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7 O’clock news/Silent Night
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Mon, 08/30/2004 - 09:51(Originally published in Greater Democracy)
“I’m sitting in the railway station, gotta ticket for my destination…”
For some reason, Simon and Garfunkel is going through my mind.
“Each town looks the same to me in shades of mediocrity …”
Today, I covered the first day of the Republican National Convention. There was a big protest and I know my way around New York a little better than I know my way around Boston, but other than that they were pretty similar.
“.. reminds me that I long to be, homeward bound… “
The protest was a lot of fun for me and I imagine a lot of other people, but I cannot help but wonder if my day would have been better spent door-knocking with Kim, or maybe going swimming with Kim and Fiona.
As I walked to the train station, I saw the full moon hanging over Time Square.
The protests
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 08/29/2004 - 16:01(Originally posted at Greater Democracy
I am at Blogger’s Alley at The Tank.I have just gotten back from the protest. I’ve uploaded my pictures here.
I started off from The Tank and walked over to 7th Avenue. As I got to Madison Square Garden, I saw some folks from Right March that I had met from the Personal Democracy Forum in New York. They talked about being here to protest the protestors, however, they were also going to protest some of the Republican events, such as the Pro Life Republican gatherings. I was told that one of the folks from Operation Rescue was helping with some of the protests.
Kucinich's Candidates
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 08/29/2004 - 10:16(Originally posted in Greater Democracy)
Back in May, I asked where are Clark's Commandos? I noted that Dean had his Dean Dozen, would Kucinich do something similar? Today, I received an email pointing to Kucinich’s list of progressive Democratic candidates. Fourty-five people are on the list, including four who are also on Dean’s list.
Progressive Majority also has its list of candidates as do many local groups.
I have been trying to keep track of as many of these as possible at a site I started months ago. Initially, I was focusing on Dean inspired candidates. I’ve expanded the list to be good progressive candidates, and even moderates in the cases where they seem downright progressive when compared to their competition.
It is a good thing to see progressives organizing, supporting more candidates, and getting more people out running for office.
On the way to the convention
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 08/29/2004 - 08:24Sunday, 7 AM, express into the city. I’ll get there at 7:42 and walk over to Bryant Park. There, I’ll see how the wireless is running and if I can get to IRC, Skype, SIP, etc. I’m a little tired from walking up early, but a little pumped.
On the train are Connecticut State Police.
Yesterday was really hot. Kim went door knocking and I rested and worked on the database and website. Kim came back feeling a bit sick from the heat so I spent a lot of time with Fiona. She didn’t feel like going to the pool, so we played on the yard, and then went down to a local park.
Round one goes to the protestors
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 08/28/2004 - 21:44(This was originally published at Greater Democracy
With protests there are various measures of the success of the protest. Did violence erupt? Did the police keep things under control? Who is perceived as the good guys and who is perceived as the bad guys? Based on unscientific methods, I need to award round one of the Republican Convention protests to the protestors. Last night, five thousand cyclists rode through the streets of New York. They were greeted by cheers by many along the streets. About an hour and a half into the ride, the street started cordoning off streets and arresting cyclists for disorderly conduct and confiscating their bicycles.
