It brings back memories of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Now, 40 years later, we've got an unpopular president, and unpopular war, an arrogant offense-oriented foreign policy, and domestic issues on the line that make this the most important election of my adult life.
And, 40 years later, protesters and the press have shown up en masse at this year's Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. And again the police have gotten out of control.
In fact, they have been violently abusing and arresting innocent journalists who are just there to report on what's happening.
Among the journalists manhandled and arrested are my hero Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and two of her producers.
These journalists did nothing violent or threatening. They were just there to do their job -- to report on the convention and related activity. For that, they were arrested.
The Bush administration has trashed our Fourth Amendment rights with all their illegal spying on us. Now they want to ignore our fundamental freedom of the press.
I no longer recognize my country.
Amy Goodman arrested at the RNC, along with 2 producers
Amy Goodman describes the arrests on Free Speech TV
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