Security makes US conventions virtual fortresses

This is BIG! We've never had (that I can recall) this massive of security for a convention. Sad to say, this tells me that our nation has not overcome some 'issues'.

Makes me feel like there is something stirring among the people of this nation...something I'm completely unaware of...something the majority may be unaware of, but something big. Something that has our government quaking in its boots.

I bet everyone there feels safer already.

Man thats some good protection they are getting paid for by our tax dollars. So much money going into it, while people are losing their homes left and right.

Why are they protecting rich politicians so damn much, why, from who?? .. its not like if they die we wont be able to govern with out them, constitution is there, even tho I know it dont get used much anymore

Hope it keeps Hillary out.

Good, so now they just aren't alienating people to remove them from the national political debate, they are actually using the military to prevent people from protesting and expressing their right to organize.

I blame Fox News.

We have military hardware in the US still? I thought all that was left stateside was a bunch of Viagra and Enzyte for the old bastards.

Sublime, hiring out to contractors leads to corruption. Remember Blackwater?

Sadly there are so many nut jobs out there that would like to kill a black man for thinking he could be president that we need tight security. I just wish that it was only private security.

I wish I was as smart as Dmitriy, But you know what? When I was 12, like he is. I was even smarter. Now I'm just an old FUK.

And to think one day not so long ago politicians could once stand in front of a crowd and not have to have all this body protection because people were friendly and were able to trust thier leaders to do the right thing for the people and the country. Just that fact alone should make all politicans and people think, "What happened to America" When was the transition from a democracy to a police state where people are affraid of thier leaders and don't trust them for a minute, where if you carry the wrong sign you can end up in jail, where free speech is no longer tolerated where politicians are treated like royalty and the peasants cannot revolt without being put in jail on trumped up charges. Steppenwolf was right when he said "There is a monster on the loose, he's got our head into a noose, and he just sits there watching, America where are you now, don't you care about your sons and daughters?" It makes a person not want to live under such circumstances, something must change if not for us for our children!!!!!!!!!

So THAT'S the tech they spent the money on??!

Long range Microwave guns??!!?

YAY! Military Police state!

Are they actually using microwave pain rays? That's an awfully expensive and high profile piece of hardware.

It would be even better if we had only, virtual wars. But that's too much to hope for

Maybe it would be better, easier, safer, and cheaper to have a virtual convention.

thats kind of scarey

I want one of those. "snickers to myself"

good, they wont be able to whack obama with some 3 name gunman.