Bumper Sticker Sparks Ticket Fight

[Nambe]

OneStat

One woman`s attempt to get tickets for tomorrow`s Bush rally ended when campaign workers caught a glimpse of her car.

Cherie Nelson says someone from the Bush/Cheney office accused her of being a protestor because she had anti-Bush stickers on her vehicle.

She says they tried to take her tickets.

In the end Nelson kept her tickets, But Erie County`s Republican chairman says the campaign has authority over who attends.
Nelson does not expected to be allowed inside Veterans Memorial Stadium for the rally.

An estimated 10,000 tickets have been handed out as of Friday afternoon.


Very Good Voter’s Guide

[billkurtmeyer]

1. Nazi's what are they afraid of?

[Seldona]

2. Reality.

One of the things I love about this party.

When I went to see John Kerry in the middle of a pasture, all I had to do was pass the secret service.

There was no loyalty oath.

Everyone was welcome, and there were *Bush supporters all over the place.

I was actualy standing 2 feet from Kerry's daughter while she took pictures of her dad!

I leaned over and said 'Tell your dad thanks.'

She said she would!

Imagine getting that close to a *Bush daughter.

It would never happen.

[Booster]

3. But would you want to?

[Seldona]

5. Not at all.

But that must mean something to 'swing' voters.

Imagine someone who isn't sure who they are going to vote for being forced to sign a loyalty oath just to see *Bush?

I know it would piss me off.

And I was just proud to be a part of a campaign that isn't afraid to let those in the other camp in.

That loyalty oath could cost *Bush a few votes.

At least I know it would turn me off if was on the fence.

[RamboLiberal]

12. Curious - did the Bush people cause any problems at rally

you attended?

If I was Kerry, the DNC or a 527 I'd find a way to get this loyalty oath and that ordinary citizens can't see the President they pay who lives in "their house" at one of his rallies.

[The Shadow]

8. Us! The People! n/t

[LibDemAlways]

4. "The campaign has authority over who attends"

I know the repukes disagree, but it seems to me every taxpayer ought to have the opportunity to hear the chimp speak. These cretins forget who is paying the moron's salary. Like it or not, it's you and me, and every one of us should be able to attend a campaign rally without a goon squad questioning our motives.

[DoNotRefill]

11. It depends on who rented the venue.

If the venue was rented by the Repukes, they can say who can and cannot attend.

Also, please remember that time place and manner restrictions on the First Amendment have been heldto be valid.

[LibDemAlways]

19. If the chimp was running for pres of a private

organization, I would agree with you. However, a US Pres is, by definition, Pres of all the people - and restricting event tickets to a select few "supporters" who promise not to disrupt tramples on the rights of everyone else. There is nothing in the Constitution that says a Pres. has a right to be shielded, at all costs, from his constituents.

[w4rma]

22. Sure they can. It's not against the law. Immoral. Anti-democratic.

But not illegal.

Lots of things are legal but are also immoral to many people.

[Meritaten1]

6. Remember when voters got to hear a Republican candidate

speak before deciding whether to vote for him or not?

The idea that anyone would presume to bar participants from a public event on the basis of their political views alone is completely obnoxious.

If there are any undecided voters reading this post, I hope you pay attention to how Bush and his Republican campaign staff are essentially distorting our system. Democratic forms of government require a marketplace of ideas, so views can be expressed and shared, debated and evaluated by the electorate.

At one time, attempts by one of the campaigns to effectively "screen" an audience would have been "the" big news story of the election!

[hyphenate]

7. His entourage and speeches

are becoming more like the SS every day, with the Gestapo protecting * like they did Hitler.

I might get flamed for this, but Hitler is beginning to sound more and more like a progressive in comparison with George W. Bush. Are we sure that he isn't the reincarnation of Adolph? If he isn't, Karl Rove surely might be. Or Rove is a Nazi himself.

Loyalty oaths indeed!

[snippy]

17. Karl Rove was the first person to compare Bush to Hitler.

Of course Rove did it in a complimentary and admiring way.

[Fridays Child]

9. Michael Moore should send a film crew with her.

eom

[Catfight]

16. Good idea! eom

[AmyDeLune]

10. I've been thinking...

Bush's rallys/speeches, etc., are all closed to the public affairs while Kerry's are open for all to attend. I've come to the conclusion that this is to keep the media from broadcasting a full Kerry speech, since they can't give Bush equal time because his appearances aren't open to the public.

Or maybe I'm just very tired and should go to bed now...:tinfoilhat:

[hippywife]

13. No equal time requirements

the Fairness Doctrine was killed by Reagan and Bush I. There is no longer any such thing as "equal time." All time has to be purchased from the broadcast media who use our property, the airwaves belonging to the public, for free.

[Libby2]

14. I'm surprised

they can find that many people that want to attend.

[Catfight]

15. Why isn't this everywhere on the news?

[w4rma]

23. Because it makes the Republican Party look bad. (nt)

[TahitiNut]

24. Because the media have also signed the 'loyalty oath' to attend rallies.

Who says that anyone is permitted to see the Wee Führer without proven loyalty? How does anyone suppose the media people are able to attend? Can anyone really doubt that Candy Crowley signed the loyalty oath?

I'd say that media attendance at Wee Führer rallies where non-loyalists are banned is de facto proof of media complicity.

[Catfight]

25. I think because we aren't outraged enough. This should be kicked

in every day on DU as a reminder, we have HARD work ahead of us.

[Citizen Daryl]

18. Morons. Absolute morons.

Anyone who wanted to seriously disrupt a Bush rally wouldn't drop any hint whatsoever that they're against him. If someone really wants to start something at a Bush event, all they have to do is come dressed as an uber-supporter.

[snippy]

20. True. They also should expect to be arrested. n/t

[alarimer]

21. disgusting

These people are criminals. I have never heard of this before this election, from either party. Has any candidate in the history of the US ever required loyalty oaths before or only allowed members of their own party in to rallies or speeches by the candidate? I can't think if any. It is just despicable and, frankly, it reeks of fascism.