McCain staff asked for protester's ouster

[Robb]

Source: Denver Post

It was Sen. John McCain's staff who asked security at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to remove people holding protest signs at the venue — not U.S. Secret Service agents, who were not involved in Carol Kreck's ouster from the galleria.
A video of the incident circulating widely on the Internet shows a DCPA security guard saying that he was told by the Secret Service to remove Kreck, who was holding a paper sign that said "McCain = Bush."
But Thursday, after two days of being vilified by bloggers, letter writers and others, the Secret Service emphatically denied involvement.

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"A representative of Senator John McCain's staff respectfully asked that the venue for its July 7 Town Hall Meeting, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, not allow persons to display signage within the Arts Complex," DCPA officials said in a statement. DCPA spokeswoman Suzanne Blandon said the guard who told Kreck to leave was "simply mistaken" in identifying the Secret Service as the agency that wanted her to leave. Blandon said the guard did not intend to use the Secret Service as leverage and did not mean to mislead anyone.

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Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_9844803

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Riiiiiiiight.

[tishaLA]

1. It's those Rove acolytes he brought on board

They want to make sure the only fuck-ups happen when McCain himself is talking. Next they'll be planting questions.

[norepubsin08]

2. this is how they do it

When I was manhandled by law enforcement after asking George Bush the first a question during his October 27, 1988 Tacoma, Washington appearance..we were roughed up and removed from the place where Bush was campaigning. When challenging the appropriateness of that action after the fact, we were told it was the Bush private security team that did it. First of all, I'm not sure I totally believe that the Secret Service wasn't involved and secondly if they weren't where does a private group like that get the power to do that to people. Only one place in my mind: from the person campaigning. BTW: this event was held on public property and advertised as a campaign appearance (as opposed to a formal Vice Presidential appearance) and the public was encouraged to come.

[paparush]

3. What?? No Free Speach Zones. Wow...the noose is tightening already.

I mean, when they take away our Free Speech Zones, where will it end?

:sarcasm: