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Sunday, July 11, 2004
Guilty by Association
| Ok, so just last week or so, I was over at Mac's place, and I stumbled across a post of hers about two people who were removed from a Bush rally because they were wearing anti-Bush t-shirts. Not doing anything, not disrupting, not causing a disturbance, just wearing t-shirts. While I was outraged, I was not surprised, which is pretty damn sad, to tell the truth. But, this IS the Bush camp that we are talking about.
Anyway, I knew that our infamous President was going to be making a visit in my little town that same week, and so, I made a conscious effort to keep my eyes peeled the day after his visit when reading the local paper. There had been a large number of protesters out on the streets that day, and I was wondering if any incidents happened to occur. Well, boy did they. (Click on the article to the left to giagantor-ize it and read the full text.) 
Joshua Neyhart was more than a little excited when he was put in reserved seating near where Preisdent Bush would be standing Friday in Kutztown Univeristy's Keystone Hall. The emphasis there is mine, but, dude...he's 16. He's a kid who just wanted to have his (probably) one and only chance to see the President of the United States of America in his town. Oh, and by the way, his 16-year-old cousin who was with him was also given the boot. Nice. Also, it is apparently NOT ok to have anti-Bush signs ANYWHERE on the streets when he comes to town. There are designated areas for people who oppose the President. (Seriously. This is what we heard Kerry supporters being told time and time again that day.) However, if you had, let's say a sign that read (and I quote) "WE [heart] YOU PRESIDENT BUSH JESUS OUR TROOPS[sic]", well, then, it is apparently A-OK to parade that one around wherever you damn well please. You know, that whole day made me want to vomit. And, yes, I will be checking the paper on a daily basis to find out the status of the arrests made that day. Land of the free, my ass. ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 10:50:00 PM |
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