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From: Bill Lucy
In article , randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.net says...
> I waited in line, picked up my Bush tickets and waited in line to enter the
> park to hear the president. When I got up to the front of the line, I was
> grabbed by security, pushed to the side (in front of my children and
> Republican friends) and my ticket was ripped. They said, "We
don't like your
> pin, so get out of here."
>
>
> I was wearing a small pin that said, "John Kerry 2004." The
worst part is
> the security team did this in front of my children. I want my daughters to
> understand that in America we have the right to free speech. We have the
> First Amendment, but that was blatantly violated.
Wow. That has to have been a learning experience for his children. And not
a good one.
I'd be interested to know if the same has happened in other campaigns,
including the Kerry campaign.
I went to a George Wallace rally in 1972 wearing a McCarthy button. No one
tossed me out. But we were way in the back anyway.
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