Vice president heckled by anti-war protesters in Tenn

[Mr_Spock]

Vice president heckled by anti-war protesters in Tenn.
By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press | November 15, 2005

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney was heckled by peace protesters Tuesday as he spoke at the groundbreaking for a public policy center honoring former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker.

During Cheney's brief remarks, about a half-dozen people protesting the war in Iraq yelled, "War, what is it good for?" and held up a large banner saying, "Peace Now."

Cheney continued speaking and didn't acknowledge the protesters, who were escorted from the ceremony inside the University of Tennessee's basketball arena.

About 50 protesters, most of them appearing to be college age, demonstrated outside the arena. Several carried signs, including one that read "Honor Baker, Impeach Cheney."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/11/15/vice_president_heckled_by_anti_war_protesters_in_tenn/

[SledDriver]

1. They should start throwing things.

Not rocks or bottles, but maybe eggs or ripe tomatoes. Everywhere he goes, he gets pelted with produce. :rofl:

[Buddyblazon]

47. I know you can get in deep shit for throwing ANYTHING in the

direction of the President. Does that apply for the Veep as well?

[Einstein99]

2. Sign at recent D.C. anti-war rally:

"WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE HIM A BLOW JOB SO WE CAN HAVE HIM IMPEACHED"

:woohoo:

[No Exit]

11. That's a beaut, all right! ROFLMAO!! Funny that they

haven't had any takers. Has anyone asked Bill Kristol?

[Einstein99]

16. I think there are no takers because

they would have to be contortionists, considering that they all have their dicks up his ass.

[No Exit]

21. Touche!

[nickinSTL]

13. "WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE HIM A BLOW JOB..."

...ugggh... *shudder*

:puke:

Now, who'd be willing to make THAT sacrifice? :puke:

[No Exit]

22. Does Bill Kristol count?

I mean, I don't think it would be any sacrifice for him or for any of his "Weekly Standard" guys, because they seem to like doing it...

[yellowcanine]

33. He would have to FIRST unglue his lips from *'s ass.

[No Exit]

51. Well, yeah...

Maybe Kristol, with his Krazy-glued lips, can appear on "Countdown" with that guy who got Krazy-glued to the toilet seat, and say, "You think YOU'VE got problems!"

[greyl]

23. That's a very interesting ethical dilemma.

To anyone: "Would you give bush a blowjob if it meant that our troops would come home from Iraq?"


Is it a tough choice or not? ;)

[President Kerry]

38. that's the ultimate of "taking one for the team" n/t

[Olney Blue]

40. If I had the deal in writing that the troops would come home,

and life-time therapy would be provided, YES, I would do it!

[Einstein99]

46. I would do it, but

I wouldn't inhale.:sarcasm:

[belle]

53. Hm. Can we bite it off?

:dilemma:

[electropop]

17. EEeeeewwww.

You'll never get a volunteer for that! That's more painful than suicide bombing!

[Bigmack]

43. You guys have it all wrong...

My old gunny told us "If a grenade comes into your position.. don't jump on it and be a hero. Grab somebody smaller than you, throw him on it, and make HIM the hero."

We gotta figure out somebody we could coerce to play *'s skin flute.

During Watergate, the fed investigators threatened John Dean by telling him the bad boys in the joint will think he's cute. As more indictments come down in this misadministration, all we have to do is find a "volunteer" to do Bush once, rather than a cellblock full of nameless minority cons for 2 to 5 years.

Problem solved.

[yellowcanine]

32. I would hate to picture anyone giving crashcart a BJ - OUT foul mind

picture!

[TexasBushwhacker]

42. Funny and perhaps true BUT ....

not likely to win people to our side. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a wingnut in peacenik clothing. What good is it to be right if we aren't persuasive?

[merwin]

3. It's funny how the media is now calling them 'peace protesters'

rather than anti-Bush protesters like they were a few months ago.

I guess it's popular to heckle the administration these days.

[lostexpectation]

4. best thing to say to cheney before the SS get you?

How's the oil business Cheney?

[electropop]

19. Oh, I was thinking, "Go F- yerself!"

I mean, if you're going to be dragged out anyway...

[lostexpectation]

28. thats been done

remember in NO :)

[electropop]

29. That's what I was referring to. nt

[Virginian]

18. That doesn't make sense, they aren't protesting peace????

They are protesting the War or the administration, but they certainally couldn't be protesting peace because we don't have peace to protest, we have a war to protest and an administration that got us into an elective war to protest.

They need hecklers occasionally to let them know they aren't universally worshipped. Otherwise, they might think they are doing the right thing.

[merwin]

26. So are anti-war protesters protesting 'anti-war' behavior?

[Virginian]

27. Right -- That's the way the language and its use and misuse works.

Anti-war and peace would have the same meaning when used in that context. I have probably heard it a million times and never thought anything of it. Just this time it struck me as peculiar.

It is like a person complementing their host at the end of a party saying: "I enjoyed myself." You would think they would have stayed home to enjoy themselves and would have enjoyed the company of other people at the party.

This is hijacking the thread, so I won't respond to any more splitting hairs over word use.

Wanders off muttering to self: Who in their right mind would protest peace, don't we all want peace... are some people so angry that they have to have war to be happy? Who are those people? Didn't they have a happy childhood? Would anger management help them? ...

[Mr_Spock]

35. I like the new language better...

:D

[EVDebs]

48. PsyOps at CNN has to have something to do these days....

CNN and PsyOps
www.counterpunch.org/cnnpsyops.html

And even Operation Mockingbird can't keep the truth from shining through. What will they do ? What WILL they do ?

[druidity33]

52. peace protesters?

doesn't that mean they don't want peace? I've seen "anti-war protesters" as part of an article and the * speach a few days ago... have these people ever studied grammar? fer cryin' out loud...

[LoKnLoD]

5. Way to go kids...

:yourock: :headbang: :applause: :patriot: :toast:

I'm proud of you.

[EVDebs]

49. The Kids Are Alright ! -- Who

[MADem]

6. Why is THAT ASSHOLE opening the Howard Baker Center?

We of a certain age remember Howard well, he of the immortal question, "What did the President know, and when did he know it?"

He defiles the man with his presence.

[Kolesar]

10. I had not made that connection (!). Such is as it is on Parallel Earth

[No Exit]

12. Now that you mention it, there's a nice sort of irony to it, isn't there?

[guruoo]

54. That it is

"What did the President know, and when did he know it?"

[Uncle Joe]

24. Well said, I was thinking the exact thing. n/t

[WhiteTara]

34. Howard has come a long way from his goodness

he is now the fixer for BFEE. He stopped fighting the beast and now he is the beast. They belong together in hell.

[japple]

44. I think James Baker is the Bush family fixer, not Howard Baker. N/T

[WhiteTara]

50. Hey jap Thanks

good catch. You are so right. And it makes me feel better that Howard is still his good self! :toast:

[MADem]

45. He's 80 (today is his birthday)

Sure, he took the job as Ambassador to Japan, who wouldn't? But he recently retired, and how much fixin' is he doing at his age?

I still like the remark, and I think it took guts to say it.

[skooooo]

7. This was on CNN for about 20 seconds....

They didn't show the protestors, but you could hear a number of people shouting out. Couldn't understand what they were saying, and the camera stayed on Cheney the whole time.

Still, CNN was reporting it because of the protestors, and that was reflected in the headline on the screen.

Pretty good coverage compared to what usually happens.

[goodhue]

8. Wat to go Knoxville!

[Lowell]

9. Protestors?

Why weren't they all herded into a "Free Speech Zone" before Dick arrived? Kind of makes us boomers proud. Peace protestors instead of war protestors, they're changing semantics daily.

[klook]

14. Encouraging sign

I've been concerned that protests against the Iraq war would never really take off among the youth unless they instituted a draft. Let's face it, a half-dozen students don't constitute a huge crowd. But in Tennessee, even in a college town, that's probably pretty good. So there does seem to be a movement growing.

Keep it up, young people! You are the future!

:yourock:

[Just Me]

15. Hoot!!!!

:applause: Way to go, kids!!! Keep strong and loud!!! :applause:

[Eurobabe]

20. Good, Crashcart is a lying war-profiteer

[BenDavid]

25. In 2006

there should be many demonstrations in Washington. UNITE>>>UNITE>>>UNITE>>>>

[twaddler01]

30. I would join em :)

[rodeodance]

31. heckle heckle

[DFWJock]

36. Why do those

protesters hate America?

[speedoo]

37. Crashcart's people messed up.

They did not round up some troops to sit behind him on stage.

The Coward never appears anywhere in the US without troops backin' him up. Otherwise, he'd never be able to open his mouth without being heckled off the stage.

[crossroads]

39. Good Show Tennessee...

Imagine that! Peeps having the nerve/balls to tell it like it is...lol!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

41. C&L has the video.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/

[shayes51]

55. I was born in Tennessee. Good for them!!