The President spikes free speech (again)

[brooklynite]

This ran in a local paper yesterday, but nobody seems to have caught it until now:
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Olean resident escorted away
By JOHN T. EBERTH, The Times Herald
03/15/2006

Olean resident Brenda Snyder went to Canandaigua on Tuesday to talk to President Bush about health care. What she got was a lesson in message control.

Mrs. Snyder said no one at the meeting was given an opportunity to speak to the president and many, including herself, were prevented by security at the event from talking to the press after the president’s town meeting.


Mrs. Snyder said after the meeting a group of television reporters at the back of the room asked her a question. When she tried to reply, she says she was herded out of the room.


“We were answering questions and this big guy in a suit came along and said, ‘move along,’” she said. “I said, ‘Why can’t we answer questions?’ And he said, ‘I have been given my orders.’”

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16309511&BRD=2725&PAG=461&dept_id=562746&rfi=6

[Drum]

1. stormtroopers...SS.... nt

[cdb]

2. Achtung!

There will be no speaking to the press. Nothing to say here, move along.

[sabra]

3. "shnell shnell"

[Supersedeas]

4. and the Corporate media is busy putting on lipstick for Katie and Solodad

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

5. They Have To Look Good For The Cameras....

Smiley, Happy, Make-Up Crusted Faces. I was watching Whora O'Donnell on Olbermann the other day, and was amazed at how made up she is, and how her face was in a CONSTANT smile. Almost thought I was watching Nicholson in Batman. "When ya gotta go, go with a smile!"