Protest watch at the G-20

Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:23 PM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: John Yang

From NBC's John Yang
PITTSBURGH -- About an hour before the G-20 Resistance Group's unauthorized march is set to kick off here, activity has picked up in Pittsburgh's Arsenal Park, the staging area.

For much of the day, the park had been populated with reporters, photographers, and neighborhood residents walking their dogs. The protestors now number in the low three figures, finally beginning to outnumber -- barely -- the press. The mood is festive, with drummers playing and people mingling around. The police are in the area, but are not very visible at the park itself.

The group did not apply for a permit for the event, saying that to do so would make it "state-sanctioned." Their goal is to get as close to the convention center, site of the summit, as possible.

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Oh, those protestors will be fine. There look like nice people.

Anna Marie, Florida (Sent Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:25 PM)

Do we know what they're protesting?

Not a word from FR about the Mayo clinic endorsing the 'public option'...

Not a word from FR about Nancy Pelosi 'shooting' (pun intended) down the 'trigger' option...

Not a word from FR about Jau Rockefeller stating that the insurance industry is 'running' certain people...

Nope instead we hear about a couple of hundred people who are protesting WHAT again?

I know it's been a long week around here FR Crew but you're better than this...

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL (Sent Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:38 PM)

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