-- Luke
On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Dennis Robert Redmond wrote:
> Lest our hatred for the loathsome atrocity known as the Dumbocratic Party
> fade, this little gem from the AP, which summarizes the man and his
> politics.
>
> -- Dennis
>
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> Copyright 2002 Associated Press
> AP Worldstream
> HEADLINE: Security guards toss heckler out of Clinton speech
> DATELINE: BRISBANE, Australia
> BODY: Security guards forcibly removed a heckler from a charity dinner Friday
> after he stood up and began arguing with former U.S. President Bill
> Clinton.
>
> The man, a paid guest at the black-tie dinner, was carried out of the
> function attended by 700 people after a verbal clash with Clinton. Seven
> minutes into Clinton's speech, the man, whose identity was not immediately
> released, began objecting to the former president's comments on the war
> against terrorism and said that the United States had been beaten in the
> Vietnam war.
>
> "Hang on, North Vietnam beat you. They shot you down," the man shouted.
>
> Unfazed, Clinton pointed out that North Vietnam had the fifth-biggest Army
> in the world.
>
> "The Viet Cong were the terrorists," he said.
>
> As the heckling continued and other guests told the man to sit down and be
> quiet, Clinton invited him to address the dinner in his place.
>
> "I'd be happy for you to give this speech. I've been talking every
> night. I'm tired," he said. Clinton is on a speaking tour of Australia.
>
> Security guards moved in to take the heckler away, but Clinton urged them
> to let him stay.
>
> "Be nice to him. Listen, most of these things are highly
> predictable. Don't throw him out," Clinton said. "Let him sit down. Just
> sit down and have a good time. Relax, chill out."
>
> But as the interruptions continued, guards moved in and carried the man
> out.
>
> It was not immediately clear if the man would be charged with any offense.
>
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