On Thrusday, September 5, police and protesters faced off:
NOTE: The figure of 7k protesters came from two different bicycle police. Considering varying reports post-protest and post-RNC, I doubt the number of protesters was that high.
- DHP
More pictures from this event can be found on the TRNS Flickr page.
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) says that the Republicans demand that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) allow the US Congress to have a vote on comprehensive energy reform when they get back in session. He says the energy problem is not a Republican or Democrat issue, but an American issue (:29).
Talk Radio News Service’s Ellen Ratner interviews actor Jon Voight as he stumps for Sen. John McCain for president. Voight questions Barack Obama’s voting record and his associations and also speaks about his new film. (8:40)
The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota held an event today entitled “Building a Better, Safer World: What Would a McCain Presidency Do?” Sen. Joseph Lieberman was a late-addition, he dominated the panel discussion. Other panelists included Ambassador Robert Portman, former Reagan Security Advsior Robert McFarlane and Richard Williamson, a foreign policy advisor to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush. All panelists are currently advisors to Sen. McCain and his campaign.
Much of the discussion focused on foreign policy issues set in the Middle East and the need for free trade agreements to cement American allies around the world. “Our image in a lot of the world is better than we think it is,” Sen. Lieberman said. “Iraq now is potentially a great model for the future in the Islamic world in this sense: Al Qaeda’s been rejected ultimately by the Sunnis because they were brutal. Now you have the possibility in Iraq of a self-governing, self-defending and self-developing country economically.”
Ambassador Portman focused mainly on trade. “Trade is a politically controversial issue these days but is an essential issue of soft power.” He continued, “Trade is single best weapon we have to reduce poverty. It’s about more than trade with these countries, it’s about countries being able to trade with each other.” Both Lieberman and Portman agreed that free trade should be increased during the next presidency.
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Bob Barr gives an interview on Radio Row at the 2008 Republican National Convention (8:50).
Karl Rove gives an interview on Radio Row at the 2008 Republican National Convention (5:30).
The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota has hosted panels throughout this week on topics important to the presidential election. Today’s midday panel, “Convention Politics and the Fall Elections,” featured opinions from several distinguished academics, including Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review and Larry Sabato, Director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
Most of the subjects the panelists broached involved the conditions leading up to this election and the issues that will be the most important to voters leading up to election day. They also noted contrasts between the two conventions so far, especially the amount of energy displayed by the delegates and attendees.
The panelists were divided in their opinion of direction either campaign will take before the election. Panelist Sabato stated in his opening remarks that McCain has missed an opportunity so far by “not running against Congress,” and that he should do so soon. Panelist Ponnuru stated that he thought that “the way that McCain governs will correlate to the way he campaigns.” All panelists expressed hope that each campaign would remain focused on issues and be able to fulfill their promises.
Karl Rove gives an interview on Radio Row of the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr gives an interview at the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Actor Jon Voight gives an interview at the 2008 RNC
