need some examples of closed bush rallies..

[toddzilla]

some guy is telling me that the bush rallies are open to the public. Of course he tells the story of one he went to, and says i'm a liar for bringing up the obvious multiple instances of people not being allowed into the rallies...


anyone have any links.. i suck at googling and only found one.

[JusticeForAll]

1. "Bush Oath Attend Rally"

Put that in your google and search. You will get tons of good hits.

[Hobarticus]

2. They are open now, but weren't always.

Bush had two in my hometown, Dubuque Iowa.

People were refused entry if they weren't toeing the party line.

May 19, 2004

Denied Entrance to Bush Event in Dubuque



On May 7, George W. Bush came to Dubuque to speak at the convention center.



It was billed as a public event, but it was anything but.



Only self-proclaimed Bush supporters could get in. Republican organizers excluded even a World War II vet and the former commander of the local American Legion chapter.



This story of exclusion, broken by the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, is in keeping with other acts of suppression along the Bush campaign trail.



Bill Ward, a member of the 45th Infantry Division during World War II, went to get tickets a few days ahead of time.



Here is his account: "When I got up there, they asked to see my license and so forth, and I showed it to them. And then this young guy asked, 'Are you a Bush backer?'



"And I said, 'No, I didn't vote for him the first time, and I'm not going to vote for him this time.'



"And he said, 'Get out.'



"I said, 'I don't have to take this crap. I'm a World War II vet.'
"He said, 'Escort him out.'


http://www.progressive.org/mcwatch04/mc051904.html