Bush supporter: Civil liberties "obscene"

Many of us are shocked that the President requires people to sign a loyalty oath before they can watch him speak. This is odd to me on a number of fronts. A clear implication is that only supporters have a right to hear their leader speak. But more frightening to me is the idea that the President wants to do nothing to convince me that his cause is right and true. He does not care about me or my opinion. I am unimportant to him. While it may drive out the base, it is also horrifically dividing. I guess that's why Bush is no longer campaigns as a uniter.

As if that were not bad enough, three teachers were thrown out of a Bush rally on Saturday for wearing shirts that said "Protect Our Civil Liberties." One Bush supporter want so far as to call the shirts "offensive." Yes, that right. Civil liberties offend George Bush supporters.

I'm not sure what it is about equal rights, due process, or even your right to privacy that would offend someone. But clearly there are people who find the idea of protecting free speech somehow anti-Bush. I guess this incident proves her right.