Posted on 05/28/2009 12:37:44 PM PDT by 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
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No such thing as a Roman Catholic priestess
BWA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Is that like a Jewish Bishop?
>>>I suspect this woman is one of a kind. Probably the only Roman Catholic Priestess in the country who stands for traditional marriage.<<
Oh, man. You just made me spit up.
Hey, so were Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers
Looks like Brenda Lee, Teenage Idol, has been spending too much time in the California sun.
Uh, no, she’s from Anaheim, CA.
Airport security officers carried the woman away...
She almost succeeded. She should go home and pack on another 200 pounds, because it doesn't look like the guy who has her arms could handle it.
No is no such thing as a Roman Catholic priestess. This woman is delusional. Although, if she is for traditional marriage, she can't be all bad.
“Let me get this straight? A “Roman Catholic Priestess” with a newspaper column tries to get Obama to “take a stand for traditional marriage?”
A “priestess?” How about taking a stand for traditional Catholic teaching and not claiming to be some sort of priestess.”
BRAVO!!!
Keep in mind that it was the black vote that pushed prop 8 to victory. Without it, prop would likely have lost, but not by much.
Prior to the nov 4 election I recieved a flyer in the mail clearly aimed a blacks who supported Obama that used Obama quotes to support trad marriage and prop 8.
The black population does not like gay marriage. This woman is representative of black sentiment on this issue. And bambi hammered her. Nice guy..........
WTF is a Roman Catholic Priestess?
Nope. If it was a plant, she would have been white.
I bet you say that about all defenders of Traditional Marriage.
“... said Lee, who identified herself as a Roman Catholic priestess who lives in Anaheim, Calif.” Um, she is at the very least delusional. I’m not a Roman Catholic, but I don’t think there is such a title/position as ‘Roman Catholic Priestess’. BTW, an envelope is large enough to hold sufficient C4 to be very dangerous.
>Brenda Lee is coming on strong !
Seems the newsman won’t sing his theme song...
My thought exactly.
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