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Southpaw Bookworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 10:33 AM
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Protesters Wait for GOP Convention Invite
There are moments -- and this could be one -- when the Republicans may wonder why they decided to locate their national convention in Fun City.

So many are working so hard to ensure that the Republicans obtain a cacophonous New York experience. The antiwar, anti-Bush folks at United for Peace and Justice want to obtain a permit to march 250,000 people past Madison Square Garden -- home to the Republican convention -- and up to Central Park for a vast rally on the Sunday before the convention.

City parks officials have so far denied the permit, arguing that too many feet could cause irreparable harm to the grass.

A group known as the "hacktivists" vows to unleash a fury on the Republican convention Web site. Another one, Shadowprotest.org, encourages New Yorkers to volunteer to serve as goodwill ambassadors -- but not show up to work. "I don't need to reach every New Yorker," said David Lynn, the organizer of Shadowprotest.org. "I just need to find a couple thousand malcontents."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31677-2004May16.html
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 10:35 AM
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1. malcontents
I just need to find a couple thousand malcontents

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