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Protesters disrupt Bush’s July 4th address at Monticello
Raw Story
Saturday, July 5, 2008
President Bush delivered a July 4th address before a naturalization ceremony for new citizens at Thomas Jefferson’s home of Monticello that was repeatedly interrupted by protesters who called out “war criminal” and “impeach Bush.”
According to news accounts, “shouts from protesters were heard during Bush’s remarks,” while a transcript notes repeated occurrences all through the speech of “Audience disturbance,” “Audience interruption,” and “Audience interruption continues.”
“Protesters made it hard to hear President Bush Friday,” Fox News reported.
According to Virginia’s News Leader, “Lee Catlin, community relations director for the Albemarle County, said six protesters were asked to leave the ceremony,” but none were arrested.
The paper reported, “A Monticello spokesperson said that protesters were allowed to express their views unless they blocked views or passageways. He said that Monticello has no plans at this time to press charges against the six who were removed from the museum grounds.”
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At his AfterDowningStreet.org website, activist David Swanson explains why he and others “interrupted Bush at Monticello.”
“When Bush opened his mouth to speak I shouted ‘Defend the Constitution, Impeach Bush!’” Swanson writes. “I repeated that several times, as people nearby knocked me over, cops handcuffed me, people gave me smiles and thumbs up signs. They threw me out and a couple of more defenders of our Constitution behind me, and then a few more, and then a few more. The handcuffed citizens who’d done their duty kept coming down the hill. They did not arrest us but did give us a ride down the mountain where we joined a crowd of protesters in the road who greeted Bush’s limo coming and going.”
Swanson links to a page devoted to Ohio Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s 35 Articles of Impeachment against President Bush to explain “why.”
Kucinich released a July 4th message asking for help in restoring the “rule of law in America.” RAW STORY has more at this link.
The following video, uploaded to YouTube by Swanson, was credited to S. Johnson and shows “footage of Gael Murphy, Desiree Fairooz, and Linda Lisanti, who were at Monticello:
Other news videos of the protests here.
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July 5th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Australian soldiers were going to have nerve gas tested on them during the cold war…
The people behind this was the United states goverment…
How illegal is that… our friends the americans, want to test nerve gas on my fellow australians…
The u.s.a goverment is no friend… They are evil liers and they get away with this inhumane treatment of people…
These goverment officals should be tried for attempted murder…
it is illegal… are we not eqaul,,, is there different laws for me and for goverment officals… if i lie on a document, i can be in jail for years, if a politican lies, they get more power and no jail… We are not eqaul… There is two LAWS,,, one for all of us, and one for the goverment…
Mr BUSH can Murder, steal, lie and much more, i see a killer walking free, He is a killer, not with his hands, but with his orders… he has millions of liters of blood on his hands, through his words…………………………………………………………………………………..
July 5th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Just what the hell are we supposed to do? We can’t even fight back because we will just end up in prison.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Does anyone else find it ironic that “Mr Bush” says how great it is that we have free speach, just as the lady who is expressing her right to protest is being dragged away by mindless goofballs in suits?!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
It’s nice to see a wicked puppet like Bush get a bit of protest right in his face as his fascist babboons scramble to stifle FREE SPEECH but just remember that Bush, Cheney, Perle, Wolfowitz, Rice, Rumsfeld, Haas, Kissinger, Frum, Feith, Chertoff and the entire luciferian gang, including the CFR & the Rockefeller nwo will ALL stand before JESUS CHRIST one day and be appropriately judged for their crimes. They won’t get away with anything. Every murder and injustice committed by these followers of lucifer has been seen and noted by the scribes in heaven; they’ll pay for every wicked action. In fact, in their minds and in their souls they are paying at this moment for their wickedness. Nothing is worse than to be separated from Christ through one’s wicked actions. There is no peace for the wicked. Trust always in JESUS CHRIST. He’ll give you peace, hope, wisdom, truth and true freedom.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
How dumb are the people there who cheered when Bush said “We believe in free speech in America” and then they drag away the people using their constitution right to free speech? They were stopped from using their rights. He was contradicting himself. Didn’t those people notice that? It is now conditional free speech and that isn’t how it is supposed to be.
Watch, Bush will implement new laws in a couple of weeks to stop this. He’s getting hassled everywhere he goes, even in other countries. We all have to keep up this fight, any way we can.
I’m just disgusted with this government.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I forgot to add that when you watch the speech, he gives some deadly looks to the protesters. Watch it and watch his eyes and body language. He was mad as heck.
People ought to spread out and take turns one after another when they protest so the whole speech is interupted. When one gets dragged off and handcuffed, another person starts shouting in a different spot.
July 5th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Standing before Jesus Christ is of course a daunting experience to be sure, but you get a lot better results when the accused stands before a firing squad. In my opinion.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
90% of the time the videos on this site say “sorry, this video is no longer available.” anyone experience this?
July 6th, 2008 at 4:12 am
Now we know why a president with a track record like his, will
not take responsibility for anything, his dad always bailed him
out of trouble, covered up his wrong doings, looked with a blind eye, or turned his head while his son bumbled at leadership, while
demanding that his and his son’s powerful friends do likewise. Even at this late date, too many American citizens are following that same spineless enabling pattern, too arrogant,too ignorant or gullible, they cheer him on as he continues his reckless wicked war, no matter how long, who or how many are killed and horribly injured, yet in the mist of all of this incredibly evil devastation…they continue to applaud him, blindly supporting his wrong doings and warmongering…then they turn on the strong protesting patriot, and demand that this truly brave individual, “shut-up, and sit down!” In other words…”cover-up, don’t stand up and tell the truth!” while the master of double-speak and lies continues his spell of death and deceit over the fearful willful mindless muppets of mankind…yet, I am glad to know from all your comments and actions that there are still those of us who will speak truth to power, because there’s nothing more powerful than…”The Truth” which will set us all free!
July 6th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
If Thomas Jefferson knew that George Bush used Monticello to deliver a speech about freedom, he would be as angry as I am.
July 6th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Bush is an idiot!
July 6th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
hahahaha
March 4th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Keep for good work, glad to be here reading your post