The following is an excerpt from today's NY Times.

August 27, 2004 Protests Come Early, and So Do Arrests By DIANE CARDWELL     Ruby Washington/The New York Times Naked and nearly naked members of Act Up demonstrated against President Bush's record on AIDS Thursday. The anarchists have not even had their day in the streets, but the protests surrounding the Republican National Convention have already kicked into high gear, with arrests at three events yesterday totaling at least 21, more than three times the number of arrests during the entire Democratic convention in Boston. The events yesterday offered a preview of what delegates may expect when they actually arrive this weekend: spontaneous acts at high-profile locations meant to draw maximum attention........ In one event yesterday, several members of Act Up blocked traffic, naked, on Eighth Avenue in front of Madison Square Garden, the convention site, to protest the Bush administration's record on AIDS. That resulted in 11 arrests on misdemeanor charges, according to police officials......... The protest elicited stares and gasps from people who gathered around them. "Think of the children," people cried out.     The following is from an Assorted Press article.

Kerry Campaign Advice to GOP Convention Protesters

By THE ASSORTED PRESS

Aug 27, 2004 (TAP) -- The Assorted Press was able to obtain a controversial FAX sent by a Kerry campaign coordinator to the head of "Protests-R-Us", the umbrella group heading the anti-Republican conventions protests.

The following is an excerpt from the controversial message, which in some ways echoes the infamous Chicago Democrat Convention riots and behavior.

"Fellow anarchists, protesters, Democrats, Socialists and Communists: Be sure to wear plenty of talcum powder.

As a liberal, if I could offer you only one tip for the professional malcontent protester, talcum would be it. For those not going naked, it will keep you from getting a rash as you walk around in perpetually moist trousers.

Here's some more advice.

Urge people to worry about President Bush and the GOP taking over America in the future. It's effective and it's easier than getting a real job or taking action. For you young folks, do things that scare citizens...or better yet, say something that scares senior citizens.

Remind everyone that they are going to die soon because the environment is 98 percent poison and it's Bush's fault.

Don't breathe secondhand cigarette smoke. Breathe firsthand marijuana smoke. It's more pure because it hasn't been in someone else's filthy lungs.

Remind citizens of these things; Health insurance for same-sex domestic partners and to have abortions, since the planet is already overcrowded.

During your protesting remember that our "Cause", our ideology and lifestyle are more important than truth.

Very importantly remember this; 'As the Infidel is to the Muslim, conservative Christians are to the liberal Left'.

And don't forget your talcum powder."

 

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