To: TigerPaw who wrote (40615 ) 9/29/2000 12:21:44 AM From: Neocon Read Replies (1) | Respond to I was actually a "marshall" at the Washington Monument rally against the war during Nixon's Second Inauguration. I am a big fellow, and was in shape then, and so they had me as one of those protecting the stage. I incidentally got to meet a few people, briefly, like Pete Seeger. As the rally wound down, some Yippies, who had a separate thing going, came over to the Monument to take down American flags and put up their own flags, or Viet Cong flags. Naturally, this did not get very far before some mounted park police came over to cordon off the flags. The Yippies retreated to the bottom of the hill, regrouped, and started throwing things and cursing at the cops. Those of us who had been "drafted" interposed ourselves with some fresh recruit between the Yippies and the cops. The Yippies whipped themselves into a fresh frenzy, and tried to break past us, as we locked arms. I had one of them threaten to break my arm, and some other shove me and curse at me. Finally, the Yuppies started to go, and we began to leave, as well. However, a couple of them turned around and started throwing things again, and the police began to ride down at a moderate pace and catch people with their batons, sending them to the ground. They didn't beat on them, and they didn't touch any of us who had tried to keep the peace, but they did swing at some Yippies who were obviously on their way out. They were angry, and did not want to let them off the hook. I stood watching, frozen and angry that they could not leave it alone. Then I went home. My mother had not known what I was doing, and was furious. I was 16.......
