Reply #54: A Democratic student at UofA, is refused entry [View All]

[Robbien]

there is an article posted in the Arizona State forum on how Democrats are not allowed into a taxpayer funded Presidential Town Hall meeting:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=139x1690

Tucson, AZ - President Bush's taxpayer funded Social Security "Forum"
in Tucson today did not welcome young American Steven Gerner, who was
quietly standing in line waiting to hear the President deliver a
speech that he felt he needed to pay close attention to. Gerner, 19,
was one of 1400 Tucsonans who properly obtained a ticket to the
tightly screened forum, but he would not get the chance to actually
make it inside the event. The reason: Steven was wearing a University
of Arizona Young Democrats t-shirt.

Twenty minutes before the doors opened for the Tucson Civic Center
forum, an event staffer approached Steven, asked for a better view of
his t-shirt, then demanded his ticket.

"When the staffer took my ticket, he literally crumpled it up in his
hand and then walked away. I was too shocked and frankly too
disappointed to even do or say anything." said Steven Gerner, a
University of Arizona student.

The staffer returned twenty minutes later, told Gerner that his name
had been "reported" and warned that there was no way he could gain
entry into the event.

"I really wanted a chance to hear the Bush side of the Social Security
debate. Plus, I have never seen a President speak and even though I am
a dedicated Democrat – I was excited to see the leader of my
country."