Posted on 04/25/2006 2:14:59 PM PDT by ovrtaxt
Bush slammed for charging Hu protester
Pastors: Administration 'hypocritical' for throwing book at woman
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
Some Christian leaders are protesting the Bush administration decision to seek up to six months in federal prison for Wenyi Wang, the woman who shouted at the president and Chinese leader Hu Jintao at the White House last week.
At the event, Wang, who got access to the White House grounds as a media representative with a Chinese opposition paper, shouted, "President Bush, stop him (President Hu) from persecuting Falun Gong" and "President Bush, stop him from killing."
In Chinese, the woman shouted, "President Hu, your days are numbered."
Tomorrow morning, representatives from the Christian Defense Coalition and the National Clergy Council will hold a news conferences at Georgetown University that coincides with a conference on religious freedom and tolerance there.
"We are extremely disappointed that the Bush administration is bringing charges against Dr. Wenyi Wang that may result in her spending six months in federal prison," said the Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, in a statement.
"Her crime? Shouting out for President Bush to help stop the killing and religious persecution of Falun Gong. We believe these federal charges are sending a horrible message to the worldwide community concerning America's commitment to protecting religious freedom and liberties.
"It seems extremely hypocritical for the White House to roll out the red carpet for a world leader whose government supports the trampling and crushing of human rights. And, at the same time pursue prison time for a women fighting to end religious persecution and violence. Our message is clear: President Bush, support religious freedom and the First Amendment, and drop all charges against Dr. Wang."
Commented the Rev. Rob Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council: "With all due respect to President Bush, this incident demands leniency. This is an extraordinary case. Wenyi Wang was persecuted by one of the last totalitarian communist regimes left on Earth. Communist China is an enemy of the United States, and Hu Jintao embodies one of the worst, most abusive and morally bankrupt regimes in the history of the human race. Wenyi Wang had proper press credentials to be where she was. Her only crime was to interrupt Chinese President Hu Jintao, the chief of this illegitimate, murderous, repressive and repugnant government.
"The Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox and Protestant church leaders of the National Clergy Council appeal to President Bush and federal prosecutors to drop these charges. The president should reinforce the inalienable God-give rights of Wenyi Wang, not accommodate the harsh ego of a cruel dictator."
After emerging from a hearing at U.S. district court in Washington Friday, Wang said of her act: "It's not a crime but an act of civil disobedience."
Democrats call on President Bush to pardon Wenyi Wang!
...question her charges.
And, in our "land of the tolerant and home of the multicultural", its vital that we toss our precious liberties at the first sign of discomfort from a communist dictator.
it's the other way around, but I'll let you slide since you don't know the difference.
What law did she violate?
lol thanks. I'll let the history and the reader decide...
The Law Decides.
"I think it's time to stop picking and choosing who should be prosecuted and who shouldn't. If a law is wrong, change it."
Well how do you explain Bush's postion on illegal immigrants? How is that they can break the law but ol Bushy never mentions that? They are only immigrants like you and me not lawbreakers, right?
Its disgusting that they would charge this woman. Bush is really showing the leftest that he is. Im sure there will be more to come.
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or applied so as to abridge the exercise of rights guaranteed under the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Yep we sure live in a Free Country. Every Foreigner on the Planet can have free expression here, have the red carpet thrown out for them, be given jobs, free health and dental care, welfare, what have you.
Let one Citizen say something not politically correct and god help you arse.
This is NOT the America I remember and it damn sure isn't the America I want to die in.
Whoever made this decision to prosecute this woman should him or herself be thrown into jail for gross stupidity.
Certainly he could suggest that they not.
susie
Ask the Founding Fathers about that. Or ML King for that matter.
sweet!
Yeah, but THOSE protestors were hispanic. BIG difference it seems.
You know, you folks are right. This lady should not be punished for interrupting an official state visit and disrupting the speech of the president and Commie Hu. Never mind she had a press pass, meaning she was authorized to cover the event, not participate in it. She has First Amendment rights.
Of course, next time the President wants to speak somewhere, he should just let his opponents take the stage or speak over him. And when he gives his next state of the union address, it isn't important that he be heard, just let the dems shout him down. Maybe Cindy Sheehand could bring her bullhorn and drown out the president.
Or, next time a college group gets permission to put up an anti-abortion display, please don't deny a professor's right to trash the display so she can exercise her First Amendment rights.
/sarcasm
I may be confused, but didn't you say Alberto Gonzales?
Thank you for that.
susie
I'm not trying to explain anything about illegal immigration or whether this woman broke a law. I'm merely saying the laws on the books should be enforced, all laws. I believe there are laws about illegal immigrants that are not being enforced but I'm not arguing it.
j
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