Librarians attack
by Capt. Fogg
It's understandable that John McCain wants to distance himself from George Bush. No one can blame him, even though he seems to be intent on carrying out Bush's agenda to a significant extent. Bush has the popularity of Leprosy at the moment and it's clear that party loyalty no longer extends to allowing comparison to the sitting president. I can however blame his campaign staff and the Denver Colorado police from denying the right of a 61 year old librarian to be on public property for a public meeting, carrying a sign proclaiming McCain=Bush.
The banshees at Fox and the snickering snots who listen to them will never let you hear the end of the Obama campaign workers who asked two women wearing Muslim head scarves not to sit where the camera could see him, but they weren't escorted out to the street by the police, weren't issued a ticket for trespassing or told they would be arrested for constitutionally protected behavior.
Of course the cable news opinion shouters who still support Bush have a chance to show that the McCain campaign has insulted them and the President and the party, but I'm willing to bet we won't hear anything but silence from them and from John McCain. Republican apologists have little to build a defense on other than the grave danger posed by nice old lady librarians with opinions, but they will probably try.
I hope I can be forgiven for suspecting that McCain will be another president who thinks the constitution is a stumbling block and try to scare us out of our desire for freedom.
Cross posted from Human Voices
It's understandable that John McCain wants to distance himself from George Bush. No one can blame him, even though he seems to be intent on carrying out Bush's agenda to a significant extent. Bush has the popularity of Leprosy at the moment and it's clear that party loyalty no longer extends to allowing comparison to the sitting president. I can however blame his campaign staff and the Denver Colorado police from denying the right of a 61 year old librarian to be on public property for a public meeting, carrying a sign proclaiming McCain=Bush.
The banshees at Fox and the snickering snots who listen to them will never let you hear the end of the Obama campaign workers who asked two women wearing Muslim head scarves not to sit where the camera could see him, but they weren't escorted out to the street by the police, weren't issued a ticket for trespassing or told they would be arrested for constitutionally protected behavior.
Of course the cable news opinion shouters who still support Bush have a chance to show that the McCain campaign has insulted them and the President and the party, but I'm willing to bet we won't hear anything but silence from them and from John McCain. Republican apologists have little to build a defense on other than the grave danger posed by nice old lady librarians with opinions, but they will probably try.
I hope I can be forgiven for suspecting that McCain will be another president who thinks the constitution is a stumbling block and try to scare us out of our desire for freedom.
Cross posted from Human Voices
Labels: Bush, First Amendment, McCain, police state
posted by Libby Spencer at 8:57 AM
5 Comments:
Going to be interesting to see how they handle having the pariah prez at their convention.
Another example of McCain=Bush, one can always suspend constitutional liberties to level the playing field on behalf of a morally bankrupt politician who has nothing left to sell the American public. The scene reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's story, Harrison Bergeron. In a McCain administration, we will all suffer broken arms and anger management issues while singing "Bomb, Bomb Iran" in unison.
Oh I hope not! Obama all the way! Be still my throbbing member!
There is a crusty 78-year old curmudgeon with a pacemaker who lives in my beach community. Last month, he drove his electric-powered wheelchair to the local 7/11 store to buy a six-pack of beer. He left the store as he came … riding his wheelchair home and drinking his favorite Bud Lite en route when a police officer arrived and cited him for drinking while driving.
“Bullshit,” he said as a crowd gathered. The chief of police was called to the scene because my curmudgeon friend got real testy with the arresting officer amid boos and hisses from the crowd. The police chief backed down … dismissing his deputy … while my curmudgeon friend whirred his wheelchair back to his condo. End of story.
Our librarian friend missed an opportunity. If she had more pluck, she might have reminded those in authority that a placard is constitutionally-protected free speech, that an open political rally on public property does not constitute “trespassing,” and that any attempt to censor her would be a violation of her civil liberties. Had she made a scene at the scene, it would have been a major embarrassment to McCain and his goons.
Next time stick it to them. Don’t capitulate. Civil disobedience unnerves those who would repress us.
One takes a risk by standing up for one's rights today; not just a risk of arrest, but of being made into a symbol, like the Dixie Chicks, Cindy Sheehan or even Michael Moore. Their ability to demonize such things is awe inspiring.
Maybe we need more 78 year old wheelchair pilots though. Someone with little to lose can be a very formidable opponent.
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