The article Smashed refers to amount to nothing more than a liberal democratic rant. Jeff the author of the article has written more than one article regarding this:
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Lawyer Loses Bid for Open Cheney Rally
Complaints heard
Others— especially Democrats— bristled at limiting an appearance by the nation's second-in-command at a public building to people who pass a pro-Bush litmus test.
"I am furious. This reminds me of communism. I am appalled," said Annie Webb of Albuquerque, a registered Democrat who called the Journal to complain. "This is supposed to be a free country. I think that's un-American. Our president and our vice president ought to be ashamed of themselves. It's insulting."
Jim Brown, who has lived in Rio Rancho for 20 years and is a registered Democrat, was also angry.
"I resent the school that my taxes paid for being used for an event that's restricted to people who sign a pledge to the Republican Party," said Brown. "I've got a problem with that."
The RNC rented the gymnasium of the Rio Rancho Mid-High School for $500— the standard rate.
Darren White, Bernalillo County sheriff and Bernalillo County chair of the Bush-Cheney '04 re-election effort, said the Bush pledge requirement is a symbol of the political reality of the times.
White said the pledge made sense to weed out people who might shout Cheney down or otherwise disrupt his speech.
Shi said the Bush pledge requirement is not a national policy of the RNC.
Imagine that a bunch of democrats whining about not being invited to a republican fund raiser. And when lib's don't get what they want they sure know how to get an attorney on the case quickly.
Talk about a stretch...Hitlary's audience are well screened and bused to her speeches but I don't hear you all whining about that.
Varus