[Mrs Zip]

ping

[ErnBatavia]

moonamtrak.org

[Vigilanteman]

A formal investigation letter by Amtrak alleges Farr violated company rules by being disrespectful to passengers, and behaving in such a way as to prompt criticism of Amtrak.

What a crock! If it was the train of President Bush and he made the same comment, nothing would've happened. Even the Kansas City Star poll on the linked page is running 62% against Amtrak on this issue.

[Dr Snide]

Where is Tim Robbins complaining about the "chill wind" now? Oh, wait that only applys to rich, hollywood, leftists.

[VOA]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Republican Amtrak conductor has been suspended for suggesting
passengers should vote against Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

If I was this guy's legal counsel, I'd have him plead insanity.

"Your Honor, every Republican/Conservative know we're muzzeled from free speech or publicity...
hence my client is obviously suffering from a mental defect meriting only a stay in a
mental institution."

Just ask any SwiftBoater for Truth.

[Militiaman7]

Boycott Amtrak until they reinstate and apologize to Mr. Farr.

[maica]

Last week, Farr was on a Kansas City-to-St. Louis train that was delayed several hours while waiting for Kerry's locomotive to leave St. Louis and head to a rally in Jefferson City.

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And what would a newspaper have to say if some other phenomenon delayed a train with passengers aboard for SEVERAL HOURS.

[ancient_geezer]

A Republican Amtrak conductor has been suspended ...

Farr says he told passengers they would be delayed because of Kerry, then quipped that they should vote accordingly in November.

Hmmm, doesn't pay to be a Republican whistle blower I guess.

[Jim_Curtis]

Where is the ACLU?

[whereasandsoforth]

Amtrak can run their trains worth a damn, but they have time for this?? I pay their operations cost and their salaries and I say the conductors can say any damn thing they want!

It has come down to this: A publicly funded and poorly run intity has employees and they cannot express a negative thought against a democrat running for president (badly, I may add). Ir would not be aqn issue if the employee had degraded President Bush, I assume.

We need to get ahold of Amtrac and let them know who funds thier little choo-choos. And let them know that an anti-Kerry remark only raises their career-long nothingness to almost something respectable.

Kerry ain't the Virgin Mary. He can be touched.

[tobyhill]

These libs want to muffle everyones free speech except the ones who say "Kerry is King".

[SunkenCiv]

Boycott Amtrak... naw, that would never work. No one would notice. ;')

[staytrue]

Laura Ingraham wrote a book "shut up and sing".

It is good advice for them and good advice for everyone else while on the job.

The train conductor should shut up and conduct.

[maica]

From today's Washington Times "Inside Politics" column: -
(emphasis mine)
 Farr away
    Train conductors should punch rail tickets, not political tickets, according to Amtrak. The rail company has suspended Missouri-based conductor Leslie Farr from his job without pay after he told train passengers to vote against presidential candidate John Kerry in November.

    Mr. Farr had his reasons, though. He was aboard a train delayed 84 minutes last weekend while Mr. Kerry's "Believe in America" campaign train chugged down the track from St. Louis to Jefferson City, Mo., for a rally.

[I wonder how many freight trains were held up as the railroad grid was interfered with for 84 minuts for Mr Kerry's arrogance.]

    Mr. Farr told disgruntled passengers the delay was Mr. Kerry's fault, and advised the riders to "vote accordingly."

    Irked Amtrak officials sent the conductor packing. But an irked Mr. Farr told Associated Press that while some passengers may have taken offense, "others likely were offended that Kerry campaign banners were draped over Amtrak property."     But he's still a political kind of guy. Mr. Farr — a Republican who will also serve as a delegate at this month's New York convention — is currently challenging Rep. William Lacy Clay, Missouri Democrat, in the fall elections.

Wouldn't hanging banner s constitute a political statement!