Pete Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 No he isn't. It's coming to SF on Wednesday and the idiotic Mayor and city government published the complete route. This insures they will need 2-3X the cops usually necessary because every kook in northern CA will be there. I have to work in SF Wednesdy afternoon, but at the other side of town from where the torch will be, thank god. I got to see it in 1996 when it came through the Stanford campus, where I worked at the time. Freedom is a wonderful thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 NPR has been discussing this: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...toryId=89176755 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I tried to click on attachment and i get the "you do not have permission to access it" Not sure why that is, unless it has to do with being a mod vs. regular poster. Here's a link instead... 2002 Winter Olympics Torch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 The idiots F'd up the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday. What happens when those banners they put up come down on traffic or on a ship coming through the Gate? I just heard on the local news that the SFPD canceled all vacations. The cops should bust some heads on these protesters-the violent ones that try to disrupt stuff. I protested in SF once- FOR Bush in the Bush-Gore vote "controversey" in 2000. About 100-150 of us marched around Union Square, It was also the same time that the anti-fur wierdo's were in the same area- the year before, they broke the Neiman Marcus window and threw blood on fur coats. There was a paddy wagon, a dozen mounted cops and a dozen cycle cops. We got spit on by the fur nuts (because we stole some of the attention). A 65 year old woman in our group got shoved by one of the fur punks, We stayed on the sidewalk and stopped and sang patriotic songs. We then got to march down the street. We had a police escort- to protect us. Never saw so many middle fingers in my life. I replied by saying "Thank you! Yes we're #1!" When we were done we congratulated the cops. They told us they wished everyone was as nice as us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 The idiots F'd up the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday. What happens when those banners they put up come down on traffic or on a ship coming through the Gate? I just heard on the local news that the SFPD canceled all vacations. The cops should bust some heads on these protesters-the violent ones that try to disrupt stuff. I protested in SF once- FOR Bush in the Bush-Gore vote "controversey" in 2000. About 100-150 of us marched around Union Square, It was also the same time that the anti-fur wierdo's were in the same area- the year before, they broke the Neiman Marcus window and threw blood on fur coats. There was a paddy wagon, a dozen mounted cops and a dozen cycle cops. We got spit on by the fur nuts (because we stole some of the attention). A 65 year old woman in our group got shoved by one of the fur punks, We stayed on the sidewalk and stopped and sang patriotic songs. We then got to march down the street. We had a police escort- to protect us. Never saw so many middle fingers in my life. I replied by saying "Thank you! Yes we're #1!" When we were done we congratulated the cops. They told us they wished everyone was as nice as us. Sometimes reading Wacka i wonder if that guy actually exists... Like i say often, what makes America great is that most of the time, the clichés and stereotypes about americans are UNDERestimating what americans really are! If i had to write posts of a fictional american conservative on an internet forums i'd never go as far as wacka's fearing thoses posts 'd not look realistic to my readers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Sometimes reading Wacka i wonder if that guy actually exists... Like i say often, what makes America great is that most of the time, the clichés and stereotypes about americans are UNDERestimating what americans really are! If i had to write posts of a fictional american conservative on an internet forums i'd never go as far as wacka's fearing thoses posts 'd not look realistic to my readers! I am quite real. I'm not against protesting. Stand on the sidewalk when the flame passes. Hold your signs and yell. But do not disrupt the torch relay. If you do, the cops should use the billy clubs they are issued, they are not fashion accessories. The left cannot protest here without resorting to violence. You don't live in the Bay Area. SF is full of kooks and most of them are elected. It is the least kid friendly city in the US. The city has a huge deficit but the council argues about banning plastic bags at the supermarket or banning fois gras (those geese are abused!). A lot of tourists say SF is beautiful, but they have to clean it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 I am quite real. I'm not against protesting. Stand on the sidewalk when the flame passes. Hold your signs and yell. But do not disrupt the torch relay. If you do, the cops should use the billy clubs they are issued, they are not fashion accessories. The left cannot protest here without resorting to violence. You don't live in the Bay Area. SF is full of kooks and most of them are elected. It is the least kid friendly city in the US. The city has a huge deficit but the council argues about banning plastic bags at the supermarket or banning fois gras (those geese are abused!). A lot of tourists say SF is beautiful, but they have to clean it up. i've lived in SF Wacka... and excluding Boston, it's probably the town in the US i'd love to live in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I was right. It's 8 AM (4 hours before the torch relay) and the nuts are already out. My tax $ are getting wasted on overtime for theSFPD and the State Police. At least the State Police won't allow any crap. The reporter said the animal rights wackos are going to be out too. Why? I was going to use the Bay Bridge to get there, but I think I'll cross lower and drive up the Peninsula to SF. I wouldn't put it past them to try and block both major bridges. Don't these idiots know if you screw up people's livelihoods, it just turns them off to your cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 You do realize that conservatives have been in control for a bit, right? I'm not aware of that. What conservatives have been in charge? As far as I can tell, big government liberals like Bush and 98% of congress have been in charge, expanding the federal bureaucracy at a frightening rate. I'm pretty sure this is what Darin was referring to, and was directed at the idiots here who fully support ceding even more power and control and money to the federal government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I was right. It's 8 AM (4 hours before the torch relay) and the nuts are already out. My tax $ are getting wasted on overtime for theSFPD and the State Police. At least the State Police won't allow any crap. The reporter said the animal rights wackos are going to be out too. Why? I was going to use the Bay Bridge to get there, but I think I'll cross lower and drive up the Peninsula to SF. I wouldn't put it past them to try and block both major bridges. Don't these idiots know if you screw up people's livelihoods, it just turns them off to your cause. The animal rights whackos will show up for anything. Maybe the torch is fuelled with animal fat? Or it might have something to do with the British Olympic Authority building their Olympic Park on the crushed bodies of dead kittens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I'm not aware of that. What conservatives have been in charge? As far as I can tell, big government liberals like Bush and 98% of congress have been in charge, expanding the federal bureaucracy at a frightening rate. I'm pretty sure this is what Darin was referring to, and was directed at the idiots here who fully support ceding even more power and control and money to the federal government. Actually, I was completely hammered when I posted that to be honest. Fairly sure what Darin meant was that this is what happens when government grows too powerful, so in that aspect I agree. He was using China as an extreme example. If your ideals have been hijacked by an extreme fringe group then so have the liberals ideals been similarly changed. At least the ideals I grew up believing in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 The reporter said the animal rights wackos are going to be out too. Why? maybe for the role dogs play in chinese cuisine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I thought that was Korea. The route they were supposed to take was totally clogged with people. There would have been a riot. The route they moved it to was actually some of the streets I had to drive, but I was there about an hour before the torch came through. Got paid mostly for driving. This was an update on a job I did last month. Drove 50 mile there spent 15 minutes at the site and drove 50 miles home. Took about 3 hours total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 maybe for the role dogs play in chinese cuisine... Looks like I was wrong.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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