McCain Campaign Had Protestor Holding "Bush=McCain" Sign Removed From Event

***UPDATE***

Read Carol Kreck's blog on her ordeal with the McCain campaign and the Secret Service.

From The Denver Post:

It was Sen. John McCain's staff who asked security at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to remove people holding protest signs at the venue -- not U.S. Secret Service agents, who were not involved in Carol Kreck's ouster from the galleria.

A video of the incident circulating widely on the Internet shows a DCPA security guard saying that he was told by the Secret Service to remove Kreck, who was holding a paper sign that said "McCain = Bush."

But Thursday, after two days of being vilified by bloggers, letter writers and others, the Secret Service emphatically denied involvement.

"Contrary to some recent reporting, the Secret Service had no involvement in Ms. Kreck being removed from the area," said Malcolm D. Wiley Sr., spokesman for the Secret Service. "It was not done at our request or suggestion. Any assertion to the contrary is inaccurate and inconsistent with our established policies and procedures."

Read the rest of the article here and watch the video of Kreck being escorted out by police for carrying the sign:

Comments

[riverhouse]

Are things so bad in this country that librarians with non threatening, non obscene signs can be evicted from public gatherings by private security guards?

[KBAR]

You didn't read the entire story, did you?

[eden4barack08]

It appears, you didn't either.

[Boboday555]

Why, who read it to you?
Or is that y'all?

[Ramirez]

Low-information commentary.

[Witchitalineman]

Oh really, explain? Comments sound pretty right on to me!

[Eoin45]

Every one of yours could be described that way.

[Troubledwawa]

Carol Kreck has hit a nerve with the Republicans with that sign.

Suggesting that 8 bad years would equal 12 bad years appears to be something more than they can handle right about now.

[kay]

I'll say. The Maverick can't dump him fast enough.

UNDER the Straight Talk Express!

[Troubledwawa]

I think he tried Kay, but something about running a presidential campaign out of an old Chevy convinced him otherwise.

[KBAR]

A previous federal appeals court decision determined that the galleria area where Kreck was standing is not necessarily a public spot and that protests can be curtailed there.

She hit NO nerve. She was outside the laws of the State of Colorado. Where is your compassion for the rule of law?

[only1Demvoter]

FUBAR : Apparently she did, or you tools wouldn't be posting spin and deflection as frantically as you are.


-ralph

[kay]

Hah! "She hit no nerve".

Why does the nominee spend a good part of every day insisting he's vastly different than the sitting conservative President?

Because he's PROUD?

Because conservatives told us, in terms approaching WORSHIP, that the sitting US President was GREAT, that's why!

Twice! NOW you're saying the nominee is GREAT. It's a PROBLEM.

[Troubledwawa]

I was refering to you and a couple others on this board this morning, not Carol.

You may proceed with your meltdown.

[pbfishtaco]

We found a rule of law that is important to enforce! Hooray!

[cindyw]

Shouldn't the Republican candidate be proud to be compared with the incumbent of his own party? What's that say about the party's opinion of George Bush?

[Gericault]

If anybody called me "Bush", I'd want them arrested too. Waterboard 'em and take away thier habeus corpus rights.

[artistcain]

I wonder what would happen if real disent was allowed to happen with out the storm troppers allways stepping in.Its not just Republicans who stop disent ,i was around when Major Daly of Chicago sent in the Storm Troppers to break up the protest of the Democratic Convention,oh ya don't forget Kent State.It matters little if its a little old lady or a thousand protesters if the message gets in the way the establishment has a solution crack a few heads and cart them of to jail that will scare them into being good little sheep.

[repugnicansfearme]

McCain actually wanted her to be waterboarded, but then, he thinks it is torture. Or wait?? Which side of that issue is he on now, anyway? Come to think of it, what major issue hasn't he danced around? This guy is so deparate, he makes Kerrey seem decisive.

[JohnFromCensornati]

My friends, I was inspired by the Pittsburgh Steelers to destroy Social Security, disgrace that it is.

[FilthyPerson]

"O'bama removes women with headscarves"

Let someone show up with a "O'BAMA = C'ARTER" sign.

[KBAR]

I'll go for the t-shirt with a pic of BHO with a BONE in his nose. You know like the one of George Bush here on HufPo.

[Boboday555]

I'm going for the t-shirt that has McCain calling one of his wives, I can't keep all of them straight, the "C" word.
Boy McCain is a real class act ain't he?
If he isn't serving one of his wife divorce papers, he's calling them the "C" word.

[protagonia]

KBAR

Do you still defend GWB for his time in office?

Answer with care.

[kay]

Liar. He didn't "remove" them.

[SweetSydney]

His campaign also asked brown faces to make room for white faces in the area behind his podium.

Say it didn't happen!

[KBAR]

He did have to. His 'Hench men' took care of it for him. They knew what he felt in is heart.

[FilthyPerson]

Don't cry.
They just didn't fit into his TV mosaic.

[beboy]

Right. Just "outta sight, outta mind".

[Kalima]

Proof please. Did he personally, like in this case, instruct his staff to remove these
women, no he did not. Go fly a kite!

[KBAR]

Did McCain 'instruct' someone on his staff?

[Boboday555]

Dear Filthy,
Senator Obama never aksed that woman to leave the event.
He only asked her not to sit behind the camera.
Senator Obama knows that this country is teeming with Loyal Bushy children who would begin throwing their feces if they saw a head scarf on their magical, moving picture, box.
So, he simply asked her not to sit behind the camera.

Not a smart move for sure but thankfully the people who are going to vote for Senator Obama are adults.

[eden4barack08]

Just a tiny precision : the campaign's volunteer staff asked, NOT the Senator himself.

In the misconstruing of facts world we live in, these days, it's better to avoid imprecisions such as that, however insignificant it might appear to be for the sake of the point you're making.

[eden4barack08]

FALSE!
O camps volunteers KINDLY asked those ladies to switch seats.
Was that "nice"? Maybe not. Was it illegal? NOT AT ALL! Was it PC? NO.

BUT:

Did it infringe on anyone's Freedom of Speech? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Did it use staff and City Police to intimidate and fine the ladies? NO!
Did it push/escort the ladies out of PUBLIC PROPERTY? NOOO!

Enough said!

[JohnnieP]

Another of the problems with John McCain is that he just can't handle the truth. When confronted
with the reality that he has become W. Bush's clone since becoming the GOP frontrunner, the fact
of the matter is more than he can handle. So, how does McCain act when this truism is thrust
in his face? He proceeds to throw stones at the perpetrator in order to get rid of the trouble-making
party. Such behavior is typical of a 10 year-old playground bully.

[kay]

This nominee is different than the last nominee because.....

immigration? no
taxes? no
judges? no
abortion? no
foreign policy? no
climate change? no
energy policy? no
torture? no

I got age and height and senator v governor. Any others?

What is offensive about the comparison? It's flat-out true.

[riverhouse]

Nothing offensive, but you forgot health care, social security, and the right to lie without challenge.

[NotMcCain]

Well, on Bush's behalf, I don't think he's getting senile.

[Wilburrr]

Is this comparison of JMc now, as opposed to a year ago?

[only1Demvoter]

FUBAR meltdown in progress.

What an obnoxious little bugger !

( Not too funny, either. )


-ralph

[CuriousPerson]

Now now...be nice to the r e t a r d e d...

[only1Demvoter]

CP : It's not nice to be unkind to the developmentally challenged.


-ralph

[KBAR]

Thanks for the compliment! Always nice to know when I 'prick' a DimLib nerve.

[Boboday555]

The enlistment center is still waiting for you to drop by Bushy!
You know your AWOL President has asked all his supporters to go fight for Halliburton's bottom line in the Iraq Oil War!
We wonder why such a bad arse, such as yourself, still refuses to go fight for his hero...the AWOL Coward from Crawford!
Oh...now we get it...
Your support of the AWOL Coward Presdient makes a lot more sense now.

[protagonia]

KBAR

Thanks for the compliment! Always nice to know when I 'prick' a DimLib nerve.
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You're a bully.

As has happened ALL throughout history, the reason bullies do not completely rule the world is because they are

1: A tiny minority in the populace.

2: All mean people are damaged and incapable of rational discourse - thus alerting the many others around them that a threat exists in them.

3: The others respond by banding together to confront and defeat the bully.

You are a component in the betterment of the rest of us. Though it doesn't seem that way to you, your attackes have made us stronger.

Thank you.

[JohnFromCensornati]

Why didn't she bl0w up the suicide b0mb she was wearing under her burq@?

[DAVESEAN]

JOHN MCSAME OF MCBUSH ERA IS PHONY...JONNY BOY'S RALLIES ARE JUST LIKE ROBERT MUGABE'S RALLIES IN ZIMBABWE....U GET ARRESTED,FINED AND GIVEN A COURT DATE FOR HAVING A BRAIN......SHE ASKED THE RIGHT QUESTION.
SOME FOLKS VOTED FOR BUSH TWICE AND ARE NOW RUNNING AWAY FROM HIM...I BET THEY WILL HIDE HIM IN A BOX DURING THE RIGHT WING CONVENTION

[only1Demvoter]

CapsLock... Please don't yell.


-ralph

[bija]

We don't need another President who thinks the people of this country aren't allowed to have free speech! It has gone on way too long!

[danoj]

Free speach is one thing, but people are constantly interrupting his speaches. This may not rise to that; the lady simply had a sign. However, the Dems are always blowing the free spech trumpet, yet when someone says something they don't like they always show up and make sure said person can't practice free speach themselves.

[jking]

And springing into the dumb conservative lead is this maroon, having misspelled "speech" three times, in two different ways.

Give us an example of the Dems silencing someone, please.

Or just continue to illustrate and personify the serious downside of letting just anyone speak.

[JohnFromCensornati]

Yes, she had a sign that Republicans *should* view as complimentary.
It's hilarious to see that the opposite is true.
We can only hope that W uses more of his frea speache.
It makes for fine advertisement of the (R) brand.

[kay]

FDR = Obama

Offensive, Lefties?

Thought not.

Conservatives are ashamed of the standard-bearer.

[Zenith1959]

News alert to conservatives: The 2nd amendment to the Constitution ISN"T the only one that there is. So many people don't seem to care when the 1st and 4th are routinely violated, but get in the way of buying a gun at a 7-11 at 3:00 AM without any I.D...

[kay]

They're ashamed of the President of the United States.

I'm appalled by that :) You?

[only1Demvoter]

kay : Shameful... Simply shameful.


-ralph

[SweetSydney]

This is why you can't sell your ideology.

Buying a gun at a 7-11 at 3:00 AM without any I.D. is just as ridiculous an assertion as claiming that this woman's right to free speech was violated.

[bentenrai]

That woman was not stirring any public unrest or done anything remotely criminal. She had the right to be in that PUBLIC area. If those punks chasing her out was not a violation of her most basic rights as an American citizen, then what is it?
This is not ideology, this is about preserving whatever remains of the legacy of the America.

[Kalima]

Buying a gun at 7/11 is what makes your country a laughingstock. A woman
expressing her opinion in a public place and being questioned by police
for displaying her opinion on a sign, is still freedom of speech, oppressed.

[kay]

Why are conservatives ashamed of "W"?

Hmmmmm?

Ignoring him and insisting others do so is just WRONG. Celebrate the "W"!

The nominee needs another hug.

[Zenith1959]

My 7-11 comment was just a satirical point. How about an assault rifle at a gun show? No ID, no problem. And please explain how this womens 1st amendments rights were not violated.

[kay]

"W" is our first far Right President. Yup. Compare/contrast. Put them all on a line, L to R.

"W" is far Right. FDR is far Left. I'm waiting for some smart person to write a book :)