Not too much chaos from protesters

In the moment, it was difficult to tell who was louder: the anarchist with the megaphone or the 9/11 truth seeker with the booming voice.

Nick Brown, with the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist Movement — Denver, conceded the volume victory to Alex Jones after Jones walked away from the exchange, which was a side show of the side show of the Recreate '68 protesters' day of exposing human rights injustices in the United States.

"He definitely has his talking points," said Brown, who calls Jones a "white populist" and accuses him of spreading the rumor that RAIM planned on throwing human excrement at police this week. "I think I exposed some things."

It was one of few heated exchanges seen in downtown Denver on Monday, a different picture from the day before when police spent the day breaking up protesters from blocking roads during their anti-war crusades.

Missing was the large-scale chaos predicted in the weeks leading up to the convention.

The droves expected to rally with Recreate '68 turned out in the hundreds. Pockets of other protesters, from John McCain supporters to anti-abortion activists, were seen engaging Democratic delegates and convention spectators, but those anticipating a real show were let down.