Bob McCarty Writes

In a post earlier this evening, I published a video montage of photos shot this afternoon by Robert Brenner at the K-N-Patriots.org anti-socialism rally at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo.  Now, I offer a look at some other photos from that grassroots rally.  Pay careful attention to the captions.
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Declaring their “massive anti-war march successful despite police repression,” a coalition of liberal, left-wing protesters at the Republican National Convention plans to hold a news conference at 9 a.m. Central today at 400 Western Ave. N. in St. Paul, according to a news release this morning.
The news conference will involve representatives of three groups — [...]

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Other than official business activities, not much took place inside the halls of the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., today, the first official day of the Republican National Convention. Outside, it was a different story — or several stories — as protesters of every ilk drew attention to themselves and their causes.  [...]

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The 2008 Democratic National Convention opened today in Denver with anti-establishment liberals, anarchists and other protesters doing what they do best — causing trouble.  I found the photos above telling in that they combine to show clear evidence of disunity at the event intended to show American voters a “united” Democratic front.

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The controversy generated by the Olympic Flame World Tour has captured many headlines in recent weeks. This morning, Associated Press reported that the flame had arrived in Malaysia ahead of a relay in which it will be guarded by 1,000 police watching for protests against China’s Tibet crackdown and human rights record. But [...]

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