Rude Student Tasered After Asking Kerry A Question

[Amianthus]

Who was that "someone"?

Accent Speaker's Bureau president Stephen Blank - the moderator in charge of the event.

On some of the released videos you can see him motioning to the officers to remove Andrew Meyer.

[yellow_crane]

He was escorted from the room because the Q&A had already ended when he insisted on asking his questions.

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Kerry said he would answer the question, therefore, the Q&A session was NOT over.

Plus, there was no reason for the police goons to remove him from the room. He was not inciting a riot.

Kerry was gutless not to tell said goons that the guy's question would be answered, and then answering it.
It Kerry had had any guts, he would not have allowed himself to be swiftboated.her he should have asked and reasked and reasked again how it was that Juniorbush
was able to avoid service in Vietnam, which he had previously claimed that he believed in and has not claimed that ended too soon, after over a friggin' decade.

He should have counterattacked Dickless Cheney for five deferments as well.

This WAS about free speech. By trying to remove him from the room, the goons were clearly trying to
limit his right to speak in public.

The goons should be fired, the charges against the guy should be dropped, and Kerry should be encouraged to answer the damn questions.

Kerry's political response to the situation was to watch and wait to see how it played.  It is unclear to me just what happened before the incident happened, or if the kid was trying to ask a tough political question, and was summarily ignored, or what;  what I did see was Kerry standing silently on the stage, saying nothing, when most of this occured--the rough shoving, the wrestling down, the taser.  When he did speak up, if was after he reached a decision with his wet finger in the air. 

He said he would ask the question when still on stage.

He got more antimated later with the press, insisting he would have answered the question.

He crossed the field goal line when one realizes, once again, Kerry did not answer the question, and has not to date.

[yellow_crane]

There seems to be a supposition that Kerry was in charge of the event.

I don't believe he was.

There also seems to be the supposition that the prankster was tasered for the content of his speech.

I don't believe he was.

The tasering occured when he was resisting arrest.

And the tasering was  probably a better option than a nightstick beating or a bullet.

This is not Kent State II. Saying it is equates the dissent of today with the dissent of that era. It is nowhere close. The antiwar movemnet of today is an embarrassment and sullies the memory of the antiwarriors of the 60's.

"There seems to be a supposition that Kerry was in charge of the event.
I don't believe he was."

LOL  Kerry had the floor.  He had a mike in his hand.  What was he, silent because he already figured he was not in charge?  He could have yelled strongly, inspite of the outcome.  This would have made a plus political point.  Something overroad that easy picking.  Kerry wanted no part of the question, so he remained silent when it counted, and then did his rich boy pout aloud.

"The taser occured when he was resisting arrest."

The energy of his resistence to arrest was reduced considerably because of the drain of his vigorous yelling: "You don't have to tase me . . . don't tase me . . . I'll leave with you . . . don't tase me!!!"

"This in not Kent State II."

Though it may go down in the books as a spark.  I think this guy wanted to demand that these kind of questions could be asked and not summarily ignored by the msm.  This was a protest of principle.  What he was able to fling on the stage for all to see is the content of his question, clearly different from the fluff ball questions the msm have been reduced to asking.  Standard protest tactic--make it impossible for them to not cover it.

 

[BT]

Let's review.

The tough question was not asked of the MSM , it was asked of Kerry. Kerry to this date, still hasn't answered.

The kid may have screamed don't tase me, i don't recall, but his credibility was shot when he continued to struggle as he was escorted out of the room.

If you want to blame Kerry for the incident, feel free, but Kerry had no control of the situation.

[sirs]

[Cynthia]

Let's review.

The tough question was not asked of the MSM , it was asked of Kerry. Kerry to this date, still hasn't answered.

The kid may have screamed don't tase me, i don't recall, but his credibility was shot when he continued to struggle as he was escorted out of the room.

If you want to blame Kerry for the incident, feel free, but Kerry had no control of the situation.

I read that Kerry said that for all he knew the gent in question was a threat before the police arrived. Cop out.
Kerry is a wimp.

[BT]

Kerry is a wimp.

Kerry was supporting actor in this drama, nothing more.

[Brassmask]

Running around setting fires puts firefighters at risk of injury or death, whether there are any other innocent civilians around or not.

For that they should de-nut the sonsabitches.

How about just stop tearing down forests to put up buildings that we don't need or stop making hummers?  Why shouldn't we "de-nut" the sonsabitches that do those things?

Makes more sense to me.  They're putting firemen at risk AND destroying the world.

[hnumpah]

They're putting firemen at risk AND destroying the world.

How do you figure?

I know, by your logic, using wood to build homes causes a risk they might catch fire, thus...

Which is pretty much bullshit.

Arson is what I'm talking about. I used to fight fires, and any fire puts firemen at risk. It's bad enough we had to risk injury or worse fighting accidental fires to try and save lives and property, but as far as I'm concerned, arson fires are attempted murder. And you want to defend that? Do you also defend murdering abortion providers to stop them from performing abortions?

If you want to save the environment, I have no problem with that. I do have a problem with doing things that might hurt or kill innocent people going about their lawful business, even for a good cause.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I suggest that Kerry was the focus of attention of this meeting, that he COULD have taken charge and COULD have asked the cops to calm down and  he COULD have even answered Meyer's question.


He didn't, and to me he looked like a wimp.

This guy ran for president. He is supposed to be, by his own definition, a LEADER.

He let himself be swiftboated in pretty much the same way.

Maybe Skull and Bones did make him throw the match.

[Cynthia]

I suggest that Kerry was the focus of attention of this meeting, that he COULD have taken charge and COULD have asked the cops to calm down and  he COULD have even answered Meyer's question.


He didn't, and to me he looked like a wimp.

This guy ran for president. He is supposed to be, by his own definition, a LEADER.

He let himself be swiftboated in pretty much the same way.

Maybe Skull and Bones did make him throw the match.

XO,
Frankly, I can't BELIEVE others can't or won't see your point here...my GOD...this man was trying to run for the LEADER OF THE FREAKIN' FREE WORLD once upon a time....
Now, I see why he has been labeled a wimp. Perhaps he's on some sort of medication. .....he so damn slow on the uptake.

[BT]

If you guys want to bash Kerry, have at it.

But if he were to interfere with the officers in their performance of their job, he could have been the one tasered.

Discretion is the better part of valor, or something like that.