On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:18:08 -0800, Fly-by-Night CC wrote:

How do you defend the Bush team's sanitization of any dissenting speech at
public rallies? And I'm not speaking of vocal disruptions but t-shirts and
placards - topped off by requiring a signed "loyalty oath". Those actions
speak volumes to how much this administration is averse to hearing any
point of view that differs with its own. From day one they've had an
attitude of "you're either with us or against us" to one and all,
concerning one and all. They don't give a damn about anyone's point of
view but their own.

I truly fear for the future if Bush becomes a lame duck president. As it
is now, we, our kids and grandkids will pay for his actions for decades to
come.

Owen, I have no idea where you're getting this "loyalty oath" crap. I
went to the Phoenix Diamondback stadium rally for Bush along with
40,000 other folks following the last debate. There was no qualifications
or any questions in the ticket process. There were metal detectors and
airport type security at the gates, but there was zero to do with party
affiliations or who do you like stuff. There were a few demonstrators
outside with Republicans for Kerry signs, and by some of the conversation
in line, some Kerry supporters attended the event with no problems - and
no "loyalty oath". Most folks were there to support Bush.

-Doug

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"It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among
[my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between
political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person,
the hatred they bore to his political opinions." --Thomas Jefferson