UA Young Democrat Banned from Forum

[Sequoia]

A UA student was banned from attending President Bush's Social Security forum at the Tucson Convention Center yesterday.

UA Young Democrat Steven Gerner, a political science and pre-pharmacy sophomore, said he and three other Young Democrats had been waiting in line with their tickets for about 40 minutes when a staff member approached him and asked to read his T-shirt.

Gerner was the only one of the four wearing a UAYD T-shirt, which read, "Don't be a smart (image of a donkey, the Democratic Party symbol). UA Young Democrats."

Gerner said the staffer, who refused to provide his name, asked for Gerner's ticket and crumpled it up.

The staffer walked away, returned in 20 minutes, and told Gerner his name had been added to a list banning him from entering the convention center for the speech.

"I was certainly shocked," Gerner said. "Everyone should have access to this information."

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(WTF!!!!)

A 13-year-old girl was arrested yesterday at the Tucson Convention Center after she threw an egg at President Bush's motorcade. The girl and her aunt were protesting the president's speech on Social Security reform. The aunt was cited with disorderly conduct and released.

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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0322-09.htm

[imenja]

1. what did he think this was anyway, a free country?

this is Bushworld. It's not America.

[Deja Q]

2. Go to a NAACP meeting wearing a shirt reading 'White power'.

Expect the same results.

[Wapsie B]

3. They got bubble boy selected twice

keeping him away from real America. And still legions of people buy into this shit. He would not stand a chance in a true open forum where the attendees weren't all die-hard bushbots.

[driver8]

4. Heil Bushitler!!

How dare someone think that they can come to a Nazi rally and say whatever they want. If the Fuhrer learns the truth, there will be trouble.

I am so fucking sick of this president and this administration that I feel physically ill. What has happened to the people of this country? How do people get like that? A guy is refused entrance to a shrub speech because of his t-shirt?? Why isn't the MSM reporting that shit?? Maybe because it isn't propoganda?

Fuck Bush

[Hamcracker]

5. Nice message. If you know the truth, you're banned.

[Robbien]

6. No wonder the SS polls are in the toilet

Bush is only speaking to the choir.