More White House propaganda; Denver 3
by kos
Wed Apr 27, 2005 at 10:09:16 AM PDT
So, the man who impersonated a Secret Service agent and kicked out three harmless people from a taxpayer-funded "town hall event" (because they had a "no blood for oil" bumpersticker on their car) was the chairman of the Colorado Young Republicans.
Jay Bob Klinkerman, leader of the state group for Republicans ages 18 to 40, admitted in an interview that he was at the gate of the Wings over the Rockies Museum when the three people were stopped [...]
Klinkerman also was identified as being involved in the incident by Karen Bauer, one of the three removed. She confronted him about it at a Young Republicans event Tuesday night.
Remember, this is a taxpayer-funded event, and they've got Young Republicans running "security". Klinkerman also was identified as being involved in the incident by Karen Bauer, one of the three removed. She confronted him about it at a Young Republicans event Tuesday night.
Two of the three who were removed, Bauer and Leslie Weise, said that Klinkerman is the event volunteer who was wearing a magenta shirt and smiley-face tie that night, and told them, "Secret Service is coming down to talk to your group."
Then a man who looked and acted like a Secret Service agent arrived and threatened them with arrest. He allowed them to enter but then found them 20 to 30 minutes later and forced them to leave.
Meanwhile, the White House is pretending they have no idea who might be running around Bush events with earpieces.
Asked Tuesday about the Tylers' claims, assistant press secretary Allen Abney referred to McClellan's earlier statement. Bush's spin doctors, it seems, would have Americans believe that any old Republican Party member gets to wear a lapel pin and an earpiece at an official White House event.
The Secret Service is still investigating the affair. The White House may not think it's a big deal, but the Secret Service is taking it seriously.They would also have Americans believe any old volunteer can throw people out of a taxpayer-financed meeting and threaten to arrest those who stay.
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