CBS' Rooney, on the demonstrations: "Unfortunately, most of the demonstrations at both conventions have been as uninteresting as the speeches. A peaceful demonstrations is no demonstration at all. ... The demonstrators apparently feel that our presidential election has been taken out of the hands of average Americans and turned over to the people with the most money. Well, you won't find me out there holding up a dumb sign. You won't find me being hog-tied by the police and thrown into the back of a paddy wagon. But, if money is what they are demonstrating about, I agree with them. Our presidential election has been taken over by the people with the most money. Unfortunately, no street demonstration is going to change that" ("Evening News," 8/17).
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For those of us not on the scene, could we PLEASE have a simple rundown of what is happening hour by hour? Who is doing what where, any police or other response, arrests, etc.? Stories such as the one about the Gore defector and Rooney's comments are interesting, but surely something more is happening. Remember: MOST PEOPLE JUST HAVE TEXT,and an audio story is no story to them/us.Many thanks for trying to keep us informed.
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