Posted on 05/22/2016 5:15:00 AM PDT by Kaslin
Yeah, but the books have been sold.
Chicago ‘68 was cops vs. crazies outside the convention.
What defeated Hubert Humphrey was the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Poor ol’ HH was seen as a continuation of LBJ & the Vietnam war. RFK had promised change.
FWIW, nobody in American history lusted for the Presidency more than Lyndon Johnson. Read Robert A. Caro on LBJ; he was consumed with ambition for high office. When it fell into his hands with the JFK assassination, Johnson couldn’t believe his own luck.
Yet, five years later, only 60 & eligible for a second term, Lyndon Johnson bailed & headed back to the LBJ Ranch. He died four years later.
In Greece...protesting about the austerity program
Kenny's backup plan... the ROP
Google “Greek Riots” and go to images for more
Like you, I’ll watch this with a grim satisfaction and the sort of horrible fascination usually reserved for the sort of vehicular accidents that leave body parts strewn about
This is going to be better than ‘68.
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To be enforced by who?
(rubs hands in anticipation)
Yes, indeed it will be. heh heh heh
Oh there will be rioting outside the convention in Cleveland.
How could the left not riot?
Philadelphia had lots of problems with anarchists during the last Republican Convention there. Several Pennsyvania State Troopers that I knew were detailed there to beef up security. Things got pretty dicey on the streets.
Philadelphia with it’s narrow alleys in between the main arteries is tailor made for trouble.
And why roughly 80% of the original Bolsheviks died at the hands of their comrades.
People like Bernie Sanders's followers imagine they'll all be part of the nomenklatura, living high on the socialist hog, instead of the masses fighting over the last package of disposable diapers in an empty Venezuelan market.
Trumps convention will be a world class star studded gala, a banquet, a party, a celebration of American greatness and optimism, with Trump visible and hosting all 4 days.
The dem convention will be 3 days of freak show/riots with Hillary showing up the 4th day looking like a weak out of shape referee trying to to control a professional wrestling match with chairs and beer cups flying!
Red/black = anarcho-syndicalism.
They should fog the protest areas with pot smoke. Kind of like smoking bees to pacify them:)
Cleveland is a slightly different deal. The IX center is located at the airport, so it is locked down on three sides by airport, with one road access. The issue will be with convention goers staying downtown.
The problems in Philly will, as you say, be at the downtown hotels. They may try to sneak people onto the convention floor to try and draw attention to what’s going on outside the hall.
For an interesting look at the 1968 Chicago convention, watch some of these youtube videos in this youtube list:
"1968 Democratic Convention part 1" (and following video clips in youtube group list)For some other quick looks from back then, you might want to take a look at these video clips too.(Just be prepared to see interviews with people from all sides back then, including American terrorist Bill Ayers, and various others who were involved back then.)
"1968 Chicago Police vs Protesters"(To hear that "Whole World's Watching" chant a little better, listen to the beginning of the following youtube video clip.)"Chicago Convention The Whole World is Watching 1968"
"Thw Whole World Is Watching" Chant
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