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Pro Civil Liberties? No Bush Speech for You.
Posted by wizeGurl
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 AP story: Three Medford school teachers were threatened with arrest and escorted from the event after they showed up for a Bush campaign event wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Protect our civil liberties." All three said they applied for and received valid tickets from Republican headquarters in Medford. "The women said they did not intend to protest. "I wanted to see if I would be able to make a statement that I feel is important, but not offensive, in a rally for my president," said Janet Voorhies, 48, a teacher in training.
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"We chose this phrase specifically because we didn't think it would be offensive or degrading or obscene," said Tania Tong, 34, a special education teacher. Thursday's event in Oregon sets a new bar for a Bush/Cheney campaign that has taken extraordinary measures to screen the opinions of those who attend Bush and Cheney speeches. For months, the Bush/Cheney campaign has limited event access to those willing to volunteer in Bush/Cheney campaign offices. In recent weeks, the Bush/Cheney campaign has gone so far as to have those who voice dissenting viewpoints at their events arrested and charged as criminals."
For more details, read the full story.
Clearly, these were radical troublemakers. Civil liberties, indeed. As if free speech were also protected at pro-Bush events.... |
Modified by perle0 on 2004/10/18 15:59 |
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