Repubs hoping for trouble in NYC during their convention?

[jpgray]

What do you think?

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. I think...

...they are counting on one of two scenarios, either one of which helps them.

Scenario A: Red, White and Manipulative. Multi-culti immigrant hustle meets shameless 9/11 pandering. Think of Reagan at Point du Hoc meets Neil Diamond singing "They're Coming to America." Meretricious feel-good crap.

Scenario B. Mother of All Seattles. Agents provocateurs out the ying-yang. Turtle-suit wearing fringies clash on live TV with New York's Finest; the Heros of 9/11 meet the Children of Chicago '68. Meretricious scare-the-pants-off-Mrs. Grundy-in Peoria crap.

[Mz Pip]

2. Think Chicago 1968

I was there and it didn't help the anti-war cause one bit. Violence in the streets does not play well in middle America. It scares the crap out of Irwin and Shirley who are just happy to have a free weekend to spend with their kids.

I would rather see a silent protest. Either everyone stays home and the city is dark and silent or there are quiet candle vigils with no violence.

If it gets ugly it will help Bush.

MzPip
:dem:

[Yupster]

3. Bush will be trying to win the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.

He lost all three very narrowly last time. Think about how the protests will be seen in those three states.

[bluestateguy]

4. Protests will likely be ignored

Unless there are like 1 million protestors and it actually disrupts the convention. Otherwise, people expect protests to occur anyway.

[SoCalDem]

5. I wish everyone would wear black

and stand silently with a sign.. BUSH LIED-TROOPS DIED.. peaceful but to the point..

wacky puppets and stunts just give the repubbies the "ammo" they want to discredit all of us..:(

[sandnsea]

7. I agree

It's time to really make a single unified statement.

[robcon]

6. It's all the expectations game

The Repugs will welcome protests if they get out of hand and turn ugly.

If the protests are loud and well-attended, but no property damage, and no violence, then it will be VERY positive for the Democrats.