August 28, 2004

The Weirdos Have Arrived

The protesters have taken NYC. There are the Elephants Against Republicans--politicizing Ground Zero in a way Bush-bashers screamed against earlier this year; the coward (note the covered face) who equates President Bush with Satan; an anti-Starbucks protester who looks like he had one too many espressos; and a bunch of bikers for protesting something.

This will only get better. I hope some enterprising weblogger in NYC finds some really ridiculous protesters for all the world to see. Even better, someone should have a "Mumia Scorecard" to keep track of all the signs, t-shirts, and chants for the cop killer.

Suppose the protesters make the GOP convention into a replay of the Democratic convention in Chicago in 1968. Which candidate benefits? In 1968 it was Nixon who used the law and order angle to persuade skiddish voters. If NYC 2004 were to be like Chicago 1968 John Kerry would appear to benefit, right? No. Chaos (or appearances of chaos) plays to Bush's strength. He's been running on the theme of steady leadership in a time of international chaos. Sep. 11 brought the chaos of terrorism home to the U.S., and Bush responded strongly by invading Afghanistan and Iraq. Kerry has floundered his way into looking like a political opportunist always jumping to the side that is most advantageous. The RNC has made a very convincing case that Kerry stood on both sides of the Iraq War depending on how best it positioned him for his run at the White House. That's a far cry from steady hand of the President. Advantage: Bush.

UPDATE: This picture indicates Kerry has the whore vote sewed up. He also has the Communist vote too. (If you read TAM you already knew that.) Plus, Kerry has the ugly drag queen vote.