Insolent Palast Acolyte Doesn’t Mind Manners, Gets Taser’d
If this had happened at a proper lefty school, there would have been a riot. Score for the Bush Administration’s primary plan since 9/11: to create, propagate and administrate a feared populace.
When the people are too scared to stand-up to a bullsh*t arrest like this, the government’s free to do exactly as they please, from taser-happy rent-a-cops at college campuses to the White House. Iran, here we come!!!
September 19th, 2007 at 7:40 am
Sorry WS, but this stupid arrest of a tiresome egomaniac by stupid cops is hardly a sign of a national fascist state. If the populace was truly feared, we wouldn’t have even heard about this, much less seen 50 angles of it on YouTube.
Finally re Iran: not gonna happen, cuz US would get its ass handed to it in both Iran AND Iraq.
September 19th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
There was a follow up story on this guy today. He apparently brought his own camera to the event and had a bystander film him during his question and subsequent arrest. he also snatched the mic out of the hands of another questioner. He has a history of stunts like this that he films for his Youtube phase. As for Iran, there’s a good essay on Salon today about why Bush probably isn’t looking to attack iran… check it out
September 19th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
sorry, typing too fast, that’s “youtube page”
September 21st, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Don’t tase me, bro!