Rim Shot

The protests in D.C. today were pathetic and off-target. The protesters are completely lost, imho, in terms of what their goal should be. They stated this week that they intended to disrupt rush hour and "bring the city to a standstill". Instead, most of D.C. took the day off, except for the police, who apparently outnumbered the protesters.

Protesters are complaining of bad treatment by police, who didn't allow them to move around the city. Here's why: when you stage a protest that attracts so many people that you spill out into the streets and snarl up downtown, that's legitimate. You get exposure, you look passionate, and ultimately your message gets aired. However, when your method of protesting is to try and make people's commutes longer, then they're no longer going to listen. Instead of seeking to help the world by bringing the evils (and there are evils) of globalization to light, they've devolved to simply trying to make a bigger disruption than the last anti-globalization protest.

Rim shot.