This is not the America I learned about in school

Filed in National by on January 13, 2008

I would hope that even my republican readers agree that this is some un-American activity.

Admirers of Constitution Booted for Wearing Impeach T-shirts in DC
kos diarists by Ralph Lopez

With the original First Amendment “Freedom of Speech” looking on, admirers of the U.S. Constitution in the Washington D.C. National Archives Building today were ordered to leave for wearing tee-shirts reading “Impeach Bush and Cheney.” Many of the tourist-activists were in town to hail the arrival of impeachment marcher John Nirenberg, the 61 year-old college professor who has just walked from Boston to D.C. to call attention to the need for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

In a telephone interview, one of the participants, Susan Serpa, age 56, told me she was looking at the displays when a female security guard approached her and said “You need to go speak to that man over there” indicating a burly security guard. When Serpa asked why, the woman said: “Your shirt.” Serpa’s shirt reads on the front: “Impeach Bush and Cheney, Change History.” On the reverse it says: “MaineImpeach.org.”

Other security guards then approached Serpa and told her: “You need to leave because of your shirt.”…

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  1. Rebecca says:

    If this had happened ten years ago — well it wouldn’t have, but if — people would be going ballistic. After 7 years of BushCo it’s just another ho-hum. Very sad what they’ve done to our nation!

  2. A pox on me ! I agree with you !

  3. feralkid says:

    Ha!

    If this were really true, there would have been no news story at all! Let alone any shirts, Serpa or Nirenberg!!!

  4. Von Cracker says:

    Yup, T-shirts are dangerous to the fragile minds of the party Limbaugh.

    Click-clack goes the boots of the goosesteppers.