Well, I was cranky already.
The only mailing list I'm still on is 'This Is True'
http://www.thisistrue.com/
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Steve Howards, 54, and his wife were walking their son
to piano practice in Beaver Creek, Colo., and were surprised to see
Vice President Dick Cheney on the street chatting with citizens. "Many
of us fantasize what would we do if we had the opportunity to really
tell Mr. Bush or Mr. Cheney how we feel," Howards said, so as he passed
by he told Cheney, "I think your policies in Iraq are reprehensible."
After dropping off his son, a Secret Service agent approached Howards
and asked, "Did you assault the vice president?" Howards said no, and
made it clear he didn't even attempt to touch Cheney. "If this had
happened, I would think if they were doing their job, I would have been
face-down in the concrete five or 10 minutes earlier," he said later.
Still, he was handcuffed and jailed, with the Secret Service demanding
he be charged with harassment. The Eagle County District Attorney
dropped the charge. Howards has filed a lawsuit in federal court
accusing Secret Service agent Virgil D. Reichle Jr. with civil rights
violations. (Rocky Mountain News) ...Dick Cheney's America: where
exercising one's rights has become an act of courage.
While we're on the subject, a couple of links from maubast and maybe other people.
On Oct 17, George Bush quietly signed a bill allowing him to declare martial law.
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/29/bush_legalizes_marti.html
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/worst_congress_ever/page/1
http://www.thisistrue.com/
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Steve Howards, 54, and his wife were walking their son
to piano practice in Beaver Creek, Colo., and were surprised to see
Vice President Dick Cheney on the street chatting with citizens. "Many
of us fantasize what would we do if we had the opportunity to really
tell Mr. Bush or Mr. Cheney how we feel," Howards said, so as he passed
by he told Cheney, "I think your policies in Iraq are reprehensible."
After dropping off his son, a Secret Service agent approached Howards
and asked, "Did you assault the vice president?" Howards said no, and
made it clear he didn't even attempt to touch Cheney. "If this had
happened, I would think if they were doing their job, I would have been
face-down in the concrete five or 10 minutes earlier," he said later.
Still, he was handcuffed and jailed, with the Secret Service demanding
he be charged with harassment. The Eagle County District Attorney
dropped the charge. Howards has filed a lawsuit in federal court
accusing Secret Service agent Virgil D. Reichle Jr. with civil rights
violations. (Rocky Mountain News) ...Dick Cheney's America: where
exercising one's rights has become an act of courage.
While we're on the subject, a couple of links from maubast and maybe other people.
On Oct 17, George Bush quietly signed a bill allowing him to declare martial law.
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/29/bush_legalizes_marti.html
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/worst_congress_ever/page/1