Posted on 07/08/2008 9:38:37 PM PDT by kristinn
Who read Free Republic? Apparently the U.S. Secret Service does!
This past weekend, I posted an article alerting the Secret Service that members of the terrorist supporting group Code Pink were using fake presses to gain access to events headlined by Secret Service protectees like presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (AZ).
This morning, McCain spoke at the LULAC convention in Washington, D.C. Usually when he speaks at an event in D.C., McCain can expect to have his speech disrupted by Code Pink activists who rush the stage and heckle him from the audience and the press section.
That didn't happen today. I followed press coverage of the speech and no disturbances were reported. Now I know why.
A Code Pink protester going by the name Jennifer Tequia posted about her experience today at the McCain speech. I'll let her tell her story:
This morning I attempted to watch McCain give a speech at the LULAC convention at the Hilton.
I had a press pass to get in but not 5 minutes later was removed by Secret Service agents. The LULAC representative told me that even if I was registered he would not let me in and would not give me any reason. I got the impression that he really wanted me to be able to stay but that the Secret Service told him to have me leave.
I exited the property with no fuss and was followed out by 2-4 Secret Service agents. I was not raising a ruckus or resisting at ALL. I simply walked myself off.
A block and a half later on public sidewalk one of the agents walked up to me unannounced and totally spooked me by being so close to me and put a camera in my face and without permission took my photo.
I then later went back to the area of the Hilton and (staying across the street on public sidewalk) spoke to the press and private people. I told them that I am a teacher and came all the way across the country at my own expense for a month to try to get our nation's financial and moral priorities back on track.
I spoke about not having money for books but trillions for war. Most I spoke to very moved by my story and shared my deep worry about a new war with Iran.
The Secret Service agent showed up again and followed me around a bit. I asked him for his badge number. He refused to give it to me.
I repeatedly asked him, "Sir, what is your badge number?" and he either said, "I am doing a job" or refused to answer.
I asked him his last name and he refused.
I have posted the photo of this man so you can see the image of a man who is in violation of his duties - he removed me without cause, followed me on public property on two seperate occassions and refused to identify himself (which makes me strongly suspect he was not doing what he was supposed to do and feared me reporting him).
McCain was whisked inside so I didn't even get to take his photo or see him at all.
That war criminal knows how to be seen when it works to his benefit and not seen when it doesn't, let me tell you.
Poor Jennifer, busted with a phoney press pass. I wonder if she teaches her students how to cheat on their exams.
Looks like Medea Benjamin will have to come up with a new scheme to infiltrate Secret Service protected events.
GOOD WORK, SECRET SERVICE!
=D
Probably not. She seems to me to be the type of person who favors "social promotion," and would never want to hold a flunking student back. It would hurt his/her feeeeelings.
She claims to be a teacher...yet can’t spell the word ‘separate’ correctly?
Good to read! Thank you for your excellent work.
GOOD WORK, KRISTINN and SECRET SERVICE!
You know you just raised a good point. If ministers are not allowed to speak publically about politics, then why are teachers allowed to do so? Both professions are positions of authority over children, as well as adults. Both are in a position to influence minds. Hummm, wonder if there's a lawsuit in there somewhere?
Okay, since we now know where she works, why can’t we bombard her school principal & Superintendent with complaints about her activities? She ought not to be teaching (indoctrinating) children. Since she is so well “supported” she doesn’t really need the job, let’s get her fired.
She sure isn’t getting a lot of support from the comments on the blog.
Was she at the dinner last night?
Dear Mr. Hanson, After reading that the 9th grade English teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Teguia was escorted from a Sen. McCain speech by the Secret Service for attempting to gain entrance using a fake press pass, it occurs to me that the kind of political disruption she planned with the group, CODE PINK, a radical lestist anti-American org.,, is not the kind of behavior that should be condoned. Teachers, like Pastors, are in a position of authority and can influence opinions, as well as morals. Ms. Teguia's actions are certainly not something that her students should think are appropriate. In my opinion, this teacher should be fired so that she will have time and freedom to attack America at will. She should not be supporting America's enemies while shaping the minds of our young people.
Very good.
Sing it... “School’s...Out...For...Summer”
:)
LOL. I see that I’m not immune to typos either (radical lestist group). May not be too far off though. Les—bian group.
“She identifies herself as a teacher, but she can’t spell worth a crock!!”
Here’s 2 other errors:
“...two seperate occassions...”
No one needs to your permission to take your photo in a public place.
I am a teacher
Why am I not surprised? I have two sister in-laws that are both teachers and both incredibly dumb.
"Coconutt2000 Vs. Board of Education"
Today the Supreme Court ruled it is illegal for teachers to engage in political speech inside a public classroom unless the course is specifically related to political science and then only if both sides of the political argument are given equal airing with the teacher showing preference for neither.
WOOT WOOT!
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