Dr. Ben Marble, a young emergency room physician who plays in alternative rock bands and does art on the side, told off Dick Cheney before the media on Sept. 8. He was later detained and hand-cuffed by Cheney's goons in front of his destroyed home after the media cameras left.
Now, he is allowing anyone who
wants to view the video he and a friend shot of the scene
before/during/after him saying, "Go f*** yourself, Mr. Cheney."
To view it, go here.
The eBay auction of Marble's video of his Cheney confrontation climbed above $1,900 at one point, although that site has had some problems staying up with the Republican-leaning owners of eBay objecting to even bleeped-out profanity.
I think it's a bunch of BS - I did some searches on eBay of profanity they allow that is not even partially bleeped out and found more than 1,250 items on there with the word "bitch," more than 400 items on there with the word "bastard," more than 60 "go to hell" phrases and even two "goddamned son of a bitch" items.
Yet, they say they won't even allow "f**." That's fu*. If you want to complain to an eBay bigwig, email meg@ebay.com. I did and was given some BS about how they try to monitor all sites but some slip through. Uh-huh.
Marble also has an Internet site with photographs of some damage in his town at http://www.hurricanekatrinasucked.com. His bands can be checked out at http://www.myspace.com/yoon and http://www.myspace.com/odro.
In an email to me, Marble said he appreciated all the emails and donations he has received so far. He is also considering auctioning off some of his paintings.