Did CNN (and other networks) show a protest sign during McCain’s speech?
Sept. 4, 2008
I just saw, on CNN, some guy holding a black sign saying “You can’t win an occupation” during John McCain’s speech at the Republican National Convention.
Anyone else see that? Anyone capture it on video/screen grab?
Security also threw out a protester in a pink dress after someone ripped a sign out of her hands.
McCain rolled well with the punches: “ignore the static and background noise.”
I dunno, folks. There’s a time and a place for this, and there are some legitimate gripes to hear heard. But let the man speak.
John Guilfoil is the editor-in-chief of Blast: Boston's Online Magazine. He can be reached at guilfoil.j@blastmagazine.com.
I’m guessing the same thing would have happened had the protest happened at Obama’s speech. Surely it’s standard security protocol.
As for the name calling, grow up.
How is it that a young male protestor wearing a t-shirt, sporting tattoos and carrying what must have been a 4ft long cardboard banner manages to get past a phalanx of riot police outside, convention security inside and into a building full of a sea of security conscious Republicans, post-911 paranoia and people who have Secret Service details? Or was it just convenient to let someone in to serve as a foil for McCain’s “ground noise and static” comment that felt more canned than Chef Boyardee? Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.