tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post3083965668586396936..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: Two Cultures?Timmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-41482325728651805782008-09-11T16:45:00.000-07:002008-09-11T16:45:00.000-07:00Wish I remembered where I'd read it, but I recall ...Wish I remembered where I'd read it, but I recall that the RNC advanced the county something like ten million dollars to cover the cost of lawsuits against the cops. They didn't expect it to make money . . . getting to beat people and give 'em police records is enough for them.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914730499199048197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-9270921977538573172008-09-11T08:29:00.000-07:002008-09-11T08:29:00.000-07:00I followed your link to the Ray McGovern story and...I followed your link to the Ray McGovern story and then posted about it on my blog. The local people I have talked to were freaked out or made angry by the Convention security and policing. One guy who works at a restaurant in downtown St. Paul told me, "I have never seen so many police in my life. It was like being in a David Lynch movie."<BR/><BR/>As far as as I can tell, the Twin Cities did not make a lot of money. Hotels, transportation companies, caterers and security firms did well, but the delegates were not out wondering around, spending money in stores and restaurants. They were busy, and the streets were full of cops. Local people avoided the two downtowns. <BR/><BR/>It was a bust, and now local leaders are spinning like crazy, trying to tell us the Cities will benefit from all the positive publicity. Sure. Like the McGovern story.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014586558046317266noreply@blogger.com