Police Prepare For (protests of) Bush's Visit to California

[Rose Siding]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose police planned for a series of protests surrounding President Bush's visit to the Silicon Valley on Friday.

Protesters from at least 12 anti-war groups planned demonstrations at the President's landing at Moffett Field and later at a meeting with high-tech leaders at Cisco Systems headquarters.

Police said they will keep demonstrators far away from the President.

The events kick off Bush's four-day visit to California and Nevada.

He is also scheduled to visit Stanford University's Hoover Institution, which is home to many of his early advisers, and meet with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who wants federal money to repair California's levees.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192589,00.html

[rodeodance]

1. Police said they will keep demonstrators far away from the President.---

[napi21]

4. Yep, and the newly signed Patriot Act gives the the OK!

"Uniformed Secret Srvice agents can determine what should be a security zone."

[rodeodance]

2. would love to see an immigrant protest style turn out. But.....

[Sequoia]

3. That hotel he's staying at......

Seems he'll be the only guest.

"Tough luck if you had reservations, your vacation is canceled so stay in (your city) and go back to work you peon you, I'm the Decider, see, and I've decided I want to be the onliest guest."

King of Chimps, George

[wtmusic]

5. Has a president ever been more out of touch

with "the people"? His pre-screened public appearances are starting to look more like low-budget game shows, where they get three rows of audience and use camera angles to try to make it look huge.

[Sequoia]

8. For sure, and keeping the people far, far away from him too.

He thinks because he won't see them they're not there to ruin his little bubble world.

[flordehinojos]

7. i think the queen of england is still trying to collect from bush for

repairs to the damage his security detail and entourage people caused to her garden when he was there a couple of years ago... now let's see the hotel try to collect from bush for his stay there. he is lord and master of the universe,after all, or so he thinks.

[rodeodance]

11. i have not heard of any follow up on that one.

[Missy M]

6. Bush's presidency has become nothing but a......

'traveling salvation show' and it isn't working. All of this has to be costing taxpayers a ton of money. I wish he would just go to Crawford and stay there until the end of his term.

[Sparkman]

9. U.S. more like 3rd world dictatorships each week, Fascist is as Fascist...

does. Storm troopers rounding up Mexican laborores, 3.8 million "millionares" in the U.S., from war profiteering and special tax breaks big federal budget money for police and the outsourcing of hi paying software jobs after gutting the manufacturing belt. Can there be any doubt, the U.S. is cowed by the American Nazi, the Fourth Reich. just an opinion.

[goclark]

10. Has he ever heard of a PRIVATE HOME?

So inconsiderate!

Or has he heard of Vacation Rental By Owners, why must he be such a pest to society?

[951-Riverside]

12. Where is he visiting?

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

13. Where In CA Is He Going?

Does anybody know if King george is coming to Southern California over the weekend? It says 4 day trip, and he's up north today. Thanks.

[Panda1]

24. Napa, Rancho Mirage....riding his trike

I hate the thought of him being anywhere nearby.
Get the hell out of our state, Lieboy!

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/regstate/articles/2639191.html
Bush's California visit has aides puzzled
One speculates the trip, which includes time in Napa Valley, is planned in part for mountain biking.
By The Associated Press
...

On Friday, Bush will visit Cisco Systems in San Jose to pitch the American Competitiveness Initiative.
The next day, Bush is to tour the California Fuel Cell Partnership in West Sacramento.
...

He plans to attend an exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms.
...

Yet Bush is overnighting Friday in Napa County, and twice in Rancho Mirage, near Palm Springs -- a region famous for its golf courses and sunshine.

His uncharacteristic downtime is probably explained by his plan to mountain bike while in Southern California, one Republican with knowledge of his itinerary said.

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UNCHARACTERISTIC DOWNTIME? ARE THEY JOKING?????

[WhiteTara]

31. he's spending the night in a very expensive

resort in St. Helena. Lovely little town, too bad it will have to be burned to the ground after he leaves so that it can be rid of his vermin.

[Xenotime]

37. YES! Exactly.

[la la]

34. OCRegister 'says'

( freeper libertarian newspaper, by the way!) the pretzeldent will be in Irvine on Monday.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

36. Where In Irvine? nt

[951-Riverside]

14. Police Expect Protests During Bush's Calif. Visit

I didnt know Forest Gump/Slingblide was visiting California today

(AP) SAN JOSE, Calif. San Jose police are bracing for a series of protests surrounding President Bush's visit to the Silicon Valley Friday.

Protesters from at least 12 anti-war groups are planning demonstrations at the President's landing this afternoon at Moffett Field and later at a meeting with high-tech leaders at Cisco Systems headquarters.

Police say they will keep demonstrators far away from the President.

The events kick off Bush's four-day visit to California and Nevada.

http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_111085733.html

[abluelady]

15. I hope the police have to work very hard.

There should be thousands out protesting.

[MrModerate]

16. I work for a company that might . . . just might, mind you . . .

invite Schimpanski for one of these visits. I dread it. I'm pretty sure they'd fire me if I spit in his face, flung a turd, turned my back in a recieving line and farted loudly, flipped him a double-bird (oh, yes, I've been imagining it), etc., etc.

[Maat]

19. If you should choose to do that ..

could you get a buddy to film it? HeeHee.

[Maat]

17. Dang it! Who let him into MY state!

Why couldn't he just go and visit Tejas? I'm in Southern Cal. Too bad; I would have loved to give him a suitable and appropriate (and fully legal) greeting.

[Coastie for Truth]

18. Five blocks from my condo

Really going to mess up traffic. I should probably walk over to Hobbe's for brunch before the satellite trucks and the police cars and the Berserkeley mini-vans descend.

[Maat]

20. Are you going to be there to give our esteemed 'decider' an ..

appropriate greeting?

[Coastie for Truth]

22. If I walk over there

I will wear my VietNam era ribbons and a black mourner's arm band.

[Maat]

32. Yahoo, Coastie for Truth!

:yourock:

[tularetom]

21. What's with the Silicon Valley visit?

Is it part of his campaign to be Mr. Science? Like when he was on the teevy the other day talking about Ipods and a lot of other shit he obviously knew dick about.

[Norquist Nemesis]

23. *GASP!* What? No flowers and figs for Bush?!? n/t

[bluedog]

25. police keeping them away!

oh my....bush must be afraid to face the crowds.........wheres all his "adoring" fans?

[EFerrari]

26. We should all put signs in our windows to welcome him.

:evilgrin:

[Coastie for Truth]

27. I'm walking over to Hobbe's for brunch

then I'm walking over to Cisco to see the show.

[NV Whino]

28. Here's info on the Napa visit

http://www.unwelcomebush.com/index.html

If you're in the area, come protest.

[Coastie for Truth]

30. I'm only protesting at Cisco because it's local

I wouldn't drive up to Napa to see that dirt bag.

[NV Whino]

35. I agree with you.

Unfortunately the dirtbag is landing in my back yard... almost literally.

[Coastie for Truth]

38. He is speaking - not just at the same Thomas Maps Page

but the same Thomas Map grid on that page.

:puke: :puke:

[feminazi]

41. damn coastie....you must be my neighbor

i live near first and tasman

:hi:

[Coastie for Truth]

42. I live near River Oaks & Montague

[WhiteTara]

29. he's also going to be in the wine country

and is staying in Mike Thompson's (D-Rep) hometown. Buses are leaving to protest from where I live. It should be quite a scene. Sorry I can't be there, I love to use my megaphone and tell him he is a war criminal. Rest assured, he won't be having much of a vacation in our neighborhood.

[zbdent]

33. Hmm, why can't I stop thinking about Ahnold's ancestry?

Something about his father's affiliations . . .

[Bush_MUST_Go]

39. bush is still too afraid to actually "HEAR THE (real) VOICES."

Didn't 'president liar & hypocrite' JUST say this to Hu, the Chinese president?

George W. Bush: "China can grow even more successful by allowing the Chinese people the freedom to assemble, to speak freely, and to worship."

Right before they arrested the journalist who embarrased poor bush by speaking freely and saying THIS, "President Bush: Stop him from killing! President Bush, stop him from persecuting the Falun Gong."

[sarcasmo]

40. Kick and Nom # 2. California welcomes the Decider VS Terminator