Cheney Visits Pittsburgh July 4

[No Mandate Here.]

Shall we greet him?

<http://www.postgazette.com/pg/04179/338360.stm>

Sunday, June 27, 2004
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Vice President Dick Cheney's first bus tour of the 2004 campaign will bring him to Pittsburgh on the Fourth of July.

Cheney will appear at a 12:30 p.m. rally at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland, the Bush-Cheney campaign said.

The Independence Day visit "highlights the importance of Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh community to our campaign," spokeswoman Jennifer Millerwise said yesterday. She said Cheney would speak about "strengthening the economy, making our communities better and keeping America safe."

Joe Dugan, Soldiers & Sailors president and chief executive officer, said he met with a Cheney advance team Friday. Neither he nor Millerwise immediately could say whether the event would be open to the public or only by invitation.

In the first stop on his bus tour, Cheney is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m., Saturday in Parma, Ohio. His next scheduled stop will be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Wheeling Park High School in Wheeling, W.Va.

Millerwise said other stops were possible. Dugan said Cheney's aides expressed interest in having him stop at a Pittsburgh restaurant to "meet the people."

I think the last sentence really should read... "to meet the (carefully selected sheeple who look good in a carefully posed photo setting with Lon Chainey himself- who somehow is showing enough restraint not to bare his fangs) people."

[LiberalVoice]

1. Well I will be at the Protest at S&S's.

I live in Pgh and I hope I can find out what Restaurant he's gonna be at. Would love to give him a face to face earful!

[No Mandate Here.]

2. It won't be the O, I am sure...

Let's figure it out... lots of bus parking, open area, the right zip code, ... any guesses?

[LiberalVoice]

3. Squirrell Hill? lol

Maybe Walnut Street in Shadyside...Nice rich white area there.

[Divernan]

7. Chaney at the "Dirty O"? Too funny!

given his fragile health, the grease in the air would be lethal!

[Junkdrawer]

4. Traditionally, it's a fish sandwich at the Original Oyster House Downtown

Think he would dare the Dirty 'O in Oakland? :shrug:

[LiberalVoice]

5. Not a chance!

Too many "colored folk" for his taste. Might spoil his meal.

[susu369]

6. Taking bets

Neither he nor Millerwise immediately could say whether the event would be open to the public or only by invitation.

:-)

[peekaloo]

8. Come on Pittsburgh, say it loud:

Go f*ck yourself Dick Cheney!

[MikeG]

9. He'll likely be eating at the Duquesne Club.

Where his evil benefactors eat.

[Ernesto]

10. You mean that "merica's leading "angry white male"

is actually publicly annoucing his his campaign schedule? Fund raising season must really be over.

[napi21]

11. My guess would be Station Square.

Downtown Duquesne Club way too restricted for traffic. Can you just see a bus and entaurage vehicles all parked in front of the Club?

Station Square has the parking andcan be classy enough for him.

[No Mandate Here.]

13. Perhaps we can all go to the Hard Rock Cafe that day??

and turn it up real loud?

[stevedeshazer]

12. Please greet Vice-President Fuck accordingly.

Those of you in western Pennsylvania, pull your weight. You're a crucial swing state.

Show him the greeting he deserves! :)

[maynard]

14. On a Sunday?

Shouldn't he be in church, trying to kiss up to the religious right?
Campaigning on a Sunday.....he should burn in hell for that. No time for religion when you have an election to win.....

[jester21]

15. Um.. seriously....

I would like to be out to greet the man, with at least a placard and a few choice words. It would work much better if I weren't alone, though. Is anyone planning anything yet? Or should we start planning now?