Reporter Dragged Kicking and Screaming From Near Air Force One (great photo... lol)

NBC/LA News ^ | 5/28/09 | Christina Hoag

[xtinct]

A reporter for a small newspaper was forcibly removed from a press area near Air Force One shortly before President Barack Obama arrived at Los Angeles International Airport to depart California early Thursday.

Airport security officers carried the woman away by the feet and arms as she protested her removal.

She later identified herself as Brenda Lee, a writer for the Georgia Informer in Macon and said she has White House press credentials. The newspaper's Web site says it is monthly publication a Brenda Lee column is posted on it.

Calls to the newspaper and the White House press office were not immediately returned.

Lee said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that she wanted to hand Obama a letter urging him "to take a stand for traditional marriage."

She said she asked a Secret Service agent to give the president her letter, but he refused and referred her to a White House staffer. Lee said she refused to give the staffer the letter.

"I said, 'I'll take my chances if (the president) comes by here,'" said Lee, who identified herself as a Roman Catholic priestess who lives in Anaheim, Calif. "He became annoyed that I wouldn't give him the letter."

Lee, who was wearing what she described as a cassock, said she protested when she was asked to leave.

"I said, 'Why are you bothering me?' They escorted me outside the gate," she said

[hattend]

Sorry, posted to wrong thread

[Tramonto]

Bravo to Brenda Lee. This was a protest in favor of traditional marriage. Good for her.

[OB1kNOb]

"One more radar lover gone !!!"

[xtinct]

Brenda Lee c.l.a.i.m.s. to be a Roman Catholic Priestess... NOT...

and her claim was probably off the cuff...

[Pinkbell]

I’m not sure what she did to warrant being dragged away. All she wanted to do was hand him a letter that supported traditional marriage.

[italianquaker]

racist secret service must be Pres Bushs fault

[gathersnomoss]

The white half of Obambi is a racist.

[Tribune7]

Would they have let her stay if she said “I’m Sorry”?

[Vaquero]

[Straight Vermonter]

Note how all eyes in the photo are turned towards the woman. Distractions of this type can be dangerous.

[Jeff Gordon]

Obama hates gays.

[swarthyguy]

Perhaps, but since significant opposition to homosexual marriage exists among the black population of America, reversing that would wipe out the last bastion in the Democrat Party in opposition to the rest of the party.

Who knows, it was just speculation on my part.

Depends if it becomes a talking point of the CNNMSNBC carousel.

[mickidawn1969]

this is unrelated to the above story...but could someone give me background on a poster by the name of Zakeet?

[blam]

If she’s Black, someone will be called racist.

[donna]

Groan, LOL.

[SunkenCiv]

That was the puzzle in the article (at least to me). Definitely has a loose screw, or at least a sense of her own entitlement.

[SunkenCiv]

I gather the operative part of that is “self-described” or “self-professed”? ;’)

[Revolting cat!]

Dum-dum-ah-diddly-dum, uh-uh-uh, oh yeah!

[Rennes Templar]

I’m all for women priests in the church, especially socially conservative ones as Ms Lee. Good on her - if you can’t beat em, self-appoint (annoint).

[Locomotive Breath]

It must be Radar Love

I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', says I need you here
And it's a half past four and I'm shiftin' gear
When she is lonely and the longing gets too much
She sends a cable comin' in from above
Don't need no phone at all
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love
We've got a wave in the air, Radar Love
The radio is playing some forgotten song
Brenda Lee's comin' on strong
The road has got me hypnotized
And I'm speedin' into a new sunrise
When I get lonely and I'm sure I've had enough
She sents her comfort comin' in from above
We don't need no letter at all
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love
We've got a light in the sky

No more speed, I'm almost there
Gotta keep cool now, gotta take care
Last car to pass, here I go
And the line of cars drove down real slow
And the radio played that forgotten song
Brenda Lee's comin' on strong
And the newsman sang his same song
Oh one more radar lover gone
When I get lonely and I'm sure I've had enough
She sents her comfort comin' in from above
We don't need no letter at all
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love
We've got a light in the sky
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love