I do not want a President who won't answer questions from the public...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Or who would handcuff anyone who would dare question him anyhow.

That is just unacceptable.

[Angry Dragon]

1. Did this happen??

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Not yet...but I think Romney could be like that.

[Scuba]

16. Ryan had people cuffed and removed from his "town hall" last fall for asking the "wrong" questions.

[Ed Suspicious]

6. It has happened from his running mate. n/t

[Angry Dragon]

17. thank you

[bernardcornwell]

3. yeah this is important we need to get to the bottom eof this and learm more about this

i canot believe it let scamp out and talk about it

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Welcome to DU!

[Voice for Peace]

5. or charge me money to listen to his majesty pontificate

without him listening to me.

[teddy51]

7. Yes it did happen with a 71 year old man! He asked Romney a question, and was taken down and hand

cuffed for his effort. If this pair of Aholes win the WH we are doomed.

[Whisp]

8. it was Ryan, not Romney. pretty sure. n/t

[teddy51]

10. Yeah, ur right but same difference as far as I'm concerned. He has now been appointed as Veep, so!

[WinstonSmith4740]

14. Totally agree!

However, let's be honest. The man didn't just ask a question. He stood up and started yelling. Please don't get me wrong here, I have no problem with what he did. I think he had every right to, and the way it was handled was disgraceful. Someone needs to point out to the Rethugs that we have the right to peaceably assemble and redress our government for differences. It's called the First Amendment. The reason I'm bringing this up is to ask you to think back and compare this to the way the tea-baggers were treated when they did the same thing at Democratic town hall meetings when the ACA was being discussed. Or at least trying to be discussed. Those bastards screamed, yelled, and wouldn't let anyone say anything. And they were treated with more respect than they deserved...certainly more than they gave.

Not that the MSM would ever do this, but this should have been plastered on every news show, along with file footage showing the tea-baggers at work. People need to see first hand how these ass-holes deal with people who don't do as they're told.

[BeHereNow]

9. I think we are all on the same page Peggy.

Outrageous to think it is even possible, and yet it appears to be.
BHN

[SidDithers]

11. Yup. Romney would be just that kind of President...

but Obama's going to win.

Sid

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. I'm pretty sure Obama will win too...

I posted this because I was just thinking about the incident with the 70 year old man, and I felt so much outrage.

[smirkymonkey]

19. +10,000

I'm counting on it. Unless of course they cheat AGAIN.

[bluestateguy]

12. I agree, but the media is not the public

None of those elitist pricks and vapid twits in the DC/NYC corridor represent me or the issues I care about.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

15. This is the GOP methodology at this time. It's happening locally as well. . . .

AND they are pissing off a lot of Republican voters - I'm relieved to say.

[PayAttentionFool]

18. Just to keep things real.....

President Obama has been pretty good at ducking and not answering questions too, especially questions concerning marijuana that comes direct from the unwashed masses.

It looks pretty silly accusing rMoney of doing what the President does too, not to the same extent but he does do it too.

[HereSince1628]

20. There is this 'state's secrets' thing that ultimately gets to every POTUS

Sooner or later the "needs "of the security establishment always put an end to openness.

In those episodes of opacity, we are forced to trust the nature of the person we elected will hold true. I wouldn't want a president who needs to hide the typical details, like tax returns, that allow for making an assessment of a candidate's nature.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Exactly. We need to be able to assess how much we trust our President.

And when they are already withholding information.......well, there goes whatever trust you might have had.

[just1voice]

22. You mean like the 2/3rds of the public that want universal health care?

I agree, how dare politicians ignore us. Oh well, back to my "free speech zone" I go.

[AtomicKitten]

23. I agree. It's an outrageous slap in the face to voters.