DNC Occupy and protest pics (dial-up warning; will update as new pics come in)

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9. They were right in front of the Stonewall and MLK perimeter entrance.

12:45ish yesterday. All OWS. No Code Pink, no Undocubus that I could see. The only pic you have posted from the Stonewall march is the last one. The Undocubus group did their thing in front of a delegate entrance on 5th where they could get the attention of people who are actually part of the DNC. The OWS decided to do a random march for Bradley Manning. But they just ended up milling around in front of one of the few perimeter entrances where people without credentials can enter. They had no real signs or organization and no one there watching would have any control over what happened to Manning anyway. Probably very few who even know who he is. They were rude to the waiting crowd. There was no attempt to flyer about Manning or explain what the march was about. Just telling us what assholes we were for supporting the Dems. We figure up to 100 PP supporters could not get in. There was a guy trying to get to the bus station and several low wage hourly people who could not get to their jobs. Which means that they lose that money.

The protestors need to stop screaming FUCK and FUCKING and FUCKER all the time. Seriously. They crashed our Labor Day parade on Monday. This is a regular local event in these parts. All the local Dem politicians come and the union people. Parents bring their kids. People wave little American flags and have ice cream. And suddenly there are a bunch of people screaming FUCK in your children's faces. Not cool. Not cool at all.

I understand that it was their 1st Amendment right to be there. I actually came out on purpose on Sunday to see their scheduled march and show support. But I can now use my freedom of speech to say that what they are doing here is not only unproductive, but actually detrimental to their cause. And it interfered with MY freedom of speech since I was not able to show my support for reproductive freedoms and I missed seeing Sandra Fluke speak