President od Vice Cheney Strikes again

[Norbert]

From earlier in the week:

CHENEY CAGES PROLES
Imagine what the hysterical reaction of the agitprop hacks would be if the following (via Undernews) had happened in Venezuela, where the opposition press - which led the call for and organizing of the failed coup attempt last year - regularly calls for removal of Chavez by any means necessary. For that matter, imagine what the reaction of the cabal would be to a coup attempt. Ooops, never mind.
PORTLAND TRIBUNE. President of Vice Dick Cheney made a fundraising tour through the Pacific Northwest this week, with a stop in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 13. Cheney charged $1,000 a plate for dinner, and $5K for a photo-op with supporters.
The Vice President also exploited a recent Federal court decision, in the criminal case of U.S.A. v. Bursey to expand the use of euphemistically dubbed Free Speech Zones, to literally cage protesters at the event.

Protesters were not allowed to approach the event at a hotel near the Portland Airport, but were directed by police to a muddy field at least 100 yards away, {where, after they assembled, they were enclosed behin an eight-foot-high chain-link fence topped with razor wire.} Will Seaman, of the Portland Peaceful Resource Coalition, said of the caged area, "It was completely inaccessible," and a half-mile from the nearest public transit. . .

Protesters heeded the police's admonition to get out of the street, but then started shaking the fence. "Since they put us in a cage, we decided to rattle our cage," Seaman said. At 6:10 p.m., the protesters were informed, via loudspeaker, that any attempts to pass or tamper with the barricade could subject them to the use of force, including chemical agents or impact weapons, as well as to arrest and criminal.

So much for free speech. Thanks, Dick.

http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/ethel/2004_01_18_ethel-archive.html#107470177411673068

[BeatleBoot]

1. It blows my mind that

our country would implement "Free Speech Zones" against her own people.

I'm extremely cheesed

:mad:

[Snappy]

2. Re-election

If these Neo Fascists get re-elected I suspect that there will be Concentration Camps for Protesters. They will be labled as enemy combatents. Of course, these camps will be called something like, Gathering Centers.

[Dr.Phool]

4. If these (expetive deleted) are re-selected

I'm moving to Costa Rica. I'd go to Canada, but I got used to this Florida weather.

[RC]

3. Can anyone say

Unlawful imprisonment? The self-appointed dictators do because they can.

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Has he sits and gloats

American citizens allow the authorities to put them in cages.




Of course there are no pictures of the protests in Portland in the mainstream press. This one is the best I could find at the moment. They just keep try to pretend that at least 50% of the country doesn't exist.

[Algorem]

6. unacceptable.when is that Republican convention?

[opihimoimoi]

7. They hate us for OUR FREEDOM?????

What Freedoms do we have left??

Damn.