I thankfully had other pursuits at the end of my long summer rather than watch the Democratic National Convention. I could care less about the Michelle speech or the Kennedy idolatry, but that would require energy spent when it wasn't necessary. The protesters are hitting my radar though. 
Are the anarchists behind all this ? Fortunately, that's not a copyrightable thing, so we can only assume that those "A's" in the middle of the anecdotal evidence that anarchists were in fact present. There were no similar incidents during the LP convention in May, but maybe they lay off a party that claims 30% membership of their own (pfffft - yeah right). Or perhaps, as what is all too often repeated, they aren't anarchists.
Over fifty million is being spent on security at each of these conventions. Better to spot light the jackboots busting up the skate boarders (my apologies in advance to that cool and peaceful group) than to look into the more nefarious aspects of surveillance and control. We need a 100x 1968 effort in Denver right now . . .
Of course Code Pink is in attendance and other anti-war groups want their small piece of the media pie that has shown up en masse to glorify and worship the mess that is American Democracy.
The Democrats have been complicit, duplicitous and down right hypocritical when it has come to the occupation of Iraq. They vote for it and then run against it. They hide and feint their positions in order to appeal to the mythical middle ground of American politics they think they need. My guess is the anger and resentment seen at these very small protests will not duplicate itself on the same level in Minneapolis. Smart protesters already know they can't change an elephant's mind. Perhaps the persistent ones are just being like the other jack-asses, only a little more consistent and much less violent then the vetted ones.
I see no anarchists there, only statists who want their own brand of creep in office instead of the current crop of creeps.
If Kent ever brews up a cocktail worthy of being called the "Creep in Office", I think I'll vote for it just for the sake of being confusing.
I'm imagining something like Bailey's Irish Cream mixed with lime juice and salt.