Elderly former CIA officer beaten and arrested because he thought the First Amendment still applied during Hillary Clinton speech
I’m a little embarrassed that I just learned about the assault on former CIA officer turned anti-war activist Ray McGovern during a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. As far as I can tell, no national mainstream news outlet has touched this story. Still, that is no excuse to have missed it.
Back on February 16th, the 72 year-old McGovern was standing with his back turned away from Clinton during her speech at GeorgeWashingtonUniversity that included the usual homages to freedom and democracy. For his silent protest, he was blind-sided by two police goons and arrested, but not before they bruised his arms and made him bleed all over himself. Clinton never skipped a beat, totally unfazed by an elderly man getting assaulted and having his First Amendment rights stripped from him right before her cold, lifeless eyes.
Here’s McGovern talking about the ordeal on Democracy Now!, along with the footage of incident:
You might also remember that McGovern from this 2006 clip, in which he confronts then Secretary of Defense and unindicted war criminal Donald Rumsfeld:
I couldn't believe how these officers handled the situation. They could have at least talked about it instead of implying violence. We should all put a stop to elder physical abuse and elder financial abuse.
This was a disaster. Though he had an opposing view, as an elderly, he shouldn't have been treated like this.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe how these officers handled the situation. They could have at least talked about it instead of implying violence. We should all put a stop to elder physical abuse and elder financial abuse.
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