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Protesters Interrupt Bush Holiday Speech
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - No sooner had Bush started speaking at the naturalization ceremony welcoming new American citizens than protesters began shouting at him, calling him a "war criminal."
The President paused in his remarks and then responded, "To my fellow citizens, we believe in free speech in the United States of America."
One woman moved towards the stage before being stopped by security, but other protesters still made their voices heard.
Only minutes later, another protester shouted expletives at the President, while still another called Bush "a fascist".
By the time Bush finished his 10-minute remarks, at least nine protesters had been escorted out of the event by law enforcement.
Although Bush did not mention the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in his final Fourth of July speech as President, he did thank the troops, while paying tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence, who died on this day in 1826.
"We honor Jefferson's legacy by aiding the rise of liberty in lands that do not know the blessings of freedom," Bush said. "And on this Fourth of July we pay tribute to the brave men and women who wear the uniform of the United States of America," prompting a standing ovation from the assembled crowd.
Bush congratulated the new citizens participating in the naturalization ceremony, more than 70 men and women from about 35 different countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Norway, and Burma.
"From this day forward the history of the United States will be part of your heritage, the Fourth of July will be part of your Independence Day, and I will be honored to call you a fellow American," said the President.
While in Charlottesville, Bush toured Monticello with Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, a Democrat. Early in the afternoon, Bush returned to the White House to celebrate Independence Day, a holiday which falls right at the start of his birthday weekend.
"Thomas Jefferson once said he'd rather celebrate the Fourth of July than his own birthday," said Bush, who turns 62 on Sunday. "To me it's pretty simple, the Fourth of July weekend is my birthday weekend."
Protesters also lined the President's motorcade route, chanting "Arrest Bush" as he drove to and from the Monticello ceremony.
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Show AllHere is some more free speech just released yesterday.
Get it while you still can.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=truth%20rising&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:off
Patrick Henry said it all,"Give me liberty or give me Death". I believe the time is coming that we have to do exactly that, die for our freedom. I applaud the protesters, we need more of them and at every politican's meeting site, all of them to one degree or another have helped put this country in a terrible mess. Justice is crying out to be heard.
Goose2 said: "For all the things said here has one person been arrested or detained or questioned? No."
How would you know who has or hasn't been arrested? The fact is under Bush we have a more secretive government than ever before in the history of this government. They can arrest and detain people under powers given to them by a Congress that has sold out to the highest bidders. They can now arrest and detain people indefinitely without charging them; what planet do you live on? Don't forget that the USA has more of its population in prison than any other country in the world. If you think none of them are political prisoners you are not facing reality. Of course if you think that all dissenters are unpatriotic you probably think they should be arrested. We are dealing with people who had no qualms about invading and occupying a sovereign nation based on lies. If we have nothing to be concerned about then why are our taxpayer dollars going towards spying on Raging Grannies, Quakers and who knows who else? We are all in collusion as long as these war criminals and war racketeers face no consequences for their actions.
Impeachemnow, Goose2 must be correct in claiming that no one has been arrested or detained. After all I don't remember reading or hearing about any arrests or detentions in the MSM. I'm sure FOX NEWS, CNN, the NYT and many other media outlets would have been reporting and informing us day and night if this were true. (LOL)
big rock + bush's face = peace
satr9prodxns July 6th, 2008 11:05 am
big rock + bush's face = peace
big rock + bush's face = violence to achieve peace. Careful... you are becoming what you oppose.
It pisses me off that the author puts quotation marks around the words "war criminal" as if it's just a peculiar term made up by the protesters. Bush is a war criminal. The rest of the world knows it and it's way past time that the U.S. media starts telling the American people the truth!
Thomas Jefferson said:
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Today's version:
"The shub of tyranny must be uprooted by mass revolt and heckling."
Honestly, though - why hasn't Bush been arrested? All of that law enforcement and Secret Service folk can just nab and jail him. Why doesn't security secure the tyrant?
This is a nation of laws and the founding fathers fought to oppose kings? Oh, rich irony!