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Censorship at Town Hall Event Bolsters "McCain = Bush" Argument

Submitted by meg on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 1:46pm.

A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT
by Meg White

In Denver, John McCain's campaign seems to be intent upon proving protesters right.

A group of protesters with the Colorado group ProgressNow.org was asked to leave a town hall meeting for McCain Tuesday in Denver. McCain's Secret Service told the protesters they had to ditch their signs (one reading "Bush and McCain Peas In A Pod") or be charged with trespassing.

Carol Kreck, a 61-year old librarian, was at the same town hall event. She was ticketed for her refusal to leave the sidewalk or get rid of her sign that read "McCain=Bush." Her court date is set for July 23.

It is uncertain whether Kreck was protesting the event with ProgressNow or she was on her own, but the encounter was caught on tape by the group. She wondered aloud why a Republican campaign such as McCain's would take issue with being associated with the most powerful Republican leader in the nation:

"Why is that offensive?"

President George W. Bush's Administration was charged with similar actions in Denver in 2005, when White House staffers forced three attendees to leave an event because their bumper stickers were deemed offensive.

A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT

Read a BuzzFlash interview with Leslie Weise, one of the three who were forcibly removed from the 2005 event here.

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Censorship

Submitted by tennismom on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 7:16pm.
At least John McCain will show up for town meetings. Obama who talked tough and said he would debate John McCain anywhere, anytime turned tail and ran, (flipflopped you could say). Why is Obama afraid to debate John McCain in front of Democrats, Republicans and undecided voters. Who has more guts? Not Obama.
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Signs at Political Events

Submitted by SgtCedar on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 10:29pm.

I just have one reservation. Every presidential campaign event I have gone to has forbid carrying in signs. I agree the Republicans are trying to squash dissent. I have never seen a Democratic candidate kick out someone for wearing a t-shirt or having a bumper sticker on their car. However, I have seen them confiscate signs. At some Kerry events in 2004 the campaign distributed signs during the event. Democratic events allow anyone to show any signs they want outside the event.

John H

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. --Mark Twain

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Apparently this wasn't INSIDE the event

Submitted by drprodny on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 1:10am.
It was on the premises, but outside the event itself.
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WHAT!!!

Submitted by oneeggcream on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 9:40pm.
Can someone please tell me what ever happened to FREEDOM OF SPEECH??? This is disgusting!!
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Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush

Submitted by drprodny on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 1:12am.
...Congress after Congress of chickesh*ts - oh, and an Ammurikan People who seem to think the First Amendment only applies to THEM and not to anyone they disagree with.
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McSame '08

Submitted by lame54 on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 2:37pm.
Video about McCain = Bush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXRlG_6Bk-8
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