Dozens of protesters, many in wheelchairs, arrested at the Senate office of John McCain

[NNN0LHI]

http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/04/29/protest-at-mccains-senate-office-leads-to-arrest-of-dozens/

WASHINGTON - U.S. Capitol Police arrested dozens of protesters, many in wheelchairs, at the Senate office of presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday while to Arizona Republican was in Florida campaigning about health care as well as raising money.

The activists demanded to talk to McCain about his lack of support for legislation that would help poor handicapped people stay in their homes and out of nursing facilities.

McCain is the only presidential aspirant who has not endorsed the bill, said Bob Kafka, a spokesman for ADAPT, an activist group that staged the protest. Democratic contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton support the bill, he said.

About 500 members of the group are in Washington this week celebrating their 25th anniversary of community activism, Kafka said. About 40 protesters were in McCain’s office with another 50 outside the hallway shouting to see McCain. Hundreds of others staged another demonstration outside the Republican National Committee near the Capitol, he said.

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1. Freedom of speech goes out the window ...

... when people persist in voting Republican.

Why haven't the Democrats made an issue of this brutal suppression??

[seriousstan]

2. Dozens in D.C. arrested demanding to talk to a man who was in Florida?

[NNN0LHI]

3. To insinuate he doesn't have staff working in his office to listen to these people is disingenuous

[babylonsister]

4. What is his problem? First he won't endorse the GI Bill, now this? nt

[1776Forever]

5. Please read this post I made on what the kind of world we would have if the rich continue to rule...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3242391&mesg_id=3243250

[mac2]

6. He's an elitist.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

7. Another slap in the face.

:grr:

[Quantess]

8. McCain's got some nerve.

K & R

[southerncrone]

9. They see his true colors...... shinintg through

[nichomachus]

10. He really tried to get back to DC

but Gucci was installing new leather seats in the family jet.