Pro-illegal immigration protesters shout down Paul Revere Riders

The headline reads "Anti-Illegal Immigration Speakers Attacked on Boston Common" but unless I'm missing something what happened doesn't rise to the level of an "attack". However, if you watch the video here you'll see the usual group of far-leftie illegal immigration supporters swarming the cameraman and one of them shoving her sign at the camera. Then, you'll see them having to be escorted away from the protesters by cops on horseback.

On a related note, Pat Schneider of the illegal immigration-supporting rag Madison Capital Times offers "Dueling groups rev up debate on immigration":

"Si, se puede!" "Yes, we can!"

Fifty local immigration reform activists rallied Friday on the grounds of the State Capitol, shouting chants, banging drums and drowning out members of the 21st Century Paul Revere Ride, a group of self-styled patriots crossing the country by motorcycle to "warn Americans of the unarmed invasion from Mexico," the group's Web page says.

As in Boston (and everywhere else), pro-illegal immigration supporters chanted and banged drums in an attempt to drown them out.

Likewise in Providence Rhode Island:

A motorcycle group's "21st Century Paul Revere Ride" roared into town yesterday to warn Americans against the "disastrous consequences" of illegal immigration. Organizers said those consequences range from "overpopulation," "crime" and "diseases" to "decimation of the middle class" and the "breakdown of civilization."

Counter-protesters gave them a hostile reception outside the State House, with clashing cymbals and bullhorn-amplified shouts of "Get Up! Get Down! Get the Racists Out of Our Town!"

"Oh yeah, this is about the tenth state where we've had opposition," said Howard J. Wooldridge, 55, of Colorado, ride coordinator and retired police detective. "We're here to open debate, and they're here to shut off debate."

As asked in the other post, why does the news media support groups that would gladly strip them of the Constitutional protections they require to do their jobs?

Immigration · Thu, 08/10/2006 - 09:55 · · Importance: 1