Who stifles dissenting speech?
And the Democratic activists are worried about how the RNC is going to react to disruptions to their convention?
Now I will admit that Mr. Meyer was disrupting the speech and that others there at the lecture were noticably perturbed by his actions but tasering???? Isn't that just a wee bit excessive?
Just to remind you....Democrats have a long, proud history of excessive use of the law when the speech of dissenters interrupt their events and offices. So the next time that someone tells you that Republicans are the ones who will resort to extreme tactics to stiffle dissent, please remind them of Andrew Meyer.
A University of Florida student was Tasered and arrested after trying to ask
U.S. Senator John Kerry about the 2004 election and other subjects during a
campus forum.
Videos of the incident posted on several Web sites show
officers pulling Andrew Meyer, 21, away from the microphone after he asks Kerry
about impeaching President Bush and whether he and Bush were both members of the secret society Skull and Bones at Yale University.
"He apparently asked several questions — he went on for quite awhile — then he was asked to stop," university spokesman Steve Orlando said. "He had used his allotted time. His microphone was cut off, then he became upset."
Now I will admit that Mr. Meyer was disrupting the speech and that others there at the lecture were noticably perturbed by his actions but tasering???? Isn't that just a wee bit excessive?
Just to remind you....Democrats have a long, proud history of excessive use of the law when the speech of dissenters interrupt their events and offices. So the next time that someone tells you that Republicans are the ones who will resort to extreme tactics to stiffle dissent, please remind them of Andrew Meyer.
Labels: Free Speech
posted by The Lady Logician at
2:19 PM
2 Comments:
You might want to check out andrewmeyer.com. Mr Meyer has a history of this kind of behavior. Also, it wasn't the Democrats that over-reacted, it was the police. By using your "logic" I could claim that it was the Republicans that were responsible for the arrests of over 200 people at the 2004 Republican Convention.
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Anonymous, at 12:13 AM
Kinda like those protesters who got into President Bush's appearance in 2004???? Remember the ones that caused you lefties wailed about how the President would speak to a "friendly audience"????? Kinda like the Move On activists who "infiltrated" the RNC convention in New York were treated????
Oh that's right, the cops didn't over react to them screeching and resisting arrest then.....No one was tazed. I wonder why that is?????
Seriously dude, do you have a reading comprehension problem? I already mentioned that Mr. Meyer went in looking to disrupt the event!
LL
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The Lady Logician, at 8:59 AM
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