Austinites Attempt to Redefine "Cocktail Hour" at RNC

Some Protests Generate More Heat than Light, But This is Ridiculous

This morning's Austin American Statesman reports that two fine, young citizens of the Capital City had planned to bring a little more...uh, "excitement" to last week's Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN than the convention organizers had planned on:

Austinites David McKay, 22, and Bradley Crowder, 23, were arrested last week on charges that they constructed Molotov cocktails to throw at police during the convention in St. Paul.

Nothing like some wood alcohol, glass bottles, and burning wicks to support the free expression of ideas and and show your tolerance for dissenting political views.

Is this tolerant?

But if you happen to get caught just have some community organizer explain it all away...

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