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Aug. 29th, 2004 08:20 pmIt seems like some folks are protesting the Republican Convention.
As a basis for comparison, United for Peace and Justice are claiming 400,000, and the AP says that the protesters filled the entire route of the march.
Of those, they've arrested around 200 people, most for disorderly conduct away from the march.
Meanwhile, 81% of the home team are all for the demonstrations, six percent more than the number of us who disapprove of the job Our Fearless Leader is doing.
I love my city.
Conventioneers, welcome to New York. We wish you weren't here, but we have nothing against you personally. You'll probably feel right at home in one of our many TGIFridays or Applebees. If you're out after dark, blocks with restaurants on them are always a better choice than blocks of closed stores.
A respectful silence on the subject of 9/11 would be greatly appreciated, but we don't really expect it. Be nice to our cops and firemen, please. Your party hasn't.
Please note that we aren't being allowed anywhere near you folks while you're here, so if you aren't happy with conditions you should know that you almost certainly brought the problem with you.
Have a nice week.
"tens of thousands" - Voice of America, Miami Herald, the International Herald-Tribune (which is to say the New York Times) as well as the actual New York Times, CNN, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Houston Chronicle, the Christian Science Monitor, ABC News
"thousands upon thousands" - LA Times
"hundreds of thousands" - Reuters, Kansas City Star
"more than 100,000" - AP,
and my personal favorite, from the news service owned by our beloved Republican mayor, whose Idea this party reportedly was, Bloomberg News: "thousands," in which they are joined by the Miami Herald and the BBC
As a basis for comparison, United for Peace and Justice are claiming 400,000, and the AP says that the protesters filled the entire route of the march.
Of those, they've arrested around 200 people, most for disorderly conduct away from the march.
Meanwhile, 81% of the home team are all for the demonstrations, six percent more than the number of us who disapprove of the job Our Fearless Leader is doing.
I love my city.
Conventioneers, welcome to New York. We wish you weren't here, but we have nothing against you personally. You'll probably feel right at home in one of our many TGIFridays or Applebees. If you're out after dark, blocks with restaurants on them are always a better choice than blocks of closed stores.
A respectful silence on the subject of 9/11 would be greatly appreciated, but we don't really expect it. Be nice to our cops and firemen, please. Your party hasn't.
Please note that we aren't being allowed anywhere near you folks while you're here, so if you aren't happy with conditions you should know that you almost certainly brought the problem with you.
Have a nice week.
