Zombie’s DNC Protest Roundup: 1968 Recreated?
Well, not exactly. But it was pretty darn entertaining.
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To wrap up my coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Denver on August 25-28, I offer here a compilation of all the lesser marches, the forgotten vignettes, the little scenes that few ever saw.
Despite all the hubbub and furor about the anticipated protests, the truth is that they were mostly very tame. Aside from the one small riot on Monday night (which I accidentally participated in), and a couple of lesser confrontations here and there, not much happened, when you get right down to it. My first urge is to say I’m a bit disappointed in my coverage, but in reality I covered all there was to cover. It’s not my fault that it was a wash-out.
All in all, I’d say ‘68 was not recreated.
I guess the lesson to be learned from this is: Never pre-announce a revolution ahead of time. Because the cops can read the Internet too.
The revolution should not be blogged.
And now let’s peruse a week’s worth of protests and piquant vistas.
The Stoner March
On Thursday, the final day of the convention, a coalition of marijuana-legalization groups staged a march to Invesco Field.
The event was purportedly to promote the use of “medical” marijuana, but as this sign reveals, that was rather a thin excuse, as well over 90% of the people there were perfectly healthy and just wanted to smoke pot for fun without fear of arrest. (Note stoner dudes in the background.)
The leaders of the march asked everyone to specifically not smoke joints during the march. Some obeyed, others did not.
Back before the march began, an aging Yippie enlisted several young acolytes to stage an anti-McCain prank. First they held McCain’s picture upside-down…
…and then slammed a cream pie into it.
Overall, the march was very pro-Obama, since Obama had (according to the march leaders) promised to push for the legalization of medical marijuana; but not everyone was on board with that message.
The march was actually one of the largest during the entire convention, as this very foreshortened picture shows. I’d estimate somewhere between 500 and 1,000 pot-heads showed up (though that’s just a wild guess).
The crowd was that large partly because a couple of far-left/anti-American groups joined in, such as this one…
…and, as always, the parasitical Revolutionary Communist Party.
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13 Comments
1. Jake Was Here:The “Will There Be Hope For Gorilla” thing is derived from a particularly inane book of Green philosophy, ISHMAEL by Daniel Quinn.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2003/09/09-18-03tdc/09-18-03darts-14.asp
Sep 2, 2008 - 2:43 am 2. ST333:I can’t help but laugh at them but at the same time, I’m embarrassed for them. The left truly is the gene cesspool of society. Let’s hope they don’t breed.
Sep 2, 2008 - 7:39 am 3. schnargley:Once again, great stuff, zombie. May I suggest that all your work be compiled and bound in a classy hardbound edition as a coffee table book edition? The photos and wry comments will serve as a source of hilarity, as well as a ominous warning for generations children to come, “Please kids do not use drugs.”
Sep 2, 2008 - 9:51 am 4. LT Nixon:Thanks for the pics Zombietime, as always!
Sep 2, 2008 - 7:44 pm 5. Bugs:Looks like the Yippies’ standards have slipped a bit since the 60s. I mean their pranking standards, not their standards of personal hygiene; those appear unchanged.
Sep 3, 2008 - 7:40 am 6. DEGUELLO:It’s very comforting to know that we have a second amendment in this country,given the large number of criminally demented enthusiasts for totalitarianism ,released from the nation’s insane asylums.
Sep 3, 2008 - 7:51 am 7. DEGUELLO:Drug-addled,totalitarian enthusiasts,who belong in an insane asylum,not the strrets.
Sep 3, 2008 - 7:53 am 8. Adam Morse:Wonderful photos, worth a thousand words apiece, which could make this into a “graphic novel”. Would you mind if I posted the link in a local forum? This is too rich to keep to yourself. : )
P.S. Are you going to St. Paul this week? I would love to see some of those photos as well….
Sep 3, 2008 - 9:47 am 9. CSAP:Deguello,
Sep 4, 2008 - 9:48 am 10. Kerry:Communism aside, why is it that you consider these protesters’ call for personal freedom to be “totalitarian?”
I’ve been watching the protests outside the Republican convention. These people are protesting war and violence. Yet, they are resorting to violence, the thing they supposedly stand against.
One of the news outlets interviewed some of the protest participants. The news outlet showed them some pictures of important politicians. The participants interviewed did not have a clue who the pictures were of.
Obama is for peaceable resolutions to our foreign affairs. Yet, Obama has yet to just ask these protesters to stop their violence. While he is not “in control” of the protestors, he could be making a great point of the power of his word. He is not “in control” of Iran, but thinks his rhetoric is going to make a difference.
Perhaps Obama’s silence with the protesters are like his “present” vote. It makes no stand.
Sep 4, 2008 - 4:13 pm 11. cshapiro04:The only thing I liked that it is true that Al Gore and other elitists have created the carbon credits as a money making scheme (the only thing they might not like is that I believe Global Warming to be pure hogwash).
Sep 7, 2008 - 12:41 am 12. The Art of the Possible » Blog Archive » The RNC: Red, White, and it Blew:[...] 68 was a failure, from the beginning when it was decided 68 needed to be recreated. Let’s stop stepping in the [...]
Sep 7, 2008 - 4:39 pm 13. Josh:http://www.2008presidentialpoll.com/uncategorized/take-to-the-streets/
more than just potheads voiced their opinions at the convention…check it out
Sep 11, 2008 - 1:43 pm