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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:02 PM
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Will Pitt (TruthOut.Com) unfurls banner, ejected by police
Edited on Wed Jul-28-04 04:07 PM by trumad
William Pitt Dragged Off DNC Floor in Handcuffs For Unfurling "TruthOut.Com" Banner

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As Teresa Heinz Kerry gave her prime-time address that never mentioned Iraq, TruthOut.Com Editor William Pitt attemped to bring a Pro-Blog message onto the floor of the convention. Moments later police were dragging him out of the Fleet Center.
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As Teresa Heinz Kerry spoke last night, on the floor of the convention, William Pitt from TruthOut. Com unfurled a white and black colored banner that read "TruthOut.Com is #1." That apparently was not one of the DNC-approved messages of the night because within moments of the banner being unfurled, police were called in to remove Mr. Pitt.

Pitt was dragged off the convention floor and thrown out of the FleetCenter. He said that the DNC was asked whether they wanted him arrested and that they decided that would not look good.


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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:03 PM
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1. haha thats great
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:04 PM
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2. "they decided that would not look good."
Is that a direct quote or is that spin?
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:23 PM
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5. Direct quote...
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:05 PM
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3. pro blog...
The Dems are by their nature pro blog.
Wassup with this?
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Mara Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:05 PM
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4. LOL

You had me for a minute, trumad :D
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:37 PM
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6. That's funny, the exact same thing happened to Medea Benjamin
What are the odds? :-)
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AlFrankenFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:39 PM
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7. Jeez Pitt way to go!
Way to showcase free speech, DNC :eyes:
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Trajan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:56 PM
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8. Well ? ...
Truthout IS #1 ..... right ? ...

Damn straight ....

A regular Ghandi, he is ....
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ornotna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 06:04 PM
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9. Ha-ha-ha
Edited on Wed Jul-28-04 06:04 PM by notawol
that is funny. :D
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 06:42 PM
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10. He had it coming, the bastard
Edited on Wed Jul-28-04 06:43 PM by Hardhead
He ate all the cheetos and cheese whiz in the media suite before the show and ran up a $500 tab at the hotel bar. That's the real reason they threw the bum out. The sign was just the last straw. What did he expect? A Che Guevara poster would have gone over better. The greeks don't want no leftist pinko commie freaks.
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