tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post4087580806129499616..comments2023-10-09T11:28:14.030-05:00Comments on The Adventures of Johnny Northside: Anarchists! Gas Grenades! Cheesy Fries! A Firsthand Account Of The MAYHEM AT MICKEY'S DINER!!!Johnny Northsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-82969585371939452072008-09-05T11:37:00.000-05:002008-09-05T11:37:00.000-05:00I did not see, hear or smell any feces being hurle...I did not see, hear or smell any feces being hurled during this incident. Furthermore, even if something LOOKS like human feces, it may be something else; a Styrofoam container of beef curry, who knows? <BR/><BR/>The same "feces hurling" claims were made in Chicago in 1968 and the historical judgment appears to be Mayor Daly's police forces acted like goons.Johnny Northsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-27563159268027185382008-09-04T17:56:00.000-05:002008-09-04T17:56:00.000-05:00WCCO at 10:00 reported the hurling of human feces ...WCCO at 10:00 reported the hurling of human feces and also that the conflict was ongoing at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-33411467319964400332008-09-04T11:26:00.000-05:002008-09-04T11:26:00.000-05:00To the second anonymous post: name the specific ne...To the second anonymous post: name the specific news source that is making the claim of feces-hurling. <BR/><BR/>I read the Star Tribune account, which was very detailed, and it made no mention of that. I saw no evidence of it and I SMELLED no evidence of that. As far as I can tell, that claim is full of...well, you know.Johnny Northsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-20160787901227657082008-09-03T22:52:00.000-05:002008-09-03T22:52:00.000-05:00I also joined in on this at the capitol. I do bel...I also joined in on this at the capitol. I do believe that Johnny Northside did a good job of reporting what happened. I stood by the fence facing the Xcel Center longer than most after the protest, so when I arrived at Mickey’s Diner I only hear one warning from the police and continued up the street at a fast paced walk. Before I was a half block up I heard tear gas goes off behind me, and when I looked down the street I saw a cloud of smoke barreling at me. I pulled my bandana up on my face and ran. I am not an anarchist; I was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. I just brought the bandana for this exact reason. Amway’s, I was told to stop running and walk and when I did, the riot cops shot tear gas at the crowd I was in who were all walking. I than continued to run with my hands in the air making a peace sign with my fingers when I got pepper sprayed in the face. Thank god for the protester medics who help me out with water. <BR/> “It's all about free speech, baby.” (If its peaceful, and it was.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-30991590663607619682008-09-03T18:46:00.000-05:002008-09-03T18:46:00.000-05:00The news claimed that the protesters were hurling ...The news claimed that the protesters were hurling human feces. A lot of the "police" you mention are actually iraq weary national guardsman called into dutygetting crap thrown on them. I think you should have just left sooner. I don't think they should have to put up with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-54998845347090652982008-09-03T12:15:00.000-05:002008-09-03T12:15:00.000-05:00You're wrong about whether I'd allow the post. It'...You're wrong about whether I'd allow the post. It's all about free speech, baby.Johnny Northsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-40737159807118127892008-09-03T09:18:00.000-05:002008-09-03T09:18:00.000-05:00Although I doubt that the"blog author" will allow ...Although I doubt that the"blog author" will allow this post, here goes.<BR/>I fully support the rights of all Americans to "peacefully protest" actions of the the government. The criminals who came here with the intent to disrupt traffic, block emergency vehicles, intimidate delegates and provoke the police are an entirely different story.<BR/>The blog author seems to be of the ilk that idolizes protesters, even the violent ones. The so called unbiased report of the march was a farce. The Star and the Pioneer Press did a better job of "reporting" and I believe that both of those newspapers are as close to socialist propaganda as anything written by Lenin or Marx.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com