Librarian carrying "McCain=Bush" sign kicked out of McCain Event »
Posted By Wil 3 months ago in NewsIn McCain's *open to the public* townhall meeting, a 61 year-old woman was arrested for trespassing on orders from the McCain security detail for carrying a sign that read "McCain=Bush." Carol Kreck received a ticket and her court date is set for July 23. [via kos]
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berkeley3 months ago
the other thing about this event is that mccain's minions were assuming she's not a supporter of him, or of bush. even if she was, she sure isn't now. it's like, shoot first, ask questions later.
either way, it makes him look like a total idiot.
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injest3 months ago
Librarian carrying McCain=Bush sign kicked out of McCain Event
Hum how strange?
Why didn't Progress Now mention that Carol Kreck is an activist that works for Progress Now?
How odd they would leave that out. Hers the link to her Progress Now profile.
http://www.progressnowaction.org/page/dashboard...
It's also strange that Progress Now failed to mention they are paid by G. Soros.
http://www.coloradopols.com/showDiary.do?diaryI...
Check out this flowchart from the Center for Investigative Journalism detailing the long reach of local liberal activist group Progress Now. Did you know they were this big-time? Soros and Moveon.org, oh my!
Can you sat "STAGED EVENT"
Are any of ya dumb enough to believe a single word from the Progress Now article?
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bubba23 months ago
SO WHAT???
Is it a free country or not?
Was McCain's event PUBLIC or not?
ALL she did was have the sign - she was not disruptive nor did she do anything to warrant being arrested.
Besides - if publicity is what she wanted, looks to me like McCain's camp played RIGHT into her hands. WHO is dumb?
Are you dumb enough to agree that 'dissenters' are to be swept aside, rounded up, or otherwise kept out of the public eye?
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gamahuche3 months ago
I thought these townhall events were where he shone like a shining beacon?
Isn't that why our domestic neo cons up-chucked one of their anti-Obama threads because O declined to spend his whole time campaigning in musty little town halls debating w. John McCain?
So much for that!
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gamahuche3 months ago
FTA [sounds like this litle lady was onto something - you'd have thought she offered him a perfect opportunity to defend his record]
McCain and Bush: The same record on the economy
Senator McCain was in town to speak about his economic agenda, outlining more of the same failed policies of George W. Bush. McCain's plan, like Bush's gives break after break to millionaires and wealthy corporations, but does little for middle class families.
Bush said, "The fundamentals are strong. We're just in a rough patch." (Los Angeles Times, 2/2/08).
McCain said, "I still believe our fundamental underpinnings of our economy are strong." (CNN 1/22/08). McCain actively supports Bush's failed policies. According to Congressional Quarterly, McCain supported President Bush a majority of the time-supporting Bush as much as 100 percent in 2008 and 95 percent in 2007. [CQ Voting Studies, Accessed, 5/15/08]
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gamahuche3 months ago
The Wall Street Journal reported that McCain policies will "explode deficit" or result in "unprecedented spending cuts equal to one-third of federal spending on domestic programs." [WSJ, 4/22/2008]
McCain and Bush: The same record on tax cuts
Bush said, "We need to make the tax cuts permanent." (President's Speech on the economy at the EEOB, 2/19/04.)
McCain said, "I'll make the Bush tax cuts permanent.... I've said 500 times that I want the tax cuts to be made permanent." (NBC "Meet the Press," 1/27/08). McCain makes Bush's tax cuts permanent, and calls for a $1.7 trillion tax cut for corporations according to a Center for American Progress Action Fund report.
McCain's corporate tax cuts would give $3.8 billion in tax breaks to the 5 biggest oil companies and $1.9 billion in tax breaks to the 10 biggest health insurers. Meanwhile, families who are struggling to pay the bills get much less.
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gamahuche3 months ago
America's top 5 oil companies Exxon, Shell, Valero and others would stand to receive a $3.8 billion tax break, while the average family might save $44.40 from McCain's gas holiday.
McCain Supported Bush 100 Percent in 2008, 95 Percent in 2007.
McCain Supported Bush 100 Percent in 2008 and 95 Percent in 2007. According to Congressional Quarterly, McCain supported President Bush a majority of the time-supporting Bush as much as 100 percent in 2008 and 95 percent in 2007. According to CQ, "CQ tries to determine what the president personally, as distinct from other administration officials, does and does not want in the way of legislative action. This is done by analyzing his messages to Congress, news conference remarks and other public statements and documents." [CQ Voting Studies, Accessed, 5/15/08]
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gamahuche3 months ago
Hmm..
LOOKS like Bush minus hair
SOUNDS like Bush plus a little eloquence and minus some malapropism
Lets forget the other senses..
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Lurch3 months ago
So much for free speech in an open political forum.
I can see them not allowing her to bring in the sign, as it might block others and is too big for a single seat. However, to deny her the right to attend an open town hall meeting, that is unconstitutional imo, and this is just another example of why McCain is McSame. More ******ing on our constitutional rights and lying to America.
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scott42613 months ago
...and it starts again. Haven't we had enough of this right-wing tyranny? I sure have!
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Lurch3 months ago
The nutwingers are trying to force through a law that allows Disney employees (and someday customers) to bring guns onto Disney property.
But the same fascists don`t have a problem with McCain/Bush kicking regular Americans out of open public debates because the regular American does not drink the kool-aid.
There`s only one amendment that counts to these people, and that is definitely not the 1st, the 4th, or the 10th.
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jordan113 months ago
Gee golly. I thought McCain welcomed town meetings. Someone should tell him they aren't about fawning over a politician.
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tchef3 months ago
Typical. When anti abortion activists came and protested outside an Obama rally in Illinois He talked to them himself outside the rally and invited them in. This was when he was running for Senator in Illinois but show clearly the difference between the two candidates.
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