Radio Talk Show Host Arrested At GOP Town Hall(Allen West) Meeting

[RamboLiberal]

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4) – Former Air America radio talk show host Nicole Sandler was arrested Tuesday night after a raucous South Florida GOP town hall meeting.

The meeting, held that the Calvary Chapel on West Crypress Creek Road, got off to a rocky start when a handful of protestors heckled speaker U.S. Rep. Allen West over Medicare and his requirement that questions had to submitted in writing. Police escorted them out of the room.

When West tried to explain the Republican position on Medicare, Sandler peppered him with questions and comments. When she refused to stop to talking, Fort Lauderdale Police spokesperson Travis Mandell said she was led out of the room in handcuffs for being disruptive.

On her way out Sandler reportedly began arguing with the officer and was arrested. She was charged with trespassing after a warning.

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/04/26/radio-talk-show-host-arrested-at-gop-town-hall-meeting/

FORT LAUDERDALE — It was a night of firsts when U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, held his seventh town hall meeting Tuesday.

The meeting marked the first time hecklers disrupted one of his presentations, the first time an audience member got arrested (liberal radio talker and Air America alum Nicole Sandler) and the first time West passed up direct questions from the audience in favor of written ones.

West said the new format wasn’t an attempt to dodge tough questions. And he said he’s not going to be cowed by hecklers.

“I’m going to tell you this,” West said during one of the disruptions. “You’re not going to intimidate me.”

http://www.postonpolitics.com/2011/04/west-to-hecklers-youre-not-going-to-intimidate-me/comment-page-1/

Good for you Nicole. If there is a defense fund I'd sure contribute!

Any FL DU'ers near Boca Raton West is having another town hall tonight. Location at 2nd link.

[FLAprogressive]

1. since when was being at a public meeting "trespassing"?

[spanone]

2. the shame of american politics

this system is so broken, so unresponsive to the voters, so married to the corporatists, one has to wonder how long it will last.

[47of74]

3. And the teabagging pigs have taken over the comments section there

With the most odious and disgusting comments around. But that's hardly surprising since most news sites that have these commenting sections often have them devolve into open sewers.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

4. Ohhhh! Randi's show should be good today

Nicole was filling in for Randi yesterday and talked about her intention to go to that town hall.

[xchrom]

5. Recommend

[leftynyc]

6. Fucking coward

just like the rest of the pukes. Sickening.

[ck4829]

7. "wasn’t an attempt to dodge tough questions" Suuure it wasn't.

[JuniperLea]

8. Where were all the TeaBagger arrests at the HC town hall meetings?

This is a blantant double standard.

[Scurrilous]

9. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Doctor_J]

10. should have brought a gun at waved it around

that's legal as of last summer

[Change Happens]

11. Love you Nicole!!! Nicole has her own site called: Radio or Not

Link here: Check her out, she is truly awesome!!! Also subs for Thom Hartmann often...Nice picture of Nicole on the site too!

http://www.radioornot.com/