Ohio State Bush Haters - A first Hand Account

The Dark Side ^ | 6-14-02 | AngryWhiteDemocrat

[rface]

Although I don't bother to point out issues that get a lot of attention from our liberal counterparts, I will do so now because I find it interesting...and I suppose others will also.

So, I gotta wonder what Peace Protesters will do when boxed into a corner......

The audience at Ohio State U. has a right to hear what President Bush has to say without the bothersom interuptions that anti-Bush protesters would provide......so I provide to you all first a hand report of Ohio State Bush Haters and their troubles...

Ohio State fascism - What happened today

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Ashland, Missouri

[isthisnickcool]

Bummer! Time for a toga party! TOGA! TOGA!

[Dog]

LOL!!!!

People need to go read that link.....it is so funny!!!!

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Several dozen protesters were arrested Tuesday during demonstrations on the second day of the Democratic National Convention......Wednesday, August 16, 2000

Protesters arrested at (Clinton) White House ... UPI...29 December 1998 ...

Clinton Protester: police led him away in handcuffs....July 6, 2000 - Missouri

U.S. Park Police say they arrested 20 protesters in front of the (Clinton) White House (Tuesday) and charged them with demonstrating without a permit....12/30/97

[Right Wing Professor]

The New York Times and AP stories didn't even mention protests. There must have been an insignificant number of them.

[billsux]

Sounds to me like they were just engaging in a peaceful protest. Turning your back on him doesn't exactly sound to me like disruption or preventing people from hearing what GW had to say. Also, you don't find it a LITTLE disturbing that "Graduating students were told that they would be expelled and arrested if they turned their backs."??? I seem to recall someone a few years back being ejected from a Gore speech and all holy hell breaking loose about it. How is this any different? If you had a problem with that but not this (or vice versa for Libs) doesn't that make you a hypocrite? (using "you" in a general sense, not you specifically rface)

[First_Salute]

Correction:

In a turnabout after eight years of Clintonism, members of his stormtroopers object to being discovered out of uniform:

Nationalizing Socialists Arrested at Ohio Stadium

[linn37]

so whats the deal did they threaten to remove graduates who turned their backs? I have to say that its disturbing to me if they did. I don't see how simply turning your back would be a big disruption to the President and surely he would be man enough to just move on.

[First_Salute]

P.S.

The former like-minded followers of Clinton, were as usual, hiding behind their innocent children.

[shadowman99]

"The New York Times and AP stories didn't even mention protests. There must have been an insignificant number of them."

**Gasp**

How dare you! I'm sure there were hundr - no! - millions!! It's the right wing media not publishing the story!!!

Help!! Help!! I'm being repressed!!!

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[babyface00]

If this were true, is there any doubt it would be ALL OVER the media. Its a lamestream journalist's wet dream.

I'm not going to get all worked up about the testimony of one moron (among the many) on DU.

[rface]

I find it bothersome - and maybe it was the heavy hand of OSU that clamped down - ...but to be expelled from the ceremony is just the price you pay for disrupting. Hell, people are expelled from FReeRepublic for disrupting.

As for arresting.....I can imagine reasons for arresting protesters if the protests erupt into chaos or a riot or some other instance. I don't think anyone was arrested....I think some disruptors where shown the door.....as they should have been.

[babyface00]

I read a lot of the posts. So many references to Nazi Germany. Funny they never make that connection when it comes to gun control, abortion, euthanasia, et al.

[MissAmericanPie]

I kind of agree with them, as long as they were not loud and unruly they had the right to turn their backs in their sorry little protest I suppose. But if they want to degenerate into a shouting temper tantrum they have no right to keep other's from listening to what is being said. Take it outside, organize a march, go to D.C..

[Michael Barnes]

Can't put my finger on it yet, but something about this simply does not pass the smell test..

[rface]

a rumor for the record: AP got it wrong, and that no announcement about expulsion and arrest was made. They said AP will be issuing a retraction 'soon'

[Jaidyn]

Here is a cut and paste from Yahoo: Bush was invited to speak at the Ohio State commencement by representatives of the graduating class. But immediately before class members filed into the giant football stadium, an announcer instructed the crowd that all the university's speakers deserve to be treated with respect and that anyone demonstrating or heckling would be subject to expulsion and arrest. The announcer urged that Bush be greeted with a "thunderous" ovation. And he was. When university President William Kirwan saluted Bush's response to Sept. 11, the crowd of thousands stood to applaud, whistle and cheer.
I have friends who were there and who said they saw a trickling of of kids trying to get media time. I would be po'd if hecklers tried to ruin my day. It was representatives of the students who invited Pres. Bush.
Why would this DU disrupter take a baby along? Was the baby intended to be used as a deflector? DUs act like spoiled children and they learned from the best....Juvenile Dad, Clinton!

[MissAmericanPie]

I know I would hate to be trying to see over the top of a peace sign, if I made the trip to hear the President speak. I'd be pretty mad about it and would be glad the creep was turned around facing me so I could glare at em eyeball to eyeball.