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		<title>By: Powwow500</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-961242</link>
		<dc:creator>Powwow500</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;My good friend was with me up in Michigan Indian territory recently wearing the following t-shirt:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOMELAND SECURITY&lt;br /&gt;
(picture of Native American warriors)&lt;br /&gt;
Defending the homeland since 1492&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My good friend was with me up in Michigan Indian territory recently wearing the following t-shirt:</p>
<p>HOMELAND SECURITY<br />
(picture of Native American warriors)<br />
Defending the homeland since 1492</p>
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		<title>By: Powwow500</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-961216</link>
		<dc:creator>Powwow500</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;This incident is outrageous beyond belief. It shows exactly that our police are now the “pigs” again, just like during the vietnam war demonstrations.  The police are again doing service for the criminal administration running this country.  Disgusting.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This incident is outrageous beyond belief. It shows exactly that our police are now the “pigs” again, just like during the vietnam war demonstrations.  The police are again doing service for the criminal administration running this country.  Disgusting.</p>
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		<title>By: edrie</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-960755</link>
		<dc:creator>edrie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;…public attendance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;snip…&lt;br /&gt;
…OUR government &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i WILL use spellcheck…&lt;br /&gt;
i WILL use spellcheck…&lt;br /&gt;
i WILL use spelcheck…&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>…public attendance.</p>
<p>snip…<br />
…OUR government </p>
<p>i WILL use spellcheck…<br />
i WILL use spellcheck…<br />
i WILL use spelcheck…</p>
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		<title>By: edrie</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-960753</link>
		<dc:creator>edrie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-959559&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;nonplussed @ 38&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I called the speaker’s Office and the woman was quite annoyed. It might be good to change the post to reflect that the  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uscapitolpolice.gov/contact.php&quot;&gt;U.S. Capitol Police&lt;/a&gt; work for the  Senate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am looking for some more information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1-866-561-8727&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt; for your comment and the one above,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i called pelosi’s office, was transferred to tape.  i immediately called back and stated i did NOT want to talk to a recording - that i was a constituent of pelosi’s - voted for her - and would like to have information on this incident, NOT make a comment.  i asked what the policy was for allowing members of the public to view a public hearing of OUR government.  she also referred me to the sgt at arms who tried to transfer me to the cap police.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i also told her i was NOT interested in a press release on a specific incident, i wanted to know who sets the policy for public attendance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;finally, she transferred me to the armed services committee - where the man kept putting me on hold EVERY time i tried to ask about the policy (after he, too, tried to transfer me to the cap police).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i told him that this is OUR government - AND his - and that the capitol police actions and hearing policies are regarding the people of this nation for whom the government works.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i told him that he and the representatives were sent there to represent us - and that WE were the people OF the government - on whose behalf they were acting.  i also told him that when an american citizen has his leg broken while attempting to attend a PUBLIC hearing, there is something gravely wrong with the action within that house.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;he tried to tell me that rev. yearwood was “trying to run away” from the police(according to what the police told the committee) and that is why he was restrained. i asked if he had seen the video, he said no.  i suggested he watch it and also have the members do so.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;finally, he said (irritated), i’m VERY busy! and hung up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;we need to send this link to every member of that committee, to pelosi’s office, to every member of both houses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the capitol police have begun to take themselves far too seriously - from ejecting cindy sheehan from the state of the union, to manhandling congresswoman mckinney to breaking the leg of an american who has broken no law - we have a serious problem in d.c.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i also just called bernie ward’s show on kgoam810 to relay the story - and we all need to do more to get this video into the media.  most media reports are inaccurate and paint the police story as the correct one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;this scares the hell out of me - it is too reminiscent of the days of the viet nam protests.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;what next?  loaded guns - again?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-959559"><em>nonplussed @ 38</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>I called the speaker’s Office and the woman was quite annoyed. It might be good to change the post to reflect that the  <a href="http://www.uscapitolpolice.gov/contact.php">U.S. Capitol Police</a> work for the  Senate.</p>
<p>I am looking for some more information.</p>
<p>1-866-561-8727</p>
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<p> for your comment and the one above,</p>
<p>i called pelosi’s office, was transferred to tape.  i immediately called back and stated i did NOT want to talk to a recording &#8211; that i was a constituent of pelosi’s &#8211; voted for her &#8211; and would like to have information on this incident, NOT make a comment.  i asked what the policy was for allowing members of the public to view a public hearing of OUR government.  she also referred me to the sgt at arms who tried to transfer me to the cap police.</p>
<p>i also told her i was NOT interested in a press release on a specific incident, i wanted to know who sets the policy for public attendance.</p>
<p>finally, she transferred me to the armed services committee &#8211; where the man kept putting me on hold EVERY time i tried to ask about the policy (after he, too, tried to transfer me to the cap police).</p>
<p>i told him that this is OUR government &#8211; AND his &#8211; and that the capitol police actions and hearing policies are regarding the people of this nation for whom the government works.</p>
<p>i told him that he and the representatives were sent there to represent us &#8211; and that WE were the people OF the government &#8211; on whose behalf they were acting.  i also told him that when an american citizen has his leg broken while attempting to attend a PUBLIC hearing, there is something gravely wrong with the action within that house.</p>
<p>he tried to tell me that rev. yearwood was “trying to run away” from the police(according to what the police told the committee) and that is why he was restrained. i asked if he had seen the video, he said no.  i suggested he watch it and also have the members do so.</p>
<p>finally, he said (irritated), i’m VERY busy! and hung up.</p>
<p>we need to send this link to every member of that committee, to pelosi’s office, to every member of both houses.</p>
<p>the capitol police have begun to take themselves far too seriously &#8211; from ejecting cindy sheehan from the state of the union, to manhandling congresswoman mckinney to breaking the leg of an american who has broken no law &#8211; we have a serious problem in d.c.</p>
<p>i also just called bernie ward’s show on kgoam810 to relay the story &#8211; and we all need to do more to get this video into the media.  most media reports are inaccurate and paint the police story as the correct one.</p>
<p>this scares the hell out of me &#8211; it is too reminiscent of the days of the viet nam protests.</p>
<p>what next?  loaded guns &#8211; again?</p>
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		<title>By: Mabel&#8217;s Wig Shack</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-960676</link>
		<dc:creator>Mabel&#8217;s Wig Shack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-960499&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bill R. @ 294&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;What’s with Pelosi? If she’s their boss then it’s her responsibility if these thugs are beating people up and breaking their legs. This kind of thing won’t go down well with her constituents. Maybe we should be backing her opponent, Cindy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cindy doesn’t wear nice pantsuits however. Um, excuse me, I meant &lt;em&gt;powersuits.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-960499"><em>Bill R. @ 294</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>What’s with Pelosi? If she’s their boss then it’s her responsibility if these thugs are beating people up and breaking their legs. This kind of thing won’t go down well with her constituents. Maybe we should be backing her opponent, Cindy.</p>
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<p>Cindy doesn’t wear nice pantsuits however. Um, excuse me, I meant <em>powersuits.</em></p>
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		<title>By: BoiseNick</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-960638</link>
		<dc:creator>BoiseNick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Oink , Oink , KIDDIES !&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Oink , Oink , KIDDIES !</b></p>
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		<title>By: Wordsmith</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-960591</link>
		<dc:creator>Wordsmith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-960193&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;lisa @ 291&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chris,&lt;br /&gt;
I don’t think anyone gives a flying fuck what you predict. You’ve already outed yourself as a horse’s ass.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BINGO! Irretrievably outed&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-960193"><em>lisa @ 291</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>Chris,<br />
I don’t think anyone gives a flying fuck what you predict. You’ve already outed yourself as a horse’s ass.</p>
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<p>BINGO! Irretrievably outed</p>
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		<title>By: Wordsmith</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-960589</link>
		<dc:creator>Wordsmith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-959529&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;marymccurnin @ 15&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I just spoke with the speakers office and they didn’t know anything about this. I suggested that they look at the video and pointed her to FDL to find it. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Make me sick to watch this man who remained fairly calm being harassed by thugs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m at a loss as to why he couldn’t get in. I didn’t understand that. I mean, I’d be a little ticked if I wasn’t allowed in but those behind me were.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-959529"><em>marymccurnin @ 15</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>I just spoke with the speakers office and they didn’t know anything about this. I suggested that they look at the video and pointed her to FDL to find it. </p>
<p>Make me sick to watch this man who remained fairly calm being harassed by thugs.</p>
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<p>I’m at a loss as to why he couldn’t get in. I didn’t understand that. I mean, I’d be a little ticked if I wasn’t allowed in but those behind me were.</p>
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		<title>By: Bill R.</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-960499</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill R.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;What’s with Pelosi? If she’s their boss then it’s her responsibility if these thugs are beating people up and breaking their legs. This kind of thing won’t go down well with her constituents. Maybe we should be backing her opponent, Cindy.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s with Pelosi? If she’s their boss then it’s her responsibility if these thugs are beating people up and breaking their legs. This kind of thing won’t go down well with her constituents. Maybe we should be backing her opponent, Cindy.</p>
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		<title>By: Cat In Seattle</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/11/this-is-not-what-democracy-looks-like/#comment-960341</link>
		<dc:creator>Cat In Seattle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Now love = terrorism &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am disgusted and shocked as to why this man was stopped.  Because he LOVES (agape, meaning the love of the world) the Iraqi people.  Well now love is a very DANGEROUS thing doncha know?  Love is more dangerous than a bomb, machine guns or bazookas.  Many of this know why you are so terrified of love. Because you know you can hold a gun to anyone’s head and MAKE them do what you want out of fear.  But you can Never ever change the heart. And when love changes hearts, it is THEN that true and radical change can occur.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well what about coming to MY house Mr DC Policeman, Home Security or whoever you are, see I LOVE THE IRAQI PEOPLE TOO!!!!&lt;br /&gt;
Oh and I love Afghani mothers and daughters (and sons too but they don’t get shot in the head for doing something some political wing nut doesn’t think is “womanly” that shuts them down), and &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Come get me, I happen to want to spread love around the world, not greed  as wing nuts like as greed is their god. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cat In Seattle&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now love = terrorism </p>
<p>I am disgusted and shocked as to why this man was stopped.  Because he LOVES (agape, meaning the love of the world) the Iraqi people.  Well now love is a very DANGEROUS thing doncha know?  Love is more dangerous than a bomb, machine guns or bazookas.  Many of this know why you are so terrified of love. Because you know you can hold a gun to anyone’s head and MAKE them do what you want out of fear.  But you can Never ever change the heart. And when love changes hearts, it is THEN that true and radical change can occur.  </p>
<p>Well what about coming to MY house Mr DC Policeman, Home Security or whoever you are, see I LOVE THE IRAQI PEOPLE TOO!!!!<br />
Oh and I love Afghani mothers and daughters (and sons too but they don’t get shot in the head for doing something some political wing nut doesn’t think is “womanly” that shuts them down), and </p>
<p>Come get me, I happen to want to spread love around the world, not greed  as wing nuts like as greed is their god. </p>
<p>Cat In Seattle</p>
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