Ted Rall has a list of predictions for 2004. Among them is this:
Riots in New York: It won't disintegrate into Chicago '68-style anarchy but the Republican convention, scheduled for early September at Madison Square Garden in order to coincide with 9/11 anniversary ceremonies at Ground Zero, will be a singularly ugly affair. More than 200,000 protesters are expected to converge on the capital of American liberalism to scream at delegates wearing those silly elephant hats. The NYPD will deploy shock-and-awe tactics to stop them, bloodying nightsticks and claiming a few lives.
...and George W. Bush will respond with his typically fatuous statement: "I love free speech."
Posted by Jason at January 2, 2004 10:11 AM