tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post111064232551051694..comments2023-10-18T07:02:57.612-04:00Comments on The Barking Dingo: Playing the Strings of DemocracyDingohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04386587646469853172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post-1110848950171155472005-03-14T20:09:00.000-05:002005-03-14T20:09:00.000-05:00Dingo,I'm completely baffled. I understood during ...Dingo,<BR/>I'm completely baffled. I understood during the campaign why you had to pre-register. I was sort of surprised that Bush got through it without being shot regardless of all the security.<BR/><BR/>I bet he is wired so that the Secret Service guys can tell him when to duck plus wearing a bullet-proof vest at every one of these deals. Maybe too it has to do with the size of the crowd and the number of protesters. <BR/><BR/>I think the Secret Service guys probably don't want people standing up and milling around - it could provide cover for a shooter. It's awful to think this way, but post 9/11 I guess we have to.MaxedOutMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011469804162511617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post-1110839360118709212005-03-14T17:29:00.000-05:002005-03-14T17:29:00.000-05:00Guys... you are raining on my parade here.
Maybe ...Guys... you are raining on my parade here.<br /><br />Maybe you are right and there have been dissenters allowed in that I haven't been hearing about. my question is, were they freely allowed in, or did they have to pretend to be supporters to get tickets?Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386587646469853172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post-1110837289167788972005-03-14T16:54:00.000-05:002005-03-14T16:54:00.000-05:00Dingo, I'm with MOM on this one. The Prez came to ...Dingo, I'm with MOM on this one. The Prez came to our area and there were plenty of dissenters (made the news, etc).<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, security was incredibly tight- not unexpected in a post 9/11 world.SC&Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896449261475558935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post-1110818164512277932005-03-14T11:36:00.000-05:002005-03-14T11:36:00.000-05:00There is something wrong when you have rallies onl...There is something wrong when you have rallies only for supporters of you policy. It used to be that a president would travel the country to talk to the opponents of his policies in order to build support. He would rely on his oratory skills to convince the masses his plan was the best. Bush just throws PR stunts. It is just wrong for a person who might not agree with the president to have to "pretend" he/she is a supporter in order just to see the president speak.<br /><br />I read the DU link. I am not sure what to think about disruptive protestors. The supporters have just as much right to hear the president speak as the dissenters have to let the president know there minds. I think you would get more of a subdued protest though if people didn't have to "sneak in."Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386587646469853172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post-1110753963014892282005-03-13T17:46:00.000-05:002005-03-13T17:46:00.000-05:00Dingo,I have read many stories about this sort of ...Dingo,<BR/>I have read many stories about this sort of thing. I understood why they felt the need for security during the election rallies, but I don't approve of just pitching out protesters unless they are incredibly disruptive.<BR/><BR/>However I was startled to encounter <A HREF="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1656265" REL="nofollow">this thread</A> on DU today. According to this guy, no one shut him up or threw him out - the crowd just got angry with him so he chose to leave. I don't know what to think, honestly. I can see why the Secret Service would want to have some sort of control in the environment, but it totally goes against my grain to have dissenters thrown out. Maybe it is by degree. <BR/><BR/>As I say, I don't know.MaxedOutMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011469804162511617noreply@blogger.com