Automatic rifle pointed at FL protesters from Bush mororcade (DailyKos)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/5/12/8012/38216

AS REPORTED BY THOM HARTMANN (Air America Radio)

From an intern for Congressional candidate John Russell (FL-5):
Here is my full story, with everything correct. As you know I am interning with John Russell, a candidate in District 5 running against Ginny Brown-Waite. We went to the protest to make sure bush heard about the problems with Medicare Part D. As the President drove by John was delivering his message to the President, who was looking at us out the window. I don't remember if it was before or after the President's car, but inside on of the black suv's was a man holding, what looked to be, an automatic rifle out the window. It was pointed at the protesters. I am glad to hear that the people on the other side of the street saw this too. Those of us on the corner I was on couldn't believe that this had occurred, and John proceeded to tell President Bush as he got out of the motorcade, 'how dare you point a weapon at civil protesters' among other things. It was a very interesting day for me, being the first time I have ever seen the President, and the first time I have been directly threatened by the President. hopefully this helps in lining up the stories. Please send this out to everyone, and keep the talk growing. I want to know if this is standard operating procedure for the Bush motorcade, or a one time thing.

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Don't know if they were pointed directly at anyone, the motorcade didn't go past where I was protesting, but here's an account from another DUer:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=141&topic_id=20368&mesg_id=20558

What the f..k are we living in? He's a paranoid S.O.B. But then again, if I were the most hated person on earth, I guess I would be to. :evilfrown:

McDonalds....... Don't people get it???

People inside couldn't wait to see him. Shook hands with him at a charter school in Belmont, CA.

When does bush ever shake hands with folks waiting outside events?

butthen he's a sociopathic JERK.

Bill Clinton may originally have come from the "wrong side of the tracks" but he'll always have more true class (and heart) then any of the Bush's.

edited to make sure it was clear that I was calling Bush a jerk. :evilgrin:

IE won't let me. Interesting.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2621913&mesg_id=2621913

THIS WAS POSTED HERE AT DU FIRST ...

by people who live where this happened!!

I'll read that thread after dinner. Thanks a bunch!