Saturday, August 29, 2009

"This ain't America no more!" -- Oblamahope and Oblamachange

From: kd Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009
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 Town-hall clash! Arrest threat over Obama 'Joker' poster  source: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=108307



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Town-hall clash!   Arrest threat over Obama 'Joker' poster
Officer to protester:  This ain't America no more!

Posted: August 28, 2009 10:57 pm Eastern By Drew Zahn © 2009 WorldNetDaily


Editor's note: Earlier reports that Officer Wesley Cheeks Jr. is a police officer were in error. Further investigation has revealed Officer Cheeks is a member of the Fairfax County Public Schools' trained School Security Officer team. To contact the school's security force, e-mail Fred Ellis, the director of safety and security for Fairfax County Public Schools, or Jim McLain, the security coordinator.

A depiction of the sign banned by Officer Cheeks
"This used to be America," argued a protester outside a health-care town hall meeting in Reston, Va., after a security officer threatened him with arrest for holding up a sign with a picture critical of Barack Obama.  The officer's response? "It ain't no more, OK?"
A video of the town hall held earlier this week by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., shows an unnamed protester standing on school grounds carrying a sign that read "Organizing for National Socialist Health Care – The Final Solution" and depicted Barack Obama in the Joker's makeup.
Officer Wesley Cheeks Jr. then told the protester that even though others were holding signs, his sign was unacceptable because of the depiction of Obama.
"But you got this with a picture," Cheeks said, explaining why the protester was being singled out from the others. "That's the difference. This has got a picture on it. That don't have a picture on it.
"Sir, leave the picture down," the officer said. "If you put the picture back up, you'll be charged with trespassing."
Video of the exchange can be seen below:


The protester continued the argument, wondering how his presence among hundreds of others at the town hall meeting could be deemed trespassing.
The officer answered, "If I told you once to take it down and you put it back up, I can charge you with whatever I want to charge you with."
The argument continued until the officer walked away.
"This used to be America," said the protester.
"It ain't no more, OK?" answered Cheeks.
Officer Cheeks is a member of the Fairfax County Public Schools'  trained School Security Officer team. The school's security force, however, refused to comment on the story until its communications offices reopen on Monday.
As WND has reported, Americans have been flocking to lawmakers' health-care town hall meetings, typically voicing loud displeasure with the ever-expanding size of the federal government and what many see as yet another intrusive expansion.
All across the country, legislators coming to their home districts in attempt to sell the health-care plan to constituents are being met with fierce opposition and huge crowds:
The biggest source of protests are the health-care bill, the $787 billion economic stimulus package and the cap-and-trade legislation. They're also angry about Barack Obama's refusal to release his birth certificate to prove he is a "natural born citizen" and constitutionally eligible to serve in the White House.

According to an Associated Press report, Obama's top political adviser, David Axelrod, showed senators in D.C. video of some of the boisterous town-hall meetings and discussed how to respond to disruptions.

"It's a challenge, no question about it, and you've got to get out there and make the case," Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said afterward. "This is not the time for the faint-hearted."
Previous stories:
GOP's Bachmann zings heckler at health-care town hall
Town halls burst with Obama 'plants'
See the latest voter revolts
Home front getting ugly for recessed Congress
Democrats: 'Angry mobs' out to 'destroy Obama'
Ex-Reagan official: Congress should expect criticism
Dissing constituents called strategic plan
See rebellion at grass roots
New poll shows 'birthers' growing
Confidence in American liberty plunging
Unemployment still 20% higher in Dem strongholds
You'll never guess which states have most jobless
Americans throw more than 40 tea parties
Senator echoes Tea Party rally cry
Obama hits back at 'tea party' rant
See 'tea party' call by CNBC analyst

Drew Zahn is a news editor for WorldNetDaily.

It ain't working out too good...KD

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