[#1CTYankee]

Heard on NPR this morning a lot of kerry supporters were not allowed to attend Bush rallies.
Come to find out because these are paid for by the champaign they can bar whomever they want.
If it's not paid for by the campaign they cannot bar anyone unless they are considered a security risk.

[EagleUSA]

They cannot attend because they refuse to pay the bill for the police wagon that usually has to haul them away.....(chuckle)....

I would not let the losers come near me either. Just more of the trouble-making, low-lifes.

[Samwise]

I'm attending one tomorrow and have been barraged with complaints from Dem co-workers who claim that they were not allowed in to see "their President"

Well, at least they admit that Bush is "their president" now. Thank them for getting over the "illegitimate President" hissy fit.

[Always Right]

As if Clinton, Gore, and Kerry don't screen their audiance. Give me a break. How many Bush supporters have you ever seen at a Kerry rally???

[piasa]

There is no way to tell if you are a registed Democrat unless you have "DNC" branded on your forehead or you're wearing an "I Vote for Terrorist Appeasers" T-shirt.

Since rallies are paid for by the campaign, though, they do have a right to give tickets out to whomever they please.

You do have to obtain the tickets in advance via the local Republican HQ. And they can check your voter's registration since that's info any committeeman can obtain through the county.

But I've attended a number of rallies for Bush and Cheney here in FL in 2000 and I've often found myself seated next to or standing in line next to Democrats and independents.

If you have an active Republican friend you can gain admission.

Of course, for the most part these rallies are repetitious and you can hear the same speeches on C-Span over and over at different campaign rallies with rallies differing only because of different local politicians and other speakers introducing the main candidate plus if you watch them on C-Span you don't have to stand in line.

Of course, if you plan on toting in a sign declaring your love for Saddam Hussein and a megaphone to shout the famous universal liberal slogan "f**** you" people might not appreciate it and might hogtie you and drag you back to your car along the roughest portion of a gravel road for rudely interrupting their [not your] party. Some liberals find this more exciting than sex and just can't help themselves. That's OK, some of us conservatives like steer roping events. ;-)

[ladtx]

Dem co-workers who claim that they were not allowed in to see "their president" (snicker)...

I thought Gore was "their president" (guffaw)!!

[smith288]

Yea, because my wife is registered democrat but is a conservative. She gets called all the time to help out and attend GOP events.