I'm not much for writing diaries, but on the eve of this critical election, I ask you to remember this man.
Probably only second to the blood and carnage and terrible loss of the vicious, worthless war in Iraq, this story makes me sick, angry and ashamed of what this crazy bastard, George Bush has done to this country.
As I type this and as you read it, this man is rotting in prison for making a joke about Bush in a bar. It is important to note that his arrest took place only 2 months after Bush was installed.
Please remember him and vote like your life and freedom depends on it. It does. Thank you.
"Richard Humphreys, a resident of Portland Oregon, was sentenced to three years in jail after he made a joke about President Bush during Bush's March 2001 trip to Sioux Falls. The joke included the line "I said God might speak to the world through a burning Bush," which was taken as meaning Humphreys wanted to douse Bush in flammable liquid and set him ablaze. A bartender overheard and immediately alerted the police to the activities of this dangerous terrorist. The actual arrest was obviously made before September 11 but the way that event changed the mindset of the American authorities no doubt contributed to the ridiculous three year prison term, which was handed out in June 2002. This story was originally reported by CNN, who mysteriously chose to remove the article from their website just a few weeks after its appearance."
From Prison Planet