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| 2003-06-03 |
| The Group of Eight summit will be somewhere in the United States next year, but where is anybody's guess. The final communique issued by G-8 leaders typically states the date and location of the next summit. But this time, it only said that the leaders welcomed President Bush's offer to host the next summit in 2004. The Bush administration said logistical details were being addressed and the date and site had not been finalized. Given that economic gatherings in recent years have attracted thousands of protesters and often result in extensive property damage, the list of cities bidding for the meeting may be a short one. OK, Rantburg readers, which U.S. city would be the ideal location for this event? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #18 Gotta be Beverly Hills. Right on Rodeo. Give the anarchists something serious to trash. Piss off the real money. |
| Posted by: R. McLeod 2003-06-04 04:37:28 |
| #17 North Ward of Newark, NJ. The residents there don't get to bust heads of rich white boys as much as they would like too. |
| Posted by: jdhays 2003-06-03 20:22:02 |
| #16 Mackinac Island Michigan. Scenic and securable. Both the Ds and Rs have meetings there every year. The protesters will have to swim. |
| Posted by: rammer 2003-06-03 20:15:19 |
| #15 Chicago. Local police haven't forgotten how to stage a riot against protesters. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-06-03 19:02:26 |
| #14 I'd say Phoenix, sometime in August. It'd be funny to watch them melt. But St. Paul in January would be cute, too. |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-06-03 18:57:30 |
| #13 Point Barrow, Alaska |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2003-06-03 18:08:22 |
| #12 How about Vidor Texas? It's just down the road from Jasper... |
| Posted by: JP 2003-06-03 15:56:36 |
| #11 That's right, somebody will be in Boston. The Dimbo 2004 convention in July. Try not to be too dazzled by Mayor Menino and don't miss his speech. I hope there will be subtitles. One good thing? He'll probably be bussing all the bums down to the Cape. The Dems really feel for the homeless but, god forbid, they gotta deal with them face to face. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-03 15:48:35 |
| #10 I'm surprised nobody suggested Texas. Isn't it still legal to shoot trespassers there? |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-06-03 15:46:24 |
| #9 Having it in Hollywood would be amusing. Rodeo Drive has plenty of shops to loot, they'd get their media coverage, and the liberal stars won't have to commute to the protests. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-06-03 15:26:02 |
| #8 I suggest Zap, No. Dakota, sometime in mid-winter. True, it is a one-dog town, your basic wide spot in the road, with no "guest facilities" to speak of but there is a military base nearby... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-06-03 14:57:11 |
| #7 I suppose it would be a waste of time if I wrote to W. and suggested that it be somewhere very near my home in Vadnais Heights, MN. (It's a suburb of St. Paul)(Which itself is kinda like a suburb of Minneapolis.) I know a lot of people that would be willing to help out with security, and if you held it in January, most of the protesters would stay in their hotel rooms. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2003-06-03 14:44:29 |
| #6 San Francisco or Berkley leap to mind. On the other hand, Guantanamo Bay is in the United States. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-06-03 14:33:54 |
| #5 Seattle is definitely the place for it. After the IMF riots, the Mardi Gras riots, and now the Law Enforcement Intelligence seminar riots this weekend, they've got protesting, riots, and destruction of private property down to a fine art. It's like freakin' Mecca for nutcases... |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-06-03 14:33:44 |
| #4 I vote for Boston too, in July, same dates as the Democratic National Convention! |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2003-06-03 14:32:55 |
| #3 They need to contract the Oakland PD. They know how to handle protesters (rubber bullets and wooden dows). Maybe we can pay them per person hit? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC California Chapter) 2003-06-03 14:30:30 |
| #2 I vote for Battle Mountain, Nevada. They have a large billboard outside of town that says "Voted the Armpit of America, by the Washington Post". For maximum effect, schedule it for August. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-06-03 14:24:36 |
| #1 I hope it's Boston, and I hope the |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-06-03 14:24:08 |