| By Alan Franklin - Jul 7th, 2008 at 5:13 pm EDT |
Librarian carrying McCain=Bush sign kicked out of McCain Event:
McCain Town Hall attendees get escorted out again
For Immediate Release
July 7, 2008
Contact: Michael Huttner
303-931-4547 cell
DENVER, Colo.-On orders from Senator John McCain's security detail, Denver police escorted a 61-year-old woman away who was waiting in line to attend a so-called town hall meeting with McCain that was billed as open to the public.
Carol Kreck, who works as a librarian in Denver, held a homemade sign reading "McCain = Bush." On orders from McCain's security detail, police cited her for trespassing and escorted her to the sidewalk. She was told if she returned she would be arrested.
"And all I did was carry a sign that said McCain = Bush," Kreck said. "And for everyone who voted for Bush, I don't see why it's offensive to say McCain = Bush."
This episode by McCain's Secret Service appears to be a rerun of McCain's 2005 town hall in Denver with President Bush in which the Secret Service had three Denver citizens removed from an "open" event where McCain was campaigning with Pres. Bush for his plan to privatize social security.
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Senator McCain was in town to speak about his economic agenda, outlining more of the same failed policies of George W. Bush. McCain's plan, like Bush's gives break after break to millionaires and wealthy corporations, but does little for middle class families.
Bush said, "The fundamentals are strong. We're just in a rough patch." (Los Angeles Times, 2/2/08).
McCain said, "I still believe our fundamental underpinnings of our economy are strong." (CNN 1/22/08). McCain actively supports Bush's failed policies. According to Congressional Quarterly, McCain supported President Bush a majority of the time-supporting Bush as much as 100 percent in 2008 and 95 percent in 2007. [CQ Voting Studies, Accessed, 5/15/08]
The Wall Street Journal reported that McCain policies will "explode deficit" or result in "unprecedented spending cuts equal to one-third of federal spending on domestic programs." [WSJ, 4/22/2008]
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Bush said, "We need to make the tax cuts permanent." (President's Speech on the economy at the EEOB, 2/19/04.)
McCain said, "I'll make the Bush tax cuts permanent.... I've said 500 times that I want the tax cuts to be made permanent." (NBC "Meet the Press," 1/27/08). McCain makes Bush's tax cuts permanent, and calls for a $1.7 trillion tax cut for corporations according to a Center for American Progress Action Fund report.
McCain's corporate tax cuts would give $3.8 billion in tax breaks to the 5 biggest oil companies and $1.9 billion in tax breaks to the 10 biggest health insurers. Meanwhile, families who are struggling to pay the bills get much less.
America's top 5 oil companies Exxon, Shell, Valero and others would stand to receive a $3.8 billion tax break, while the average family might save $44.40 from McCain's gas holiday.
McCain Supported Bush 100 Percent in 2008, 95 Percent in 2007McCain Supported Bush 100 Percent in 2008 and 95 Percent in 2007. According to Congressional Quarterly, McCain supported President Bush a majority of the time-supporting Bush as much as 100 percent in 2008 and 95 percent in 2007. According to CQ, "CQ tries to determine what the president personally, as distinct from other administration officials, does and does not want in the way of legislative action. This is done by analyzing his messages to Congress, news conference remarks and other public statements and documents." [CQ Voting Studies, Accessed, 5/15/08]
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I guess the words on it must be profane?
NO SIGNS ALLOWED!!!
Liberals don't follow rules.
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The DPAC encompasses all the buildings at the 14th and Curtis site and is OWNED by the City and County of Denver. The site where we were threatened by the police with arrest this morning is NOT PRIVATELY OWNED. The DCPA is merely a user of the property and had no right to do what they did.
Maybe they're related...
JT
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What's the matter ... got an overdue book?
old people don't like to be shushed.
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Rock on, Carol!
and some others that say Bush is a Republican.
Get a bunch of people to wear them to the next McCain event and we'll see how far the thought police go.
I mean really, this is too easy.
it seems that all have one thing in common
they want to ensure there political power
and do not care how they get there
Your attempts to berate a 61 year old female librarian for holding a sign displaying "Bush=McCain" are extremely mature.
Glad to see the Republican ideology is represented on this website. You do your Party justice.
Let's not kid ourselves, the "open" events in both campaigns are not truly open. Just like Obama threw the Muslims off of the stage at his Michigan event, this is the same thing. They want an event to go smoothly, they don't need some old 60's throwback wingnut ruining it for the rest of the audience.
Maybe she can jump on the Obama bus, unless she is just a "typical white person" like his grandmother, in that case the sight of the big black Barack might just scare the life out of her.
I hope this helps.
It was clearly heard in the tape shot at the scene that the order for the removal of the three orderly protesters came from the Secret Service. These people work for the Government -- not for McCain. If the McCain campaign can't handle legal and orderly protest, they shouldn't be having government employees do their dirty work for them!