I saw the article, and what strikes me as strange about the report is that only residents, employees, and the VIPs and staff are allowed on the Island. From what I've read, the protesters are being kept in New Brunswick, GA more than an hour away.
I saw the article, and what strikes me as strange about the report is that only residents, employees, and the VIPs and staff are allowed on the Island. From what I've read, the protesters are being kept in New Brunswick, GA more than an hour away.
These things need repeating. Only in the South... Southern Hospitality at the G-8
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The biggest threat to public safety, in the fire chief's opinion, is confrontation between anti-G8 protesters and the island's massively beefed-up police force. "The Feds are taking into consideration that this is south-east Georgia, where a lot of people carry guns," he says, with something like pride
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a playing-field over on the mainland has been fenced for use as a detention centre
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Today the beaches, patrolled by sharky, high-speed gunboats, are empty and shorn of the sea broom and bramble that provided much-needed shade for humans and wildlife (terrorists who make it past the tanks and missiles might hide there
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And what of the fabled bonanza for local business? Some of the shops on St Simons are boarded up against protesters. Others are open, but empty.
Last week shopkeepers took out an advertisement begging for local custom to make up for the lack of profitable visitors. (Feds aren't big on buying knick-knacks). The hotel and rental industry, with the notable exception of The Sea Island Company, has suffered a massive loss.
One hotel was block-booked by government agencies, presumably to queer the pitch for the more affluent protester, and last week, the bookings were cancelled. No apology, no explanation, and, crucially, no compensation.
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So there won't be too many people on St Simons waving the G8 flags today. "No matter which way you look at it, you're polishing a turd," says Hairy Dave. "You can polish it up as much as you want, dress it up in pretty pink ribbons, and what have you got at the end? A shiny turd."
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So there won't be too many people on St Simons waving the G8 flags today. "No matter which way you look at it, you're polishing a turd," says Hairy Dave. "You can polish it up as much as you want, dress it up in pretty pink ribbons, and what have you got at the end? A shiny turd."
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