Woman `surprised' by her outburst at Cheney

[central scrutinizer]

http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/09/22/d1.cr.protester.0922.html

excerpt: A woman cited last week for trespassing at a rally featuring Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday that she had gone there with plans to ask about the draft - not to disrupt his speech.
"When he said, `We've made the world a safer place,' I just had this primal need to say `No!' at the top of my voice," 54-year-old Perry S. Patterson of Eugene said.

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She was cited for second-degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $250. She faces an Oct. 1 court date.

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she asked police how she could be considered a criminal trespasser when she had a ticket to attend the event.


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Bob Avery, chairman of the Lane County Republican Party, said it was difficult to accept Patterson's account, because volunteers at his office had been clearly instructed to screen ticket seekers to ensure that participants were either Bush-Cheney supporters or at least open-minded about backing the ticket's election.

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In other words, free speech is verboten in Bushco's world and only sycophants are welcome.