Man fired for heckling Bush

[southernleftylady]

CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A man who heckled President Bush at a political rally was fired from his job at an advertising and design company for offending a client who provided tickets to the event.

The fired graphic designer said Saturday he won't try to get his job back.

"I'm mad less about losing the job -- I'm more mad about the reasons," said Glen Hiller, 35, of Berkeley Springs. "All I did was show up and voice my opinion."

Hiller was ushered out of Hedgesville High School on Tuesday after shouting his disagreement with Bush's comments about the war in Iraq and the search for weapons of mass destruction. The crowd had easily drowned out Hiller with its chant: "Four more years."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/08/21/heckler.fired.ap/index.html

[roguevalley]

1. the job is less important than making it painful to fire people over

speech. i hope he kicks their butt.

[baldguy]

2. Don't try and tell me the bushies aren't fascists.

[onethatcares]

3. I do think he has some recourse

It's not like he fired a fat one up and failed a piss test. He spoke out, with his own opinions. When that comes to be the standard, we have lost all our rights. WTF has happened to our country???

[vetwife]

4. He needs to pay a visit to Sen. Byrd and check out that little book

that Sen. Byrd carries at all times. Bet he will go to bat for him !

[Cha]

5. No way should he be fired! ACLU! And Glen Hiller is

another American Hero! I'm sure he'll find a Better Job!

[southernleftylady]

6. Devils advocate here :

arent there some "hire/fire at will " states.. state where they really dont need a reason to fire him

[Lindacooks]

7. You bet there are, just like my husband was fired for criticizing

Pawlenty and his draconian budget cuts in the Minnesota child abuse prevention programs.

An at-will state means they can fire anybody for anything - if they don't like the color of your shirt, your hair, where you were the night before, etc.

I just wish my husband's firing had gotten this much attention.

[BeFree]

8. Ya know, if we all got fired...

If we all got 'fired' for one day, say on or about October 30th, we'd be sending one hell of a message to the rest of the world, eh?.

They do want to control what we say... it looks like there gonna have it their way. Unless. Unless we all get fired. Fired up.