Washington Delegates Protest Democratic Convention Protest Zone

[struggle4progress]

July 29, 2004
By KOMO Staff & News Services

BOSTON - Led by Seattle-area residents, about a dozen delegates to the Democratic National Convention went to the protest area Wednesday to vent their outrage over the dismal, fenced-in "free speech zone" for protesters.

The media greatly outnumbered protesting delegates, and the delegates outnumbered the people actually protesting. Still, organizers called it a success.

"We wouldn't even get to hear dissent" if they hadn't entered the protest zone, said Seattle delegate Ellen Meserow. "If we're representing America, we really need to hear it."
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"This protest pen is not in our name," said delegate Sylvia Olveda, 27, of Bellevue, Wash. "These people are peaceful. I'm not afraid of these people - they don't need razor wire."
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[montanacowboy]

1. Good for you Washington Delegates!

I am pretty sick of this sanitized convention - Is anyone going to get through to Kerry that most of the delegates are anti war? Hello!

I think Kerry will turn into Lyndon Johnson or Nixon who had a "plan" to end the war..remember that shit?

Kerry has to come clean and say he made a mistake to vote for the war otherwise, it will be his demise if he is elected. And I was equally put out by Edward's totally hawkish speech last night - more Repuke light crap.