Yesterday a heckler heckled Chinese President Hu Jintao. Today I read that she was not only removed she has been charged with Disorderly conduct and more serious charges of “annoying important people” are being considered.
I kind of worry about being critical of W, some days it does not go over too well. But when your President has his head up the ass of a communist dictator it's pretty much required (plus It's Friday). See we are asking for China to free political prisoners like Hao Wu. Then at the slightest provocation we charge a person and are considering even harsher charges for political speech. Does any one else see the hypocrisy in this? We are falling all over ourselves to apologize for this when
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Let me translate that for you. ItÂ’s a good thing Hu Jintao was kept busy yesterday for if he ever came to a complete stop it would have taken the Surgeon General an hour to remove George W BushÂ’s head from the Chinese PresidentÂ’s rectum.
China can now say,” What do you mean? You hypocrite you arrested that woman in DC. You have your nuts, we have ours. Get lost!”
IÂ’m sorry Mr. Bush for being a troll but itÂ’s all IÂ’ve got, make a few calls and have the charges dismissed. Worse than giving China a pass, you turned right around and did the same damn thing at least in spirit. Some times I wonder just what the hell our President is thinking about besides what he is doing.
Hat Tip : Steve Keeper of the Crimson Love Monkey.
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I'm with you Howie. What do we teach the Chinese if we punish her for shouting at leaders?
Of course, the same thing happened to American citizens at Bush appearances in 2004...but....
Posted by: jd at April 21, 2006 08:42 AM (uT71O)
Posted by: WPB at April 21, 2006 09:23 AM (uz6kb)
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Some people try to get arrested some don't. In general I think unless they resist violently just give em the boot. Seems we are a bit uptight. The appearances you speak of I think should be handled the same boot em. There will always be some guy trying to be arrested. But most of the time let them go. There is a reason why we can drop a charge.
Posted by: Howie at April 21, 2006 09:24 AM (D3+20)
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Yeah, I agree sometimes people try to get arrested. But removing someone from a public event for wearing a t-shirt that was anti-bush (and placing them under arrest), or removing people from the parade rout for carrying anti-bush signs, have all been documented. They even wouldn't admit people with anti-bush bumper stickers on their cars at some events. Bush's bubble was the worst since Nixon in 72, and I'm glad he's loosened up his own tolerance for dissent in the last six months. It's good for democracy here, and it's good for emerging democracies around the world to see that a strong leader doesn't fear dissent.
Posted by: jd at April 21, 2006 09:54 AM (uT71O)
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jd,
I've seen film of these Leftard protesters disrupting Republican events. I have no sympathy for them.
Their free speech rights doesn't give them a right to disrupt other people's free speech rights.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 21, 2006 11:09 AM (8e/V4)
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Anyone disrupting an event should be removed, for the reason you give.
But many of the Bush limitations on speech during the 2004 election were Orwellian, and went way beyond that standard, or any reasonable security concern. I'm glad he has relaxed about confronting people who disagree with him. It is a positive development for our democracy.
Posted by: jd at April 21, 2006 11:36 AM (aqTJB)
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Good post.
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But I don't agree with Rush on one point.
I don't think the CHICOMS knew Jack Bauer was alive.
Posted by: Oxen at April 21, 2006 11:44 AM (w9vWW)
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Agreed Howie. I've lost a lot of respect for W. He's become an ignoramous.
Posted by: Richard at April 21, 2006 01:46 PM (U+YqD)
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Some think the protester's free speach rights were denied. I think the protester tried to deny Mr. Hu's free speach rights. Regardless of what you think of Chineese policy, Mr. Hu had a right to speak at that assembly. He was the one invited to speak there, after all, not the protester.
Had she shouted her slogans outside the assembly, no harm. If she had silenty carried a picket sign at the rear of the assembly with anti-China slogans, no harm.
And some think it's the Presidents job to invite foreign guests so he can criticise and lecture them publicly. Not! Well mannered people shake hands and make nice with invited guests.
Posted by: Doug Purdie at April 21, 2006 04:13 PM (00DOn)
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She had no RIGHT to interrupt a media event that was NOT open to the public.
And the differnce between the way the US will handle this protester and the way China would, is that she will get a harmless disorderly conduct charge, which may even get quietly dropped. In China, she'd be in prison until she rotted.
So please stop the hand-wringing about how we aren't being a better model for China to follow.
Yeeesh!
Posted by: Craig at April 21, 2006 04:55 PM (6VSMY)
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the chinese lady disrupts an event at the white house, she's arrested, and charged the next day. the women from georgia physically strikes a policeman performing his offical security duties and weeks later she has yet to be arrested or charged. whats up with that?
Posted by: kepa poalima at April 22, 2006 02:22 AM (PxxMB)
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Actually Craig, she'd most likely be shot. I used to have a page bookmarked that had lots of pics of executions of women for doing things like selling stuff without a license, so imagine what this one would get. A bullet would be merciful.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 22, 2006 05:14 AM (0yYS2)
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The website/news agency that Dr. Wang works with posted a nice disclaimer about the incident also. http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-4-21/40651.htmlpe
I applaud Dr. Wang for seizing the opportunity to speak her mind. After all, this being America, one should not fear the government when one has a grievance.. until now.
Posted by: JeepThang at April 22, 2006 08:47 AM (yZQoS)
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So, Doug, how do well mannered people wash the blood off after that?
Posted by: Erik at April 22, 2006 11:04 AM (XHfLv)
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