Protesters pull out a tent and cram 13 people inside of it, chanting, "This is affordable housing!" and then, "Out of the tents and into the streets!" in Charlotte, N.C. There are hundreds of Occupy protesters in town for the Democratic National Convention. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A police officer pushes a protester back into the protest zone created by police in the streets of Charlotte outside the Democratic National Convention. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Police officers use their bicycles to create a perimeter to keep protesters inside a designated area along Stonewall Street in Charlotte, N.C. Protesters are allowed to march and demonstrate at the Democratic National Convention but are being kept well away from DNC venues. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Lauren Digioia, center, of New York City, who is a member of the Occupy Wall Street movement, talks to fellow protesters on the streets of Charlotte, N.C. outside the Democratic National Convention. Although they were given a designated "free speech zone," protesters preferred to stay in the street. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A woman takes a picture of an ice sculpture that says "Middle Class" on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2012 in Marshall Park in Charlotte, N.C., which has been taken over by the Occupy movement during the Democratic National Convention. The sculpture, which was made by artists Ligorano and Reese, is called "Morning in America" and is supposed to represent the fact that the middle class is disappearing like ice. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Ken Yarmosh, of Charlotte, N.C. walks up Stonewall Street in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 carrying a cross. He said he is at the Democratic National Convention to remind people that what they are looking at is political and temporal, and that the true hope and change is Jesus Christ. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
First Lady of The United States Michelle Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention on its opening night at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)
First lady Michelle Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 4, 2012, its opening night, at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
First lady Michelle Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 4, 2012, its opening night, at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
