TUCSON-- Approximately 35 protesters gathered in the late afternoon on

Wednesday to protest in solidarity with other Arizona activists in Los

Angeles. Acitivists held signs touching on a variety of issues.

Examples include "OXy will get you al GORE'd," "Don't settle, Vote

Nader," "Bush-Gore just Corporate Puppets," and the hands-down favorite

at the protest, "Al Gore-- Corporate Whore."

Police arrived early, at first outnumbering the protesters 2-1. But

activists quickly arrived and overtook their numbers. The officers were

friendly, offering to bring the protesters water from the Democratic

Headquarters. An employee of the Democratic Party joined the protesters

with sodas, an American flag and a "Vote Gore" sign. He was quickly

outmaneuvered by the gentleman with the "Al Gore, Corporate Whore" sign.

Motorists reacted favorably to the demonstration, honking and waving in

support.

Noticeably absent from the protest was the press (with the honorable

exceptions of the Arizona Daily Wildcat and the Tucson Citizen). One

television station claimed they had to divert a camera crew to interview

John McCain about his skin cancer. One station said they were simply

short-staffed, while another said they just didn't think it was

newsworthy. This opinion was shared by the Arizona Daily Star who

continued to insist that DNC protests are not newsworthy. The general

opinion was summed up by one reporter who predicted, "unless LA burns,

you're not going to see any coverage of the protests, local or

otherwise."

Bypassing the mainstream media, Arizona activists will be appearing on

KXCI tomorrow evening, at 6pm for the program "A View From Slightly

Off-Center."