About the guy who told Cheney to go f*ck himself:

[annabanana]

Physician who told Cheney to go F*ck Himself Lost his Home in Katrina, Detained, Cuffed by Cheney's M-16-carrying Goons


by Jackson Thoreau

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jackson__050909_physician_who_told_o.htm

Dr. Ben Marble, a young emergency room physician who plays in alternative rock bands and does art on the side, needs our help. Since he was the one who told Dick Cheney to "go fuck yourself" on Sept. 8, that's the least we can do.

Marble is a complex guy, to say the least. Some of the lyrics he writes can be considered harsh by some – personally what I've heard is very much on target - but he has a softer side as an organizer of breast cancer fund-raisers, not to mention an ER doctor.

-snip-

"I had no intention of harming anyone but merely wanted to echo Mr. Cheney's infamous words back at him," Marble wrote. "At that moment, I noticed the Secret Service guys with a panic-stricken look on their faces, like they were about to tackle me, so I calmly walked away back to my former house."

"I told them I was probably the person they were looking for, and so they put me in handcuffs and 'detained' me for about 20 minutes or so," Marble wrote. "My right thumb went numb because the cuffs were on so tight, but they were fairly courteous and eventually released me after getting all my contact info. They said I had NOT broken any laws so I was free to go."

[wtmusic]

1. Of course Cheney got cuffed when he made the comment to Leahy

assholes.

[FreedomAngel82]

2. Of course

Sad really. There goes the first amendment. :( He has good music too.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. He is now a hero of mine. I would not have had the courage he showed.

[Ilsa]

4. The ebay listing for the video is gone. 6 days early. Imagine that. eom

[Jon8503]

5. DU should give him the DU Balls of the month award. N/T.

[annabanana]

8. lol......didn't know we had one!

What a good idea

DU artists? Whadya got for the "ballsy"

[Andrushka]

21. Hmm...

An 18-carat gold-plated "DU Balls Award" figurine goes to the inaugural winner! Congratulations!

[Terran1212]

6. Sister works for homeland security, I know firsthand the kind of security

they maintain around public figures.

I was in a roleplaying simulation (after sister coerced me into it, promise : p ) at the Atlanta capitol with the homeland security people. They mostly put undercover agents posing as pedestrians or interns or different companies and organizations. These people basically observe anyone around an important place or person. They call people who are at certain points to be conducting "hostile surveillance."

It's a sick system of security that is very weakening to democracy, in my opinion.

7. that is one courageous dude

thank you Dr. Marble.

[Old and In the Way]

9. On the C-Span clip, there was a guy sitting on a sofa in the foreground

as the clip starts rolling. The VP SUV stops at the house next door. I wonder if he was the dude that yelled out the greeting?

[Nikki Stone 1]

10. No broken laws? But they cuffed him and got his info anyway.

When DICK told Patrick Leahy to go fuck himself, no one handcuffed the Halliburton whore.

[Botany]

11. Thank you ......

Doc!

[PatrioticLeftie]

12. Why was he handcuffed in the first place?

A clear violation of our First Amendment.

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[ailsagirl]

20. WAIT A SECOND!!! DIDN'T CHENEY SAY "F*** OFF????" IN

CONGRESS???

What an effing hypocrite!!!!!! :grr: :mad: :puke:

BTW, Welcome to DU
:hi:

[number6]

13. kick

:kick:

[alittlelark]

15. The E-Bay item listing has been removed.

x(

[Mr_Spock]

17. Why? Should we punish Ebay for this?

What's the deal?

[Mutley]

22. That does suck, but...

DUers have had listings from RWers removed as well. Some Cindy Sheehan type stuff. I think one guy was selling bus tickets to send her out of the country. And the other guy was selling ribbon magnets that said something along the lines of "Arrest Cindy Sheehan".

If RWers can't use Ebay to make political statements, then we can't either.

[Oilwellian]

24. The ebay auction is still up

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7712202734

[emdee]

16. Cheney isn't used to having detractors in the midst!

The shock on his face was hilarious. My hat is off to the good doctor!
emdee

[ailsagirl]

19. And what a phony-- pretending it didn't bother him. PUKE!!!

:puke:

He's absolutely disgusting.

[Vinnie From Indy]

18. I'd like to buy him a shot of the best Tequila!

Rock on Doc!!!! Salute!

[Mutley]

23. Does anyone know where I can find the video?

Someone told me it was on Crooks and Liars but I couldn't find it. I've heard the audio clip but I'd love to see Dick's face. :rofl: