Atlanta Reporter Discovers the Insidious World of ALEC, Gets Thrown Out of His Hotel Room

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Video at the link. It's in a format that cannot be embedded here.

When an Atlanta news crew from WXIA-TV asked questions about a closed-door meeting involving Georgia lawmakers, wireless industry lobbyists, and the American Legislative Exchange Council, Bill Meierling, vice president of communications for ALEC, directed four armed sheriff’s deputies to kick the news crew out of their hotel rooms and escort them to the street.

“I am a guest of the hotel, sir,” WXIA reporter Brendan Keefe told Chatham County sheriff’s deputy A. O’Berry.

“Not for long, we’ll take care of that,” responded O’Berry.

“Are we violating a law here?” Keefe asked another deputy who told them to gather their belongings.

“Don’t say nothing,” O’Berry told the other deputy.

“To protect Republicans and serve giant corporations,” said Atlanta resident Larry Jefferson, who tipped us off. “To watch a hack from ALEC wave his arm and see armed deputies throw a reporter who paid for his room out of a hotel for just asking questions should wake up every American about where this country has gone.”


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[KT2000]

1. lawsuit perhaps?

this needs one.

[Oldtimeralso]

4. Yep

The individuals removed should sue the hotel, the Georgia GOP party, the law enforcement agency or agencies, ALEC, and all individuals involved with their ejection. Their civil rights were violated.

[cstanleytech]

5. Not to mention the sheriffs department and the county. nt

[7962]

7. I sure hope so. I heard about this a few weeks ago.

Absolutely no excuse for this. And the sheriff shouldve refused to remove the reporter who did NOTHING WRONG

[SusanCalvin]

9. I'd kick in a few bucks. nt

[kath]

2. jeebus H. Christ on a Trailer Hitch.

Things are very far gone in this country

[cantbeserious]

3. The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians And Media That Own And Control Us

eom

[progressoid]

6. How do they sleep at night?

[freshwest]

8. Nothing new. From 2011:

Dramatic video: 71-year-old taken to the ground for questioning Paul Ryan

Uploaded on Sep 7, 2011

As Congressman Paul Ryan cracked a joke about him, Tom Nielsen found himself face down on the floor being handcuffed by police. The 71-year-old retired plumber from Kenosha was thrown to the ground, placed in handcuffs, and arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest after objecting to Ryan's plans to gut Social Security and Medicare during his congressman's only public appearance scheduled during the August recess -- a $15 Rotary Club luncheon in West Allis on Tuesday.

Nielsen repeatedly told police that he wasn't fighting them and that he didn't want to make any trouble. He also told them several times that he had a broken shoulder. Police officers ignored his comments as they wrestled him to the ground despite his howls of pain.

Nielsen's comment to Ryan at the luncheon, his arrest, and Ryan's joke are all captured on video available here.

There was a string of such videos as soon as the Tea Party got in office in 2010 as they began holding meetings discussing public policy at country clubs and other private venues where no one but those invited were allowed. The public, citizens of cities and counties, were kept out of the areas. All under the aegis of 'private property.'

Remember when Palin's pal has his meetings on yachts with his donors? And how many bagger politicans have been violent, threatened violence, been convicted of crimes and still are elected by their voting block?

We know every GOP candidate running has met with and is colluding directly with the Koch brothers at their private retreats, from every state. They are quite outfront now about the support, they've been caught doing it.

Perry, Walker, Paul, Hucklebee, Cruz, Christie have implemented their policies on their states shamelessly. They have Rand and others attempting to nationalize their horrible laws, even called for an Article V convention to re-write the Constitution and repeal the amendments that don't fit the Koch dystopia they plan to force upon us.

The evidence has been posted on DU for several years now. We should never divert our focus from what they are doing.

[liam_laddie]

10. People will watch this on some future History channel...

...thirty years from now and say "Hey, these reports are exactly like those Nazi's and other goons in all those 20th century countries!"
Kick and thanks for to all for this thread.

[freshwest]

14. If they win, the History Channel won't say a thing. That's what we're facing here. n/t

[kacekwl]

11. I'm waking up alright,

waking up into the nightmare this country is becoming. The kind of stories I have read here and other sources have me disgusted with my country. Bernie is RIGHT we need to help him help us turn this B.S. around if it's not too late.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

12. K and r

[Unknown Beatle]

13. What's wrong with these fucking pigs.

Don't they know they're not a part of the one percent? Don't these dumbass pigs know that ALEC is after their pensions, medicare and social security that they're expecting when they retire? These 'morans' probably all vote republican. When it's to late to do anything about it, who are these idiot cops going to turn to for help?

It's not just ALEC, it's also the stupid idiots that protect them. Uneducated Faux watching fools.

[JEB]

15. Fascism. eom