RNC (acceptance speech) protestor goes on trial ("Bush Lies, People Die")

[truthpusher]

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/manhattan/nyc-rnc0621,0,6169669.story?coll=nyc-manheadlines-manhattan

RNC protestor goes on trial
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BY DARYL KHAN
STAFF WRITER
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June 20, 2005, 10:27 PM EDT
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Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of a protester arrested after unfurling an anti-Bush banner at last summer's Republican National Convention.

On the evening of Sept. 2, during President George W. Bush's acceptance speech, June Brashares, 41, stood on top of a chair in the California delegation and held up a banner that read, "Bush Lies, People Die."

In response she was escorted out of Madison Square Garden by security to a chorus of "Four more years," forcing Bush to stop his speech.

She is charged with kicking one of the guards, Shawn Flannigan, while she was dragged out, causing a cut to his shin. "It's a fabrication," said Brashares' lawyer, Robert Gottlieb. "It's a made up lie. They grabbed her and removed her."

He described the men who removed her as Republican "security goons" wearing yellow baseball caps emblazoned with a black "W", a nickname for the president.

Calls to the Republican National Committee in Washington were not returned.

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/manhattan/nyc-rnc0621,0,6169669.story?coll=nyc-manheadlines-manhattan

[Brundle_Fly]

1. as bad as I feel for this woman

having to go thru the hassle of a trial et al, I am glad any coverage with the term Bush Lied, in the MSM...

[Cha]

5. That was my first thought, too..

She's a Hero!

"June Brashares, 41, stood on top of a chair in the California delegation and held up a banner that read, "Bush Lies, People Die."

If she had the nerve to do this..she has the nerve to stand up through this and get the attention it deserves.

I can just see those rnc "goons" with their stupid w hats advertising what asswipes they are.

[friesianrider]

7. Definitely...

She's a brave lady.

[leesa]

16. I agree. I suspect she has the balls to see it through too.

[NYC Liberal]

2. June Brashares is a true patriot!

I just loved watching Bush - he didn't know what the hell to do! Hilarious!

Does anyone have the video of this (not from C-SPAN but a downloadable version)?

[Supersedeas]

28. Stand up June...stand up and be counted

[Oversea Visitor]

3. DUer around there should picket the trial

With Bush Lies, People Die and the DSM site

Important to note that she is one of caring vocal one. Protect her

[Straight Shooter]

4. I saw that with an online video. They really roughed her up.

It was definitely the highlight of the evening, though, and bush had his usual "deer in the headlights" look.

Hey, if they can't protect the RNC, how can they protect the *cough* homeland?

[Lautremont]

6. "A made-up lie" - is that lawyer-speak?

It reminds me of Steve Martin's "lies and made-up facts." It also reminds me of bush's lies and made-up facts, which I most sincerely hope bite him in the ass, and that right soon.

[gordianot]

22. "made up lie" Interesting concept a double negative.

lie= "not true"
made up= not true = lie
made up lie you are fabricating a lie

Hence it would be a not true lie. If you made up a lie couldn't it be the truth?

Double plus good double speak

[AX10]

8. Persecution for speaking against Bush.

That's all there is to this.

:argh:

[dArKeR]

9. Why didn't these people get arrested?

[Deja Q]

11. Wow, what's that arrogant, smug cow in picture #3 wearing black for? ...

Celebrating the death of the US o' A?


(okay, that was a tad harsh. I apologize.)

[Judi Lynn]

17. Stupendous photos!

I didn't notice until I saw your "Beautiful Mind Barbara" photo that she's starting to resemble J. Edgar Hoover. Holy smokes!

[Glenda]

21. I love that last pic!

:hi:

[bluestateguy]

10. Is this a NYC jury?

Hopefully they will dispose of this case promptly.

[Endangered Specie]

12. Any bets the guards overstepped their bounds?

there are worse things to put your money on.

[Maraya1969]

13. Besides her being one tough cookie the coverage is good for us

Gets out the message anyway: "Bush lied Thousands Died"

Maybe someone following the news will GOOGLE it.

[BiggJawn]

14. Pretty flakey case, I'll bet...

One of the "W" goons cut his leg while dragging her out? What, he bumped his shin on a chair, or one of his Co-Goons got him while trying to get HIS boot in her ass?

Oh, I know how it goes in Bush's Amerika...If she had just stayed in her chair, soaking the cushion like everyone else there, the Goons wouldn't have had to hurt themselves when they dragged her out.

We had a case here where a morbidly obese, sick town marshall died of a heart attack after wrestling with a drunk teen during an arrest. They charged the kid with murder, and the defense successfully showed that the marshall could have blown a coronary struggling to pinch a loaf, and really had no business trying to arrest somebody in his condition....

[Pryderi]

15. When does the Bush Administration go on trial?

[Mythsaje]

18. Such arrogance

is hard to ignore. She wasn't hurting anyone (except the poor chimp's feelings, perhaps) yet they thought they had a right to lay their hands on her to escort her out?

If she DID kick one in the shins it was no more than he deserved.

This whole "Silence the Dissent" thing they've got going on is dispicable.

[geniph]

27. I should point out that similar actions were taken at the DNC

(albeit not as violent, and the crowd was definitely not on the side of the security folks) - Medea Benjamin of Code Pink was forcibly ejected when she protested at the Democratic National Convention. I saw her being dragged out (I was about 40 feet from her).

However, from what I could see, it was Fleet Center security doing it, not private goons like this bunch of clowns. And she wasn't beat up.

[Pacifist Patriot]

19. Thank goodness we have people with this kind of courage.

If she had the fortitude to stand up in the middle of the RNC convention I think she can handle a frivolous trial like this. Where do I contribute to her defense fund?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

25. Yes, does anyone know where to get this information?

I would gladly contribute.

[dad]

20. I thought the Repukes were against frivolous lawsuits

! What happened, did one of the security guards spill coffee on himself when he had to get up off his ass??

[Griffy]

24. ahh.. but they are FOR hypocrisy .. so it works for them! nt

[quaoar]

23. I hope she is suing the Republican National Committee

for false arrest, assault and harassment.

God bless you, June Brashears.

[progressivebydesign]

26. How scary is it to truly ponder this trial???????????????

I mean.. the woman was arrested and tried for kicking a "guard"? How about the asshole that grabbed the protester off the chair by her hair during the youth segment of the RNC convention?? This should have NEVER happened, they shouldn't have manhandled her. This is fascist shit..