Gonzales' tour stop bit rocky at UF

[Sancho]

Source: St. Pete Times

GAINESVILLE - Embattled former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was a few minutes into his speech Monday night when the first two protesters took the stage, their heads covered and hands tied behind their backs like Abu Ghraib prisoners.

One of the young men stood silently beside Gonzales, who looked down at his notes and waited for two police officers to lead him away. Then came a young man in a military fatigue jacket, who stood directly in front of Gonzales with a sign declaring: "Habeus corpus."

As another officer led that protester offstage, Gonzales told the audience: "Our young men fight overseas to preserve these kinds of freedom of speech."

Read more: http://www.sptimes.com/2007/11/20/State/Gonzales__tour_stop_b.shtml

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He was paid $40,000 for this. The repubs simply use this "speaking circuit" as a way to raise money.

[5X]

1. "freedom" to get arrested at a Gonzales speech? n/t

[SpiralHawk]

3. Yes, freedom is slavery

War is peace.
Ignorance is strength.
Hate is love.
Torture is Christianity in action.
We have always been at war with Terra.
Big BushCo Loves You.

Homeland Security is Watching YOU

[Beausoleil]

7. Yes, apparently, freedom of speech

includes being led away by the police in Gonzo World.

[liberal N proud]

2. Brave young men - Patriots

Anyone know of the status of the two arrested?
In a police state we must keep track of those arrested for political disturbances.

[kansasblue]

5. heros.

That's so cool.

[KingOfLostSouls]

4. this made me sick

Gonzales told the audience: "Our young men fight overseas to preserve these kinds of freedom of speech."



and gonzales and others of his ilk fight her to do away with those freedoms.

they're a disgrace.

[boricua79]

6. "Our young men fight overseas to preserve these kinds of freedom of speech."

So, would you do it?

"hell no...you think I'm crazy! that's for the lower-class and military classes...i'm part of the elite!"

[Supersedeas]

15. paid 40K to disseminate the views of the elite under the protection of campus police

Paid and unlimited speech vs. free speech zones (police controlled speech) or twenty seconds of visual protest -- thank God our young people are dying for that??

[PufPuf23]

16. Perfect description of reality Supersedeas

The young men are heros; Gonzo should be jailed

[treestar]

8. We would still have this freedom of speech if we weren't in Iraq

Who pays him for this? Who would pay to go and see him?

[nashville_brook]

9. pic!

[nashville_brook]

10. video!

http://www.alligator.org/media/071120gonzales/

[nashville_brook]

11. a thread from someone who was there -- turbo_satan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2315446

[Vanje]

12. Protestors in handcuffs is not free speech!

Its only free speech if you DONT get arrested for it.

[DeepModem Mom]

13. K&R

[Cha]

14. gonza will be full of bushit until

his last dying breath.

Our Soldiers are over in Iraq because bushit and the corporatemediawhores Lied them over there. And they're still getting killed and maimed because the majority of America's congress are a bunch of chickenshits.