Why do t-shirts drive these people nuts? Remember when Cindy Sheehan and the wife of Rep. C.W. Bill Young were arrested at the SOTU because of the t-s
July 6, 2006

Why do t-shirts drive these people nuts? Remember when Cindy Sheehan and the wife of Rep. C.W. Bill Young were arrested at the SOTU because of the t-shirts they were wearing? The charges were later dropped.

Selves and Others

This afternoon, drinking a cup of coffee while sitting in the Jesse Brown V.A. Medical Center on Chicago’s south side, a Veterans Administration cop walked up to me and said, "OK, you’ve had your 15 minutes, it’s time to go." "Huh?", I asked intelligently, not quite sure what he was talking about.

"You can’t be in here protesting," officer Adkins said, pointing to my 'Veterans For Peace' shirt. "Well, I’m not protesting, I’m having a cup of coffee," I returned, thinking that logic would convince Adkins to go back to his earlier duties of guarding against serious terrorists. Flipping his badge open, he said, "No, not with that shirt. You’re protesting and you have to go"...read on

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