Physician who told Cheney to go F*ck Himself Lost his Home in Katrina,

[Ruby Romaine]

Dr. Ben Marble, a young emergency room physician who plays in alternative rock bands and does art on the side, needs our help. Since he was the one who told Dick Cheney to "go fuck yourself" on Sept. 8, that's the least we can do.

Marble is a complex guy, to say the least. Some of the lyrics he writes can be considered harsh by some – personally what I've heard is very much on target - but he has a softer side as an organizer of breast cancer fund-raisers, not to mention an ER doctor.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jackson__050909_physician_who_told_o.htm

[JuniperLea]

1. The smarter people are...

The more complex and quirky. I don't have a problem with any of his art or music... and I've never seen or heard any of it:) Too subjective anyway and shouldn't be used to judge the artist.

There was a collective "Whoooooo Hooooooo" that went out when those words were shouted! We wondered if he was a DUer or just a kindred spirit:)

[Ruby Romaine]

2. more about Dr. Marble

http://www.theharbinger.org/xix/000919/smith.html

[brentspeak]

4. He said the military police handcuffed him, detained him

Posse Comitatus doesn't allow anyone but state and local police and National Guard to detain individuals during martial law. The idiots who cuffed him were just trying to humiliate Marble, and probably breaking the law too.

[TX-RAT]

6. depending on state law he can still be charged

What he did is an arrest-able offense in most states.

[brentspeak]

7. What's the offense?

[Journeyman]

9. Public profanity is prosecutable in some states. . .

there was a widely-reported case a few years back in Minnesota, I believe, some guy who cursed a mean streak when his canoe upended, and a family that was nearby pressed charges against him.

[Pathwalker]

13. That was in Michigan, close to where I live.

He swore a blue streak in front of children of religious folk. When they asked him to stop swearing - he added new ones.

[sarcasmo]

18. Case was in Michigan, on the ausable river. Cost the guy a lot

of money to get the case cleared.

[Land Shark]

20. You forget Cohen v Calif (constitutional right to say #*!@ the draft)

the guy on the au sable river was not uttering political speech, the core area of 1st amendment protection

[Viking12]

24. Marble statement could be reasonably understood as "fighting words"

under the Cohen v. CA ruling and, thus, unprotected speech. The difference between the two cases: the words on Cohen's jacket were directed towards any specific person where Marble's were. Whether or not Marble's statement was likely to create an immediate breach of the peace is probably a matter of dispute that will have to be settled in a court. That standard would have to be demonstrated by the prosecutor for a conviction.

Nevertheless, I applaud Dr. marble for speaking out and will gladly contribute to any legal defense fund!

[liberalnurse]

22. I remember that one......

Some neo-con Christian felt offended.......

[kestrel91316]

30. I defy any prosecutor to file charges against him. If they do so,

he should demand a JURY TRIAL. Not a snowball's chance in hell of conviction.

[TX-RAT]

11. In TX and many other states, it's disorderly conduct.

He has a right to voice his opinion, it's the profanity that nails him.

[sendero]

8. And folks wonder why..

.... respect for the law and for the police is at an all time low.

[LiberalEsto]

15. In that case Pat Leahy can press charges

against Dickhead Cheney

[TX-RAT]

17. Depends on state law.

[Twist_U_Up]

3. A True American. Sooo...

Go Fuck Yourself Mr. Cheney you Asshole

[mountebank]

5. Did you see the EBay auction?

The video of the "Go fuck yourself, Mr. Cheney" (the one shot by his friend) is currently going for $520.

[unrepuke]

27. a friend just emailed me - the ad has been pulled... eBay link?

[ShockediSay]

10. Same words Cheney used on prominent Dem

Sen Pat Leahy, as I recall, in response to Leahy's outstretched hand.

What comes around, goes around.

As ye sow, so shall ye reap.

[neuvocat]

12. I love this part:

"After driving the extra 20 minutes and filming video of destruction along the way, he made it to his home. Marble overheard a neighbor say that Cheney was down the street talking to people. That's when he got the idea to go meet Dr. Evil himself."

[kath]

29. I love the part where he referred to Chimpyshit as "Dubya Gump" a couple

of times.
Way to go, Doc!

[BooScout]

14. If he can be charged for saying the word FUCK ...then so can Cheney....

I do believe Cheney is very familiar with the word having used it himself in the hallowed halls of Congress.:eyes:

[TX-RAT]

16. Depends on state law.

[BooScout]

19. Not in Cheney's case it doesn't.....

...last time I checked............Washington, DC wasn't a state.....I'm just saying.:9

[im10ashus]

26. It's true that it does vary state-to-state.

However, good for the doctor for having the courage to say as much, in public nonetheless. It serves the Dickhead well to tast his own words.

I'd like to give a shout out to the Veep: "Hey, Dick, go FUCK yourself!"

[CityZen-X]

21. Cheney's Got Marbles In His Head?

Go fuck yourself Mr. Cheney, go fuck yourself!

I love saying this with the accent, it makes me feel good all over. Thank you doctor!

[unrepuke]

28. In his face, at least! Hahaha

[Junkdrawer]

23. Hawkeye - Was that you?

:shrug:

[chartresbleu]

25. cheney can't win this one, time to really let him have it

the dick said the same thing to a senator on capitol hill. if they try to charge marble with this, the hypocrisy will be unavoidably obvious. i think at this point even the mainstream press is ready to start calling the administration out when they try to pull this kind of crap. it would be impossible to prosecute anyone for telling cheney to go fuck himself without it turning into a trial of cheney himself. i don't think the administration can handle that kind of bad press right now, and i bet they will tell local authorities to steer clear of such cases.
at this point i think anytime, anywhere, cheney makes a public appearance there should be people all along the motorcade route and outside the speaking venues (they will no doubt not have him speak before an uncontrolled crowd again) shouting out to the big dick what he can do to himself. he set the precedent, let him live with it.