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."
Yes. In response to the question of who is in charge of the Justice Department.
Finally...somebody on this thread with a brain!!
These Bush hating Freepers are grating my nerves.
The best thing would be for her to go quietly to jail, and then have Dems run campaign ads about how Bush pushed to have her jailed in order to please his newfound Chinese friend. I don't think so. This kind of stuff is dynamite. Even Dems don't like the idea of jailing people for talking. I think she'll go free, even though she would make a bigger point by going quietly to jail. It would shame Bush and certainly push China's favorability ratings below their currently abysmal levels.
But there's the rub. Her actions were not in violation of the law, at least not in violation of the law that's being invoked against her. She's charged with harassing and threatening a foreign official, which is patently ridiculous.
I believe that is your opinion and maybe you're right, I don't know. It seems the Justice Dept. doesn't agree.
LoL.. dang, that looks bad. What context did he do that in?
It looks like:
"Hey.. hey.. hold on a minute. Where do you think YOU'RE goin', Hong Kong Phooey..."
LoL.
WASHINGTON - A woman accused of heckling Chinese President Hu Jintao during a White House appearance was charged Friday in federal court with willfully intimidating, coercing, threatening and harassing a foreign official.
Oops-- Shehand should be Shehan.
So the President is in no way responsible for his appointees?
somewhere in there is a reference to peaceable. her charge is something like disturbing the peace.
You said: Get the facts straight before launching into your strawman rant. She was charged with "willfully intimidating, coercing, threatening and harassing a foreign official." (Source) Note that that has nothing to do with press passes, or public events, or anything else. Under the interpretation of the law that they're using against her, the same charge could be applied to anyone who says such a thing to a foreign leader outside an official event as well as during one.
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Whoa, easy on the attack, big guy! I don't rant, I discuss. First, be clear that I support what this lady said to Hu. My problem is with the time, place and manner of the statements offered. She was not credentialed to speak at the event, and should not have done so. My concern with what she did is not content-related, contrary to the apparent position taken by most others on this thread. If we are to allow her to do this, then we must be prepared to let those with positions we disagree with shout down other speakers at official events. I support civil disobedience, but those who engage in it have to be prepared to pay the consequences of doing so. I agree that she should be punished only lightly, but one cannot simply ignore her actions and hope to be able to complain the next time he anti-war idiots disrupte say, Bush and Blair in the rose garden, or the president during his state of the union, etc. My points were not strawmen, as you state, they were examples of what we must be prepared to allow if this outburst is treated as authorized by the First Amendment.
However this turns out, one things very likely:
Wenyi Wang will be a 'leading indicator' about the prospects for this administration and the Republican party in the '06 elections.
Which one is hte police state again? The difference is getting smaller and smaller.
" Those evil Commies are killing people for profit, and that isn't going to stand for long with a Bush White House."
He hasn't said word one about it and I don't think he'll ever bring it up.
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