Caught On Camera: GOP Tosses Journalist

[Avidor]

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From http://theuptake.org/?p=629">The Uptake:

Minnesota’s Republican Party seems very camera-shy. Over the past several months Republicans have prevented journalists from recording their candidates at events. The latest incident was rather dramatic as Gavin Sullivan was tossed out of the Republican convention for district 42B for shooting video.

The UpTake’s Mike McIntee shows us Gavin Sullivan’s video and talks to another journalist who has been tossed out twice from Republican events. Here’s Gavin Sullivan, a citizen journalist, trying to cover the Minnesota Republican Convention for District 42 B. Watch what happens.

Unfortunately it’s not an isolated incident. Over the past several months, Minnesota Republicans have repeated booted video journalists from their events.

Gavin Sullivan's blog:

http://gavinsullivan.blogspot.com/2008/04/42b-nod-goes-to-loon-paulsen-remains.html

The MN GOP banned audio and video recording at the MN GOP 6th CD convention:

http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080413/OPINION/104130018/1006/NEWS01

http://dumpbachmann.blogspot.com/2008/04/michele-bachmann-prohibits-mpr-from.html

What is the GOP afraid of?

[rusty quoin]

1. The undersized orange safety vest oozes authority.

:sarcasm:

[Voice for Peace]

2. The GOP is afraid of.. ta da... You Tube!!! with good reason!!

[superkia]

3. Was there really ever any freedom in America or was it all just...

a mirage? It seems that people have been too busy trying to support their families and actually spend some time with those families and everyone really could care less about what is taking place in our country. Everyday I see something else from our mobsters that just makes me laugh because I don't want to cry about it, what will the gang do next?

[ooglymoogly]

4. looked like an overweight sixapack Walmart greeter with a delusional superiority complex.

Should have asked for credentials and what his right was to throw you out. No offense meant to Walmart greeters who are a few notches up on the intelligence scale than this dumb hillbilly bulldog.

[kimmylavin]

5. Under what authority?

Under what authority can they do this?