Duff-e Posted August 16, 2004 Report Posted August 16, 2004 in about 15 minutes im leaving to get 2 and a half hours of training to help out at the RNC. should be pretty fun...the people that go to these things are usually nut balls and when i went to the orientation there were a couple of liberals that were giving us (the volunteers) shit. WISH ME LUCK Quote
Izuno Posted August 16, 2004 Report Posted August 16, 2004 in what capacity are you volunteering? also, i'm curious as to how tough the security job is at one of these convention dealies. did you see "Manchurian Candidate" ? (the new one with Denzel Washington) wasn't great, but had some interesting stuff i guess. have fun Quote
KidDynamite Posted August 16, 2004 Report Posted August 16, 2004 should be pretty fun...the people that go to these things are usually nut balls YOU SHOULD FIT RIGHT IN <3 Quote
Guest The_Postman Posted August 16, 2004 Report Posted August 16, 2004 have fun supporting the destruction of our republic Quote
Guest John Kerry Posted August 16, 2004 Report Posted August 16, 2004 aint that the same thing as voting for kerry? Quote
Guest The_Postman Posted August 16, 2004 Report Posted August 16, 2004 no no, you're confused. Voting for an fundamentalist "christian" with ties to various shady companies and corporate dealings who routinely lies to the public while undermining the very rights and freedoms our forefathers fought for - that destroys our republic. Bush is the worst possible answer for our country at this time. Kerry isn't a whole hell of a lot better, but at least he's a change of pace that might be what we need. I wanted Dean, personally. Bush and his compatriots have turned our freedoms and rights into dumb bumperstickers devoid of meaning and soul. The same people that shout about freedom and other flag waving mindless bullshit are the same people that think it's a-ok if we lose a bit of said freedom for the illusion of safety. Probably the same folks that are genuinely comforted by the floatation device/seat cushion on airplanes. Quote
Izuno Posted August 16, 2004 Report Posted August 16, 2004 posteh i must agree with you. however i would like to point out one thing: That's how it's always been in America. This country was founded on the rights of white businessmen to make money. That is the purpose of the Constitution. So if you feel like George Bush is this evil idiot stooge of the special interests, he is! Our government has ALWAYS been the stooge of industry. It was designed from the beginning to be that way. Bush just happens to be in a particularly unusual spot because the public is starting to wake up to it and Sept 11 was really, really shitty. The only reason the public is waking up to it is because of parity in communication caused mainly by the Internet. Quote
Guest The_Postman Posted August 16, 2004 Report Posted August 16, 2004 Well doy, I know that it's a rich white man's game Izuno. The main thing that really bugs the shit out of me is all the fucking blind mock-patriotism and Christianity that's being forced into our supposedly secular government. I really hate that shit. Seeing huge SUVs in Texas with: GOD bless America meanwhile the occupant inside has no working knowledge of what real freedom is, and probably couldn't define its real meaning if made to. Blind faith and blind patriotism are just as much our republic's adversary as apathy and complacency. Quote
Pericolos0 Posted August 16, 2004 Report Posted August 16, 2004 heh if the belgian prime minister here would say god bless belgium in public he would be replaced right away and i dare not predict what the consequences would be if the french president did this Quote
Duff-e Posted August 16, 2004 Author Report Posted August 16, 2004 i had a great time. after we were seated these 2 guys came on the stage and played this 10 minute movie about NYC....that was ok. then they introduced mike bloomberg (nyc mayor) and the whole place went nuts with applause and screaming. i was in the second row. needless to say, super cool. he was up there for about 15 minutes explaining how democrats are trying to restrict freedom of speech by forcing their views on others with violent protest, etc, etc. they hired this motivational speaker to come and show us how to talk to the people that we meet and stuff. if i remember correctly it was (this was basically the bulk of the training) 1. greet - basically how to shake hands, maintain eye contact 2. discover - ask them about stuff 3. (something to do with creating coversation) - cant remember 4. maintain- even if the person is a bitch or is having a bad day, dont let it get you down it was mostly all about personal relations. apparently most people see people from NYC as hardasses. (its true though....nyc lost the graffiti on the trains and the garbage/bums.....but everyone is still an asshole) they took our picture for our id's and got our shirt size for our shirts. i havent recieved my job yet but its most likely going to be something with computers (since i put that as my preference and checked that i would be free almost all afternoons for the rest of august). the standard job though is more along the lines of greeting the actual delegates, accommodation...the chances of actually being on the madison square garden floor are pretty slim, but its definitely an experience. (oh yea, lots of hot manhattan republican chicks too, bst evr) as a funny side note, while switching trains on my way home, some guy handed me a packet of papers....usually i just ignore them but i took it anyway. i opened it up and it says "shut it down" and the U is an upside down elephant (republican symbol thing). its basically all about how you can help disrupt the convention...if i have some free time after dinner ill scan it in, its pretty funny. edit: oh and izuno, the security was NUTS....im pretty sure it was only cause the mayor was there though....not for us common folk Quote
Fullauto Posted August 17, 2004 Report Posted August 17, 2004 Wow, you really like your politics over there, don't you? Can't see anything like that ever happening in good old blighty. Quote
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