The New Bush-Crime: Asking Why
I apologize for interrupting my series of positive, pro-Kerry blogs, but I simply had to post something about a story that I just read. It is a story that says so much about what is at stake in this election, and illustrates very graphically why BushAmerica bears no resemblance to the country that I love.
It is the story of Susan Niederer of Hopewell, NJ. Ms. Niederer had a twenty-four year-old son named Seth. He was a First Lieutenant in the Army. He was home for two weeks at the beginning of the year. Then he got sent back to Iraq. He died in February while trying to disarm a bomb.
Ms. Niederer went to a speech given by Laura Bush today in nearby Hamilton, NJ. Ms. Bush was telling everyone that her husband was doing a wonderful job on the economy, health care, and the war on terror. Ms. Niederer thought that as an American, she had something called Freedom of Speech. She might have heard that there was something called the First Amendment that guaranteed that right. She might have heard that kids like her son died in past wars to defend that right. Ms. Niederer called out to Ms. Bush. She asked her why her son Seth had been killed in Iraq.
Ms. Niederer did not get an answer to her question. Instead, she got an arrest record. The local police took her out of the rally and placed her under arrest. Laura Bush went on with her speech.
Susan Niederer was arrested for the crime of asking why her son was dead.
Why?
It is the story of Susan Niederer of Hopewell, NJ. Ms. Niederer had a twenty-four year-old son named Seth. He was a First Lieutenant in the Army. He was home for two weeks at the beginning of the year. Then he got sent back to Iraq. He died in February while trying to disarm a bomb.
Ms. Niederer went to a speech given by Laura Bush today in nearby Hamilton, NJ. Ms. Bush was telling everyone that her husband was doing a wonderful job on the economy, health care, and the war on terror. Ms. Niederer thought that as an American, she had something called Freedom of Speech. She might have heard that there was something called the First Amendment that guaranteed that right. She might have heard that kids like her son died in past wars to defend that right. Ms. Niederer called out to Ms. Bush. She asked her why her son Seth had been killed in Iraq.
Ms. Niederer did not get an answer to her question. Instead, she got an arrest record. The local police took her out of the rally and placed her under arrest. Laura Bush went on with her speech.
Susan Niederer was arrested for the crime of asking why her son was dead.
Why?
posted by democratic core at 3:14 PM
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