Posted on 08/25/2005 12:03:37 PM PDT by hipaatwo
While news cameras were filming the event, Marine Jeff Key physically grabbed a cameraman from San Francisco local affiliate KGO. Key objected to the cameraman’s shooting position, which was on the same site where the protesters have erected crosses listing the names of fallen soldiers in Iraq. Here's a photo from right before the altercation took place:
I asked Mark Matthews of KGO about the alleged assault, “I’m not happy about it. We’re happy to abide by the rules when we know what the rules are. But there was no message communicated to us to stay out of the crosses. And last night, photographers, supporters of Cindy Sheehan, people praying, clapping and singing were here amongst the crosses. 13 hours later, it’s off limits without any notification to us.”
I asked one of Sheehan’s spokeswoman if she condoned Key’s assault of the cameraman. She would not answer my question directly, instead saying, “I think if we all do our fair share, we’ll work to keep everybody out of the way … That’s all we need is to have people stay out of the crosses … I think that’s all being worked out privately. I think the cameraman and the Iraq veteran was doing his best to honor the fallen will work it out.”
Here's a pic of the spokeswoman who refused to answser my question:
Laz! LOL LOL geez..
Local news in Austin reported "heavy traffic" signs as you entered the city of Crawford. They said almost every vacant lot was full of one protest group or another.
I have no clue what permits they have. Like they would follow them anyway.
Nice and peaceful huh.
She looks pretty happy for someone who's mother just had a stroke.
IIRC, the protest site was moved to private property very near the original area. If so, don't think a permit would be required.
There's just something very wrong with this picture!
I'm going to pray that nothing really bad happen up there in that circus.
From his website http://www.notesfromhollywood.com/page.cfm?typeofsite=storydetail&id=743§ionid=7
Here's a little something I found on Yahoo:
Jeff Key Tue Aug 16, 2:03 AM ET
I've just spent the weekend with my marines. It was great to be with them again and I remember why I love being around them so much. I haven't laughed that much in a while. We went to the field and since I only got word a few minutes before we left that I would be going too, I was without some of the little things that make roughing it "less rough" (like hand sanitizer and baby wipes). I say all that to convey that I came home late tonight filthy from head to toe, and a little sick to my stomach. It's worth it to be with them, though. I love my fellow marines and maybe my churning stomach has something to do with the knowlege that as much as I care for them, there are some rich bastards that only care what my marines can do for them. I cannot tolerate their lives being expended for corporate gains.
The "W" stickers are plentiful on base, as you can imagine. A lot of them buy it hook, line, and sinker. Most of the guys are awesome people, but as odd as it seems, they are not very informed politically. One of the young men I talked to this weekend didn't even know the name of the Vice President! Can you believe that? If things continue on the track that they are going, this young man could very likely die because of Dick's (et al.) antics...and the boy didn't even know his name.
I'll write you something when I get to Alabama. I have an early flight tomorrow. It's after midnight and I had to get up at three or four in the morning for the last three days. I'll be getting to Crawford on Thursday. I'm bringing my bugle so I can honor the dead at the memorial...Arlington South-West, I like to call it. I'd come to Texas tomorrow, but I have a friend in Alabama who's about to die, and I want to say goodbye. Hang tight 'til I get there. Godspeed.
One actually has somebody buried under it....... DUH!
So is Jeff Key the official protector now?
Will he be suspended for 10 or 20 games, and will it impact the pennant race?
1) Those are NOT real graves
2) Note the comment about how they keep changing the rules
This is nothing but a PR STUNT!
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