GOP Convention 2008: Moonbats at the ready already...

The moonbats are dusting off their birkenstocks and their protest signs, and practicing their inane protest slogans, even as I type this screed:

St. Paul already prepping for mass protests at '08 GOP convention

The Associated Press

ST. PAUL —

With nearly two years until the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, anti-war protesters are already planning their march on the convention arena.

The Anti-War Committee, based in Minneapolis, has applied for marching and demonstration permits from the city of St. Paul. Jess Sundin, a member of the committee, said GOP delegates "have 17,000 rooms; I hope we have numbers at least as many."

Even a pool of protesters half that size could present massive logistical and legal challenges to the city of St. Paul. Other cities that have hosted political conventions faced millions of dollars in lawsuit costs from demonstrators alleging free speech violations and excessive force.

"If (demonstrators are) looking for ways to become famous, you pick a place like this," said Bernard Parks, former police chief in Los Angeles, site of the 2000 Democratic National Convention.

BTW--a word to the anti-war kooks: Freedom of speech does not mean the freedom to riot.

Of course, any moonbat who's anyone will be sure to attend the festivities. After all, they and their opportunistic trial lawyer counterparts stand are no doubt salivating at the chance of lining their pockets with the proceeds from frivolous lawsuits:

In 2000, Los Angeles paid more than $4 million in legal settlements to demonstrators, reporters and bystanders who accused police of using excessive force. Authorities had accused protesters of hurling concrete blocks, stop signs and rocks at officers.

Sundin said the Anti-War Committee filed for city permits now to provide plenty of time for legal challenges if they're turned down. It's the first group to file for permits, but many are expected to follow.

The day before the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, 2,000 anti-war demonstrators and 1,000 abortion protesters held separate demonstrations. A month later at the GOP convention in New York, more than 1,800 protesters were arrested in five days.

Isn't it ironic how the "nonviolent" "peace activist" folks find the need to express themselves in violence? But then ingenuousness has never been one of the left's strong suits, has it?