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Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Massive police raids on suspected protesters in Minneapolis

Several "hippie homes" are raided this morning by semi-automatic-weapon-wielding police squads.

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  • Sunday, August 31, 2008 02:43 AM

    Protest Dems

    Considering that Biden proudly authored the original Patriot Act back during the Clinton Administration, perhaps the groups should have been protesting the Democratic National Convention...

    from Glenn's Sun. Aug 24 article...

    "I drafted a terrorism bill after the Oklahoma City bombing. And the bill John Ashcroft sent up was my bill." - Joe Biden

    It also amazes me that most Obama supporters don't know that Obama wants to increase the size of the Military.

    "Barack Obama supports plans to increase the size of the Army by 65,000 soldiers and the Marines by 27,000 troops." - barakobama.com/issues/defense/

    I refuse to continue to vote myself into slavery. My abstention may not matter, but at least I will know that I will not have supported another supporter of the merchants of death.

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