What Awaits the G.O.P. in Convention

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/19/nyregion/19matters.html

"It was inevitable, but still it is always instructive to be reminded of the adaptability of our public officials. The Republicans are coming to New York, holding their convention from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. Time for the Democrats to take a vacation? No way.

A few days ago, Representative Charles B. Rangel threatened to disrupt the convention if Washington Republicans did not modify a law requiring some public housing tenants to work in community service. "If they don't do it, they're going to have a hot time in the old town when they get here," Mr. Rangel said at a news conference at City Hall on Friday.
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If protest is squelched, at least the world will know about it. In a city where demonstrators are organizing four months in advance and a wily lawmaker is using the mere threat of a protest as a lobbying tool, whispering is not in style.

"There are just so many things, so many issues, so many people who intend to demonstrate," Mr. Rangel said. "People will know they came to New York."

No protest there."

Hehehe.

What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware

I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind

I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side

It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away

We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down"

This is gonna overtake Chicago in the history books. Wish, oh how I wih, I could be part of it.

Go Charlie!

unions should totally be a part of this if they want to keep their jobs inside the u.s.
and i hope more stuff keeps coming out about nutty bushco has been -- joe wilson? are you ready?