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Thought Bouncers 2

Censorship must be the American Way (emphasis added):

A former White House official who ordered three activists expelled from a 2005 Denver public forum with President Bush says it was White House policy to exclude potentially disruptive guests from Bush’s appearances nationwide.

The former official, Steve Atkiss, revealed the policy Friday in an interview after two volunteer bouncers identified him and a current White House staffer, Jamie O’Keefe, as the officials who ordered the so-called Denver Three activists sent away from the event.

The activists had done nothing to disrupt the forum, and two of them sued over the incident.

Clearly, it is important to have bouncers thought police at political functions. After all, the market place of ideas must be reduced to a monopoly small selection of one or someone might have a dissident competing original competent thought.

And we can’t have that, can we?

With a tip to Dan Froomkin.

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2 comments

  1. Opie

    March 6, 2007 at 7:50 pm

    Freedom of speech is a dying concept, and I mean worldwide. We may as well enjoy what we have left of it while we can.

     
  2. Frank

    March 6, 2007 at 7:55 pm

    I’m trying to do my part.

    But, ya know, when someone sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United Sta . . .

    oh, never mind.