Read more protests stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3586/protests.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:05:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74372/anti-tea-party-tide-turning-bloody.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFistfights at tea party rallies over the weekend have some analysts worried that the violent backlash may be only just beginning. In Fort Lauderdale, anti-tea party activists chanting "Amnesty yes, racists no!" clashed with tea party protesters who entered their protest zone. The group had emailed members calling for "a...http://www.newser.com/story/74372/anti-tea-party-tide-turning-bloody.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 4:08:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71536/tea-party-protesters-hit-pro-obama-jersey-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA band of tea-party protesters descended on a New Jersey elementary school yesterday, complaining that a class song hailing President Obama was "indoctrinating" kids. Some 70 protesters sang God Bless America and The Battle Hymn of the Republic outside the B. Bernice Young School in a suburb 15 miles northeast...http://www.newser.com/story/71536/tea-party-protesters-hit-pro-obama-jersey-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 3:05:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71391/obama-seeks-to-mend-ties-with-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's tense relations with the gay community reach critical mass this weekend. Obama will outline his administration's goals on gay rights tonight in a speech to the nation's largest gay advocacy group. It comes ahead of a major demonstration tomorrow in Washington by activists who think he's reneged on...http://www.newser.com/story/71391/obama-seeks-to-mend-ties-with-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Oct 2009 11:10:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71106/anti-war-movement-switches-focus-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe anti-war movement isn't the force it was in the '60s or even six years ago, but organizers are hoping a campaign of protests this fall will gain momentum and capitalize on the growing unpopularity of the Afghanistan war. The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance, an umbrella organization for dozens...http://www.newser.com/story/71106/anti-war-movement-switches-focus-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 2:31:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70352/protests-pittsburgh-just-glad-for-respect.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNative Pittsburghers definitely saw a motley crew of protesters invade for the G-20 summit this week, and were generally pretty unfazed. “It’s cool. People need to speak their mind,” one local told Bari Weiss, writing for the Wall Street Journal . “They didn’t bother anyone.” Indeed, the Steel City was looking...http://www.newser.com/story/70352/protests-pittsburgh-just-glad-for-respect.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 23:00:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70235/pittsburgh-cops-fire-pepper-spray-at-protesters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProtests in Pittsburgh are getting into full swing as Barack Obama and other world leaders arrive for the G-20 summit. Police fired pepper spray and smoke bombs to break up an unauthorized march of about 500 anarchists heading toward downtown, reports the Post-Gazette . Its live blog of the march says...http://www.newser.com/story/70235/pittsburgh-cops-fire-pepper-spray-at-protesters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 15:01:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69963/fox-reminds-dc-staff-theyre-journalists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFox News reminded its staff to follow journalistic standards after a producer was caught on camera whipping up a crowd at a tea party protest, Mediaite reports. Bill Sammon, the channel's vice-president of news, sent staff at Fox's DC bureau an email warning: "We do not cheerlead for one cause...http://www.newser.com/story/69963/fox-reminds-dc-staff-theyre-journalists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 1:54:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69788/fox-tea-parties-not-covered-cnn-you-lie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRival networks were quick to go on the counterattack after being accused by Fox of ignoring last weekend's tea party protests in the capital, Mediaite reports. A full-page Washington Post ad from Fox asked, "How Did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC And CNN Miss This Story," prompting the irate networks to...http://www.newser.com/story/69788/fox-tea-parties-not-covered-cnn-you-lie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 8:24:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69699/obama-backlash-isnt-about-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's a mistake to see the growing backlash against President Obama through the prism of race, David Brooks writes in the New York Times . The anti-Obama movement springs not from racism, but from the long American tradition of popular distrust of the urban elite, argues Brooks. He notes mostly white...http://www.newser.com/story/69699/obama-backlash-isnt-about-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 1:25:48 CDT