Protester At Cheney Rally Surprised By Emotion

[WillyT]

An anti-Cheney protester holds up a sign in front of police in Oregon City.

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EUGENE, Ore. -- A woman who was escorted out by security guards after protesting at a Eugene rally headlined by Vice President Dick Cheney last week said she was only intending to ask him about the draft.

But emotions overtook her, 54-year-old Perry Patterson told The Register-Guard in Eugene.


"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 said. "I was surprised at myself that I let loose like that, but I did."


Patterson said that while she is a registered Democrat, she's not an activist and has never protested or demonstrated at a political event.

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Link (subscription): http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_092204_politics_cheney_protester.140547278.html

Just regular folk, trying to engage in the political process... and getting arrested!

:grr: