That innocent lady obviously forgot that under the furor Bush that she has no rights.

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So...this could become a nationwide thing...Become a Krekkie and wear that same sign to all Bush...I mean...McCain events! Let's see how many can get arrested!

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Dear God in Heaven what have we come to when the idea that a person is potentially disruptive is sufficient cause to have them not only evicted but arrested . What about the Constitution and its guarantee of Freedom of Speech and the right to peacefully assemble for redress of Grievences
I also note that there was ZERO, ZILCH , NADA coverage of this incident by the John McCain enamoured Press . They were too taken up by his Straight Talk Express plane . There should be no such things as "Free Speech Zones" ; the whole country is a FREE SPEECH ZONE according to the Founding Fathers

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Why are we so surprised about this happening? Or are we?
If you want any proof of what we will be experiencing under the McSame Administration, this incident is just the beginning. You ain't seen nothing yet!
Pray that Obama wins this election, or it may be your last election in which to vote.
Definitely a new Kreckkie!!!
GMMelby, Pastor/Chaplain

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Two suggestions for future McCain campaign appearances.

First, people could have McCain=Bush printed on t-shirts (yellow type on a dark blue background shows up best). In the alternative, you could order "Bush Lief They Died" annti-war tee-shirts.

Second, people could go to a McCain Town Hall not wearing any protest shirt or sign. Rather, have written down a tough question for him about the war, the economy, the environment, healthcare. When McCain answers by denying he said something be sure to have done enough homework to be able to cite chapter and verse where he's slip-flopped.

The second approach will start to get the attention of the local news as well as reporters travelling with the McCain campaign. A daily effort to confront him at these town hall meetings will force McCain into looking like the knucklehead he is.

The second option is peaceful, it cannot be construed as trespassing or disorderly conduct, and it will turn McCain's appearances into a nightmare for him.

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I see Fascism is flourishing in the USA. Are we going to protest it, are we going to get our country back? What in Hell was that recent 4th of July all about? The Founding Fathers would shed tears over our letting the Cheney/Bush cabal strip us of our freedoms.

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...tase her, bro'.

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Hey, she looked mighty damn dangerous to me.

A librarian, huh? They're subversives. She's probably out there beating kids over the head with The Cat in the Hat. Lock her up and throw away the key so I can stop trembling in fear.

And in the meantime, the media continues to drool over McCain like a love-struck teenager. This is so f******* disgusting I can not stand it.

Happy 4th of July. Get a bottle rocket and stick it up the nearest fascist's ass.

Luv,
granny


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it's all just toilet paper folks and your rights are on the next square.

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It's effing unbelievable that the police in Denver would concede to the Secret Service the right to control messages displayed on public property.

Shame shame shame on any progressive disappointed with Obama who says, "Oh what the heck, I'll vote for McCain," or not vote at all.

To whom is the Secret Service answerable? Anyone? Just Dick Cheney?

We should all memorize the beginning of the Declaration of Independence and the 4th amendment and repeat them whenever necessary.

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This woman has a great legal suit. 30 years ago during the Nixon administration, I with a buch of of my friends went to an open-to-the-public event with signs against the Vietnam War. They arrested us for not putting down the signs. We sued and won. The judge said that anywhere the general public could go, people with signs could go.

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US Protester remanded for PSYCHIATRIC evaluation for PROTESTING BUSH REGIME

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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; of abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition for a redress of grievances."
(Original punctuation.)

"CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW...ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH...OR...THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE PEACEABLY TO ASSEMBLE..."

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What to make of this?

By this arrest, the police-state has inadvertently made an admission that it once rejected: Bush is bad.

Years ago Ms Kreck would have been considered by the establishment to be a McCain supporter with as sign like hers.


As a Denverite, I am not shocked at the cops' actions, even though our mayor is a popular Democrat.
Things should get interesting at the convention. How are Denver's finest going to treat protestors there, I wonder?

Remember, you have NO rights any more!

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I mind my manners when I know there are ladies present.. BUT WHAT THE FUCK!!!.BEING TICKETED FOR CARRYING A SIGN LIKE THAT ..WHY ARE THEY SO FUCKING WORRIED ..(WHAT A WORTHLESS PARTY THE REPUBLICANS HAVE BECOME).

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Here's is the text of an email I have just sent to the Secret Service by an email link provided on the Secret Service website.

"According to news reports, a woman in Denver, Colorado was given a ticket and threatened with arrest by the Denver police for standing on what is reported to have been public property holding a sign "McCain=Bush" outside a venue in which Sen. McCain was going to hold a town hall meeting. The police were recorded as having said that the ticket was issued at the behest of the Secret Service.

An answer to a FAQ on this website states that the Secret Service can "Make arrests without warrants for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony recognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed such felony."

What federal law might this woman have broken? The first amendment to the U. S. Constitution states, "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech...or the right of the people peaceably to assemble...."

The Secret Service has the responsibility for protecting candidates for the president from physical harm. How does a paper sign held on public property by a small woman threaten anyone with physical harm?

Is the Secret Service not bound by the Constitution? What recourse do citizens have if they believe their legally protected rights have been violated by agents of the Federal government?

Thank you for your attention."

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ONE woman with a sign gets arrested. What would happen if 1000 people showed up with signs? Nothing. We need numbers out there. Remember half a million people ouside the White House? That's what got us out of Viet Nam. Nothing good ever happened in this country that didn't involve people taking to the streets. The risk is small compared to the danger of not doing anything. Thanks, ANNA

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If alternet will not print the shirt, contact Cafe Press, or whatididinthewar.com they will print it!

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By the way, the ONLY mainstream (non-left-leaning) news outlet reporting on this is the Denver Post. My friend pointed out that the only reason they probably printed the story was because Carol Kreck used to work for them.

(Of course, even Alternet neglects important news stories from time to time -- *FBI may soon be able to use racial profiling and investigate 'terrorism' without evidence, cough, cough*).

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Bush tactics rearing their ugly head. Oh well, the Constitution is nothing but a piece of paper, right. It will take a prayer for Barack to get us out of all the problems a GOP government has put us in. The only people who should vote for the GOP are either very wealthy or very stupid.....

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Of course Main Stream Media is covering this up...

The Republican party is the American Fascist Party there's no doubt about it...!

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Everybody knows all those librarians are dangerous. Back during the early days of the cold war, all librarians were Communists!

Next, they were charged with keeping "disgusting" books in libraries such as "Huckleberry Finn," and "Lady Chatterley's Lover."

Now all librarians are Terrorists!

There's just no telling what librarians will be "guilty" of next!

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If America shows the same level of self-destructive stupidity as was shown in 2000 and 2004 elections (yeah, I know he didn't win, but that's not the point), revolution is assured. Enough of us are sick of the top 2% that we'll just take them out.

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There is a story in the Denver Post.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9812206

Nothing in the WaPo or the NYTimes.

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Something very similar to this recently happend in a town just outside Austin Texas and a group headed by James Harrington took them down! It was either Round Rock or Georgetown Texas and the cops did pretty much the same thing, based on a city law, I think. But the city ended up changing the law, apologizing, and maybe even paying some money. So she needs to raise some hell over this. And we all need to vote Democrat this fall--maybe even if we have to hold our nose to do it.

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We found McCain McSame's Achilles Heel. Let's start a McCain=Bush revolution and flood the universe with shirts, mugs, T-shirts, bumper stickers, coasters, store signs, placards, etc. all of which say McCain=Bush!!
I will buy all of those things so PLEASE someone step up and seize the marketing/sales opportunity!!

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Hear yet another Constitutional amendment was attacked on several levels. I guess the Gestapo Police of Denver are not up on the rights of citizens; The 1st Amendment: Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly. Clearly the rights of freedom of "Speech and Assembly" are violated. We may have defeated the fascist of the 1930s & 40s during WW II; but we certainly did not defeat the home grown fascists at home, AKA the Republican Party.

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McCain fascism is alive and well, as is Bushits.

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Shameless McBush, like Puppet Bush, wants no dissenters and only "cleared" attendees at his bilge-laden speeches, urging continuing wars, ongoing tax cuts, and the unending rewards our Gilded Age II bestows on the plutocrats behind his campaign.

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To the best of my memory there was an incident were former president but at the time President Clinton had a couple arrested on a Friday, and not released until a Monday with no charges filed. All over a profanity? I am willing to bet that members of both parties have done stuff like this be we always have to pick on the most recent ones.
Try this:
google: +clinton +arrested +profanity
2theadvocate.com | News | LSU student arrested for Clinton threat

Oregon Man Arrested At Clinton Rally | Bend | New West Network
May 14, 2008 ... An Oregon man was arrested Monday at a campaign event for Hillary Clinton after he attempted to pass his business card and speak gibberish ...

Just two samples yet they may be just I have not read the information. The main one I am thinking about I think took place in Chicago When Bill was in office. The couple dropped the F-Bomb on him

Here is one that is 9/11 related:
Digg - 9/11 protester arrested after yelling at Bill Clinton
9/11 protester arrested after yelling at Bill Clinton
I suspect this young Patriot will receive a couple of
thousand dollars for his wrongful arrest and ...

Both Parties are just as guilty of having people arrested.

Yes it was foolish that she was arrested for expressing her opinion.
Just for fun try a google on
+obama +arrested

Bottom line:
It is our duty to filter out the crap and decide what is true make our choice when the election comes and hope that we are correct. If not that, we have to step out ourselves and try and run for office and make a change. Then if we go that route we have to hope that we do not have issues like those being tossed our way. Making us look bad/worse than we are.

Just something to think about.

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Welcome to the New Nazi America

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On July 8 I posted the text of a letter I sent to the Secret Service.

Here's their reply to me, and mine to them.

Ms. C,

Contrary to some recent reporting, the Secret Service had no involvement in Ms.
Kreck being removed from the area. It was not done at our request or
suggestion. Any assertion to the contrary is inaccurate and inconsistent with
our established policies and procedures.

U. S. Secret Service

My response -
Thank you for your response and clarification about the Secret Service's role, or non-role, in the removal of Ms. Kreck from the venue in Denver.

I take them at their word and am impressed to get such a prompt reply. Usually such email falls into a black hole.

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