighborhood near downtown, several blocks from where the convention was taking place.

Police estimates of the crowd shifted several times during the event, ranging from 2,000 to 10,000. The crowd was clearly in the thousands. Late Monday afternoon, long after the antiwar marchers had dispersed, police requested and got 150 Minnesota National Guard soldiers to help control splinter groups near downtown.

..

An “anti war” group dressed in black, against violence attacks civilians.

Lovely.

[Candor7]

Johna Goldberg predicted this in his book: "Liberal Fascism."

The Dem party has been seized by extremists, fascisti. You will see much more of this before Obama is done.

Hillery knuckled under to it. We won't.

[Clintonfatigued]

I support their right to protest, but they don’t support Republicans’ right to have a convention. What self-righeous hypocrites!

[basil]

Of course, we all have the right to free speech. My question is, where is the right to destroy property, harm fellow humans, stop traffic, lay down in a public roadways, and all the others uncivil tactics written down?

Is there another Bill of Rights of which I am unaware?

[originalbuckeye]

The loony Lefties display their extreme immaturity. I hope the country is paying attention to these people and understand that the anarchists will vote Dem in November.

[atomic conspiracy]

Helpful hints for RNC protestors:

Niven's Laws

Never throw s**t at an armed man.

Corollary: Never stand next to somebody who is throwing s**t at an armed man.

[Wacka]

Why is there a uniform for anarchists?

[skeeter]

Was the word “Leftwing” used anywhere within this article?

[atomic conspiracy]

These are not peaceful protestors, they are fascist criminals attacking the very bedrock of the democratic system. ANY level of force would be justified in preventing this.

[Centurion2000]

I have to ask. Why didn’t the RNC decide to have this convention in Texas. Liberal (ironic yes?) carry laws would makes these “protestors” think twice about engaging in violence.

[FrankR]

These developmentally arrested people are looking for their Andy Warhole time in the spotlight. I'll bet if you stopped and interviewed 50% of them, they wouldn't even know what they are protesting...the other 50% would recite the same dem talking points, ad infinitum.

It's a shame there couldn't be a few thousand conservatives surrounding the convention center with axe handles...after all, we're the ones who always demand our right of self-protection.

In olden days, if an "army" of ragtag sycophants attacked an American institution and tried to circumvent our rights, a Militia would have formed and sent them packing.

[Logical me]

Words are worth nothing. Busted a@@ and jail is something. They a complete background on each arrested and their assets confiscated to pay for the damage.

[VRWC For Truth]

I though all these lefties were for “peace”. Meet the new fascists, same as the old fascists.

[DesScorp]

And yet Slashdot.org was screaming “fascism” yesterday about the cops that busted anarchist groups that were preparing for this kind of stuff.

[brushcop]

Damn! I can see that the police in Minn are p*ssies. Girly men. They watched the anarchists on the overpass and waved the buses through when they *thought* the bus could get through. Need more reason to pack heat? Carry it, use it. The anarchists want you dead folks or seriously injured, don’t kid yourselves.

Either defend yourselves or don’t go to the convention.

[Dogbert41]

They are offspring of the Weathermen Underground make NO MISTAKE about it.

And Obama has long ties to them.

[devolve]

clickeroo below

[weegee]

The FEC needs to charge these “protesters” with unlawful voter intimidation.