Police drop plans for razor-wire holding cells at the Democratic convention.
By on Aug 20th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Police drop plans for razor-wire holding cells at the Democratic convention.
Denver police have “have dropped plans to top the holding cells in place for use during next week’s Democratic convention with razor wire after some groups started comparing the site to the detention facility for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.” Instead, the cells will be topped with chain-link fencing. The ACLU has expressed concern about mass arrests of protestors, citing the 2004 GOP convention in New York City, “where some people were held for days at a converted bus depot.”
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Welcome to America, the police state...
August 20th, 2008 at 10:21 pmGee, chain-link fencing! That's like light years on the road to achieving human rights in this country compared to razor wire...
/sarcasm
August 20th, 2008 at 10:22 pmMaybe Ted Haggard, leader of a Colorado based "MEGA CHURCH", meth freak and homosexaul prostitute extraordinaire, is trolling for the Republican convention
August 20th, 2008 at 10:23 pmi can't say as i blame denver for wanting to be prepared to bedlam... all the righty talk of "recreate 68"...
August 20th, 2008 at 10:34 pmFOR bedlam
August 20th, 2008 at 10:34 pmHow many Republicans are planning to protest the Democratic convention in Denver? There must be literally dozens of pro-war, pro-tax cuts to the rich, pro-Bush Republicans out there who want their voices heard.
August 20th, 2008 at 10:37 pmDon't worry about any Republicans starting a riot. They will just pay some Iranian or Saudi to shoot you in the back as all chuckenshits do.
August 20th, 2008 at 10:44 pmshit and I was hoping to sit in a cage with razor-wire for a little while being treated poorly before signing a confessional.
August 20th, 2008 at 10:46 pmCrusty Old Bastard Says:
Don’t worry about any Republicans starting a riot. They will just pay some Iranian or Saudi to shoot you in the back as all chuckenshits do.
Or the 'Pubs will just hire illegal immigrants to stand there with signs, and pay them substandard wages for the privilege.
PEACE
August 20th, 2008 at 10:56 pmAbove the Clouds Says:
How many Republicans are planning to protest the Democratic convention in Denver? There must be literally dozens of pro-war, pro-tax cuts to the rich, pro-Bush Republicans out there who want their voices heard.
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Let us not forget... that bloated sack of porcine offal from hell Limbaugh was exhorting his mindless followers earlier this yr to go to Denver and deliberately cause a scene...
Say... isn't that against the law? Naaaaah... couldn't be... I mean, no one ever investigated...
August 20th, 2008 at 11:03 pmYou know, I've really been wondering why they would be worried about protesters in Denver when Republicans are the ones whose policies everyone hates.
My inner paranoiac wonders if much of the arrests won't be some type of staged action to make the Democrat party look bad. Of course, my reasonable side knows the Democrats make themselves look bad enough by enabling the Bush administration to continue its god-awful policies
August 20th, 2008 at 11:05 pmAccurate description but doesn't it ruin your appetite?
August 20th, 2008 at 11:50 pmHi Zed Lefflin:
August 21st, 2008 at 12:27 amWhat was that stuff you were saying before about chickens? I didn't really get what you ment,
Agent-Provacateurs will to their best to see that these holding cells are kept full 24-7.
It might be wise for Democratic supporters to stage media events well away from the designated compound. Perhaps a single person on every street corner standing on an actual wooden crate/soapbox, instead of a rally which would require permits?
August 21st, 2008 at 12:30 amdbadass Says:
shit and I was hoping to sit in a cage with razor-wire for a little while being treated poorly before signing a confessional.
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So you were planning on protesting the DNC convention?
How many more of you does Rush say it'll take to "Recreate 68"?
August 21st, 2008 at 12:49 amZed Lefflin Says:
I don’t think the cages will be needed in Denver this year most stoners are pretty mellow. If Obama keeps dropping in the poles like Bill Clinton’s speedos the need for therapists will be the order of the day.
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True, but it won't be the stoners protesting the Democrats.
It will be the Paultards, and Randy Weaver wanna-be's.
Not the Democrats.
August 21st, 2008 at 12:52 amThe Republic of Stupidity said:
Let us not forget… that bloated sack of porcine offal from hell Limbaugh was exhorting his mindless followers earlier this yr to go to Denver and deliberately cause a scene…
Then they won't need razor wire...a good supply of oxycontin will do.
http://progressiveworldreview.com
August 21st, 2008 at 1:08 am"How many Republicans are planning to protest the Democratic convention in Denver? There must be literally dozens of pro-war, pro-tax cuts to the rich, pro-Bush Republicans out there who want their voices heard."
Few if any. Most will be at work and don't have time to waste their time.
August 21st, 2008 at 1:28 amI don't understand this warped belief that the failure of a couple oil companies would doom us to an egalitarian Hell. Oil companies, big and small, fail all the time and someone else just takes over their business. And I don't think most patriotic Americans would consider exercising their right to free speech to be a waste of time.
Our trolls just get more delusional, and desperate, with each passing day.
August 21st, 2008 at 2:07 amThen who the hell is going to go to the RNP? O wait - knowbody significant.
August 21st, 2008 at 2:28 am…the gist was no oil no food……..so it is in our best interest….AT THIS TIME…..that Exxon, Chevron remain vibrant profitable company’s to keep the fuel flowing OR we will be forced to raise our own food any way we can…
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So we're being held hostage? And it's "in our best interests" to capitulate to them?
That's the end goal of enfettered capitalism. Companies WILL get enough power to be able to withhold food, water and security from citizens in order to control them.
That's called extortion, and it should be punished.
And oh God, America having to grow it's own food? Stop relying on imports?
Yeah, that'd be just horrible.
August 21st, 2008 at 2:45 amAn anti-Obama film will be shown on the 16th Street Mall on Sunday afternoon, the eve of the opening of the DNC.
The full-length film is called "Hype: The Obama Effect." It's produced by a national conservative group called Citizens United.
August 21st, 2008 at 2:51 amColorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams will co-host the movie premiere and local McCain supporters are expected to attend the 3 p.m. event at the Denver Pavilions.
Where does it say in the Constitution that Freedom of Speech and Assembly and the right to redress your government for grievances is guaranteed ONLY when one is enclosed or incarcerated in a barbed wire cage???
I can't find that part. Will someone please tell me where and when the Constitution was amended?
August 21st, 2008 at 3:18 amGiGi, you doof.
Just how many Democrats do you think will be protesting the Democratic convention?
Those cages are for the uneducated GOPers.
August 21st, 2008 at 8:57 amWouldn't rejoice, they are have probably just decided to taser everyone into passive submission instead.
August 21st, 2008 at 8:57 amLooks like the Chinese authorities who erected protest pens in Beijing for the Olympics have learned their lessons well in how democracy works.
August 21st, 2008 at 10:13 amI wonder if Michael Moore will be there with a camera crew to catch it all on film
Gigi I dont know but I do know Amy Goodman will be there with cameras.
August 21st, 2008 at 10:28 amAnd yes there will be liberals there demonstrating. I know one group in particular has called for people around the country to be there to make an anti-war statement. The dems have supported this war too.
The DNC could put an end to all this nonsense if they wanted to, but they are just as in love with the idea of a police state as the GOP.
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katy Says:
i can’t say as i blame denver for wanting to be prepared to bedlam… all the righty talk of “recreate 68?…
August 20th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
"Recreate 68" are lefties who are seeking publicity for their efforts. Righties are helping them out.
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piltdown Says:
Just how many Democrats do you think will be protesting the Democratic convention?
"Welcome to the Recreate 68 website, your virtual activists’ convergence center for the Democratic National Convention of 2008. This website was created for all the grassroots people who are tired of being sold out by the Democratic Party."
http://recreate68.com/?page_id=4
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Above the Clouds Says:
How many Republicans are planning to protest the Democratic convention in Denver?
"Meanwhile, Randall Terry, founder of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, said Wednesday that he and other activists plan to be arrested during the convention while protesting Barack Obama's support for abortion rights."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hn9yxBi74Li0vOLbXPGP0-bSwR9QD92MBPAG4
August 21st, 2008 at 11:28 am______
ucsbclassics53 Says:
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Gee, chain-link fencing! That’s like light years on the road to achieving human rights in this country compared to razor wire…
/sarcasm
August 20th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
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It would be really bad to be held in a chain link cage. The intelligent (and American) thing to do would be to protest within the law rather than trying to force others to heed one's protest by hindering their ability to go about their business. You don't get put in a cage, you get to protest as the law allows and others are free to listen to you or not as most Americans prefer.
August 21st, 2008 at 11:35 amHopefully there's a "mistake" and an airstrike is called in
August 21st, 2008 at 12:47 pmJust as long as Kinchloe still has a radio in the coffeepot!
August 21st, 2008 at 2:39 pmHopefully there’s a “mistake” and an airstrike is called in
ST333 I'm sputtering here. Please explain what you meantIt sounds like you are willing to blow up a city to get rid of protesters???
August 21st, 2008 at 3:45 pm