I wasn't even going to discuss this because it was a whole bunch of nothing. After all, if a tree falls in the woods, or a bunch of losers congregate at an Interstate overpass, and no one is around when it falls, did it make a sound?
I've covered the Proud Boys before. For the few who've never heard of them, the Proud Boys (or PB for short) is a hate group that espouses extremist far-right political bullcrap like QAnon and Trump conspiracies. These days, they can most likely be found protesting Drag Queen Story Hour and Pride Month events.
A few months ago, itr seems the Proud Boys posted a notice they planned on protesting the NARSOL conference. It was first discussed publicly in a Facebook video post by scumbag right wing radio host Kenny Webster of KPRC 950 AM.
After months of planningm they barely convinced a dozen losers to brave 100+ degree temps for a one hur event.
How NARSOL officially described the Proud Boys counterprotest--
"Unbeknownst to NARSOL at the time, over a month ago the fact of our conference caught the attention of a group called Proud Boys, and they took exception to what they erroneously believe NARSOL to be. They sent out a call for supporters to converge on the hotel and protest against our conference. Chatter on social media alerted us to this the first afternoon of the conference after it was well underway. This protest was set to take place the next day, day two, in the late morning.
Hotel security was advised, and they assured us that, along with help from the Houston Police Dept., precautions would be taken, and when the protest group arrived, somewhere between 25 and 50 in number, they were. The protesters gathered outside on the main road to the hotel chanting “Protect the children,” and attempted egress onto hotel property was met with police officers who made it clear that the protesters would stay on public property or be arrested.
They made the wiser choice. They obeyed the law and did what every American is guaranteed the right to do: make their opinions known in a lawful manner. They dispersed fairly soon."
The Proud Boys were largely ignored. There as no media coverage. Most simply assumed the Proud Boys were there to protest a gay pride parade held in Houston later that day. And what little coverage the Proud Boys got all weekend was when the Proud Boys fought other extremist groups like the Patriot Front or a rival right wing gang created by an ex-PB member.
Based on various acounts, what I have determined about the event is that a couple of Proud Boys losers tried to scope out the hotel but were told to leave by the police. Roughly 15 or so PB clowns then set up shop at a nearby Interstate off-ramp. They left an hour later. People just assumed they were protesting the Pride parade and got no sympathy:
Too bad there were no pictures of the event. They failed at promotion and I love it!
