Heckle A Democrat, Lose Rights

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[Weevil]

Yeah, the Republicans definitely have a better system. Just don't let any possible hecklers within the building.

 

[overthebow]

Bite me.

Some guy yelled "Go fuck yourself" to Cheney in Mississippi after Katrina and that guy was in handcuffs for 45 minutes.

Contrast this to the scores of people who have been turned away from Bush's ticketed events because they had a bumper sticker that Republican security goons didn't like.

 

[cjh]

shooting fish in a barrel

Secret Service agents are famous for their willingness to take a bullet for the president. Less famous is their willingness to take out a heckler for the president.

Officially, the Secret Service does not concern itself with unarmed, peaceful demonstrators who pose no danger to the commander in chief. But that policy was inoperative here Thursday when seven AIDS activists who heckled President Bush during a campaign appearance were shoved and pulled from the room -- some by their hair, one by her bra straps -- and then arrested for disorderly conduct and detained for an hour.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9703-2004Sep9.html