I think we all can recall instances of both Bushand McCain having peaceful dissenters arrested.
Cheney, of course, is the biggest offender.
But check this out....
http://blogs.wsj.com/...
It’s okay, you can ask a question later," Obama said to the men.
"Yeah, that’s right," they said. And Obama went back to delivering his speech on the economy.
...The main protester got to ask the first question. He cited the way blacks were treated in post-Katrina New Orleans and other current events. "In the face of the numerous attacks that are made by the black community by the same U.S. government, the same government you want to be...Why is it you haven’t not one time spoken in the interests or even on behalf of the oppressed and exploited African community, the black community?"
The man was booed but Obama tried to silence the crowd. "This is democracy at work. He asked a legitimate question."
"I think you’re misinformed when you say not one time. Every issue you’ve asked about, I have spoken about," Obama said. "That doesn’t mean I’m going to always satisfy the way you want these issues framed. It gives you the option of voting for someone else. It gives you the option of running for office yourself. But the one thing that I think is important is that we are respectful towards each other and what is true is that I believe...the only way we’re going to solve our problems is that everyone comes together, black white."
Hear that sound? That's the sound of freedom. That's the sound of a man who isn't afraid to hear some contrary viewpoints. The sound of a man who isn't looking to surround himself with sycophants.
That sound, my friends, is why I am volunteering for Barack Obama. Why I'm donating money. Why I'm talking to friends.
After eight long years of living under Ari Fleischer's disgusting edict that we all "watch what we say", it's time for a return to what makes America great.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it"
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