G20 here in Pittsburgh

**davidpizzica** · 09-17-2009, 05:18 PM

Pittsburgh will be the center of attraction for the G20 talks. I just hope it isn't the center for violence, too. The city has made all the preparations they can for this event. It's the biggest event for Pittsburgh.

**RICHARD** · 09-17-2009, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by david p

Pittsburgh will be the center of attraction for the G20 talks. I just hope it isn't the center for violence, too. The city has made all the preparations they can for this event. It's the biggest event for Pittsburgh.

Let's hope the pinheads who 'protest' are well behaved......

**smokey the elder** · 09-18-2009, 07:56 AM

Bigger than the Steelers' 6th Super Bowl and the Penguins' Stanley Cup wins?

**davidpizzica** · 09-19-2009, 04:51 PM

Not quite, but close!

**bobsmom** · 09-21-2009, 09:51 PM

today. Already people who work downtown and don't want to be bothered by any crazy potential protestors are taking off. Many businesses are closing. I ride the bus into town and it is usually full and standing. It was about a third full - both in and back.

**blue** · 09-21-2009, 11:03 PM

Since the USA's Big 3 are dominated by Democrats, Ild be suprised if we see the type of riots we have seen in the past.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 09-22-2009, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

Let's hope the pinheads who 'protest' are well behaved......

Enquiring minds want to know..."pinheads who protest"....does that go for the Tea Party folks too? Are you calling protesters "pinheads"? Or only protesters with whom you disagree?

**Lady's Human** · 09-22-2009, 01:07 PM

Any protest group which starts with the intent to start riots is a bunch of pinheads.

I was just perusing some of their plans.......seminars on how to deal with chem attacks, an absolutist statement that they won't allow police into their "affinity space", now the G20 is a neo-LIBERAL organization instead of neo-con........

I'd post the links but the language is less than friendly.

Want to protest? No problem, but leave the idiots at home instead of begging them to come.

**RICHARD** · 09-22-2009, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Lady's Human

an absolutist statement that they won't allow police into their "affinity space", now the G20 is a neo-LIBERAL organization instead of neo-con........

Those are the wussies that grew up on playgrounds without dodgeball and tag.

Affinity space. LOL, if we run across the line we won't get beaten or tasered!!!

meh.

**Trinityagain** · 09-23-2009, 09:36 AM

Hubby and I both work in Oakland and the whole G-20 crew is coming thru here to go to Phipps Conservatory tomorrow for a dinner...so we did it the easy way and we both took tomorrow and Friday off. They are closing so many roads it is insane....I hope it stays peaceful....

**DJFyrewolf36** · 09-23-2009, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Lady's Human

Any protest group which starts with the intent to start riots is a bunch of pinheads.

I wholeheartedly agree. My stance on the current state of politics is this: We as a country have been groomed into thinking This or That, A or B, Liberal or Conservative and on and on for years. Now there are a couple generations of people who believe that comprimise means failure. Our system has painted itself into a corner because people are spending time arguing instead of coming to a consensus on how fix what is broken. The broken wheel will keep turning until it eventually fails, and then we'll be totally stuck on the side of the road with no one that knows how to change a tire but we'll have a ton of people who sure do know how to argue about changing a tire!

**bobsmom** · 09-23-2009, 08:38 PM

Saw my first couple of demonstrations today. Quite peaceful actually. I enjoyed the small group of hippies who were singing for a greener world. Police everywhere though. Police, police and more police - police walking, riding bikes on horses and many, many motorcycle groups. Lots of State Troopers. People were boarding up their storefronts today with flower painted plywood. All were flower painted (sort of 60's style) so must have been provided to them by the city. I am going to try and take some pics tomorrow. If none turn out, I'm sure my husband (Dan Yazvac) will get some good ones. He is a prof photographer and Pittsburgh's Best Retoucher!!! Here are some pics he took the other day.