{"article":{"id":2294,"heading":"TUCSON DNC SOLIDARITY PROTEST","author":"Rachel Wilson - ASJA","created":"2000-08-18 20:33:46","modified":"2013-11-10 23:35:48","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 06:35:48","article":"<br>  <br> Solidarity Protest in Tucson attracts activists and police, but not press. <br><br> TUCSON --&nbsp; Approximately 35 protesters gathered in the late afternoon on Wednesday to protest in solidarity with other Arizona activists in Los Angeles.&nbsp;  <br><br> 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 <br>  <br> Puppets,\" and the hands-down favorite at the protest, \"Al Gore-- Corporate Whore.\" <br><br> Police arrived early, at first outnumbering the protesters 2-1.&nbsp; But activists quickly arrived and overtook their numbers.&nbsp; The officers were friendly, offering to bring the protesters water from the Democratic <br>  <br> Headquarters.&nbsp; An employee of the Democratic Party joined the protesters with sodas, an American flag and a \"Vote Gore\" sign.&nbsp; He was quickly outmaneuvered by the gentleman with the \"Al Gore, Corporate Whore\" sign. <br><br> Motorists reacted favorably to the demonstration, honking and waving in support. <br><br> Noticeably absent from the protest was the press (with the honorable exceptions of the Arizona Daily Wildcat and the Tucson Citizen).&nbsp; One television station claimed they had to divert a camera crew to interview John McCain about his skin cancer.&nbsp; One station said they were simply short-staffed, while another said they just didn't think it was newsworthy.&nbsp;  <br><br> This opinion was shared by the Arizona Daily Star who <br>  <br> continued to insist that DNC protests are not <br>  <br> newsworthy.&nbsp; The general opinion was summed up by one reporter who predicted, \"unless LA burns, <br>  <br> you're not going to see any coverage of the protests, local or otherwise.\" <br><br> Bypassing the mainstream media, Arizona activists will be appearing on KXCI 91.3 FM Tucson tomorrow evening, at 6pm for the program \"A View From Slightly Off-Center.\"\n","contact":"sonoranalliance@hotmail.com","link":"","address":"ASJA: Tucson, Phoenix, Prescott, Flagstaff","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"ARIZONA-SONORA JUSTICE ALLIANCE TUCSON ACTION 8.16","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2000\/08\/2294.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}