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| Protester gets within 10 feet of Cheney |
| 2004-08-31 |
How many "right wingers" did you see pulling this crap at the DNC??? Hmmm??? According to the Associated Press, Secret Service Agent Shannon Zeigler said Cheney "was never in any harm or danger" during the incident at Madison Square Garden. The snot-nosed, rich boy came within a couple of heartbeats from being a memory for his momma. The 21-year-old Yale student, Thomas Frampton, reportedly was carrying a "Bush-Cheney '04" sign behind Cheney's box at about 9:30 p.m. After being told by security to keep moving the man turned toward Cheney and began shouting anti-war statements. According to AP, he then started to climb over a low wall separating Cheney's box from the walkway and got within 10 feet of the vice president before Secret Service agents tried to restrain him. Three or four agents * six, 9mm slugs a piece. He's lucky he's not dead. Can you imagine if somebody would have done that to sKerry?? Can you imagine what the NYTWaPo would have said?? Court papers say the suspect swung his elbow at agents as they took control of him and continued to shout at Cheney as he was dragged away and cuffed. Talk about restraint...sheesh. A federal prosecutor says Frampton went through a GOP volunteer-training program and had convention passes and a volunteer shirt, which he was ordered to return. In other words...a liar and fraud. According to the report, Frampton was released on $50,000 bail and told to stay 100 feet from Cheney and President Bush. Anybody want to bet he won't get within 1000' of POTUS? AP quotes defense attorney Henry E. Mazurek as describing Frampton as a Anybody wanna guess Yale will not do anything to him? I hope they charge him a felony, intent to commit bodily harm to a Federal official. Momma and daddy will be paying for little sonny-boy's indiscretion for a while. |
| Posted by:anymouse |
| #11 I know this kid personally. he went to high school with a good friend of mine. he is not a momma's boy. In fact, he disagrees with them on most political issues. They are a largely political family. |
| Posted by: Anonymous6302 2004-09-03 1:21:23 AM |
| #10 whaddya wanna bet the secret service already google-bombed it? beat his ass |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-31 11:14:37 PM |
| #9 Don't have time to do it right, but a google search on this clown turns up quite a bit. Try "Thomas Frampton" and Yale. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2004-08-31 11:13:23 PM |
| #8 The VP's security detachment should have laid a couple of licks on the little creep for good measure. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-31 9:16:47 PM |
| #7 A frightening thought: How many more like him but nuttier made it through the volunteer screening? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-08-31 8:07:38 PM |
| #6 Court papers say the suspect swung his elbow at agents as they took control of him and continued to shout at Cheney as he was dragged away and cuffed. In other words, a violent man lied in order to get close to the VP and -- if he had the chance -- the President. I don't think it would be hard to get a conviction in a sane state, but NY is an open question. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-08-31 8:07:01 PM |
| #5 There went next semester's tuition money for bail. Heaven help the precious darling son if he had to get a job and work for it like the common folk. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-08-31 7:55:49 PM |
| #4 Everyone in the Shire knew the WrongWraiths were there... waiting... but the path had to be taken... it could not be avoided. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-31 7:44:44 PM |
| #3 ok. thatn kreeping me out .com |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-08-31 7:31:08 PM |
| #2 Aped from FARK: "Oooooh, Cheney, I love your way..." Thanks, I'll be here all week. Try the veal! |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-08-31 6:52:36 PM |
#1 The LLL idea of a model citizen must differ a bit from mine. They should've let 'im come on ahead... MY veep isn't a fucking pussyman. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-31 6:47:55 PM |