This morning the Obsession team was at the anti-war protest on the front steps of the capitol. We obviously had to be covert with the blatant anarchist presence. There was a heavy police presence as last night several weapons, bricks and poles were found hidden in the capitol mall. The rally was fairly peaceful, apart from the hateful, vile rhetoric spewing from the speakers. Of course, Cindy Sheehan was in her element, along with the Green Party presidential candidates and other anti-war radicals. 

At one point, FNC reporter Griff Jenkins approached the stage to try and interview disgraced CU professor Ward Churchill. He was rebuffed by burly “security” thugs and pushed back. A crowd had assembled around Jenkins and began chanting “F*** Fox News!” The whole time Jenkins maintained his cool but even from a few feet away, I was concerned about his safety and other reporters trying to cover the situation. One of our team members, Tom Trento, was right in the middle of the action and filmed the entire episode. At this moment, the protest is marching towards the convention center.

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.