[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Rokenn: quote: Originally posted by Timber Loftis: I get the feeling President Bush doesn't mind people standing up to him on his ideas. He may disagree, but I don't think he minds the voice of opposition.

aye, President Bush does not mind the voice of opposition. Aslong as it is confined to a 'free-speech' zone a mile from the event [/QUOTE]Well, I saw THIS response coming from a mile away. [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] I've addressed this before, but it obviously bears repeating.

The policy of keeping protestors away from the President's immediate vicinity is not a new policy!!! It has actually been official policy since the attempt to assassinate Reagan (IIRC).

George, Jr. may have exercised this policy to the extreme, but he is NOT the person that came up with it. Clinton took some heat for the same thing during his tenure also. Don't remember if George, Sr. took that much flak over it...then again, he didn't take anywhere near the criticism of Clinton or his son.

Anyway, President Bush did NOT create the policy. It has been in effect for many years and through many different administrations.