McCain campaign adopts Bush's respect for free expression

Salon by Glenn Greenwald | Jul. 21, 2008 (Opinion)

One of the hallmarks of events at which George Bush appeared was the complete elimination of any dissent. In one of the most notorious cases, three individuals who arrived at a 2005 Bush town hall meeting in Denver with an anti-war bumper sticker on their car and anti-Bush t-shirts underneath their clothing were first threatened with removal before they sat down and then, 20 minutes later, were forcibly removed despite not having uttered a word. Full Story »

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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

Includes an opposing viewpoint, although mainly to tear it down. This is loaded with evidence.

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by Denise Clendening - Oct. 1, 2008

Greenwald makes the case that McCain is using some of the same Rovian tactics that Bush used in keeping dissent out of public gatherings. McCain has hired a former Bush deputy assistant who is also a former Fox New producer who is associated with Rove. Recently a librarian was removed from outside a Denver event that McCain was speaking. http://www.newstrust.net/webx/Stories/files/80709-0026/ to article that was posted in the Denver papers when this occurred. The Denver event was alarming and I appreciate that Greenwald connects the dots on the Denver occurrence with the players behind the scene. There are more similarities between Bush and McCain than what the media is reporting.

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