That guy got exactly what he deservd. He probably had someone waiting to pay his bail before he even went in there. He was just wanting to disrupt the crowd and the police to the point that he would be arrested. He had his two minutes of fame. This was all staged by the guy. I would bet on it.
Freedom of speech isn't mandatory. There is a time and place to act like he did and it certainly wasn't then or there. There are restrictions and he purposely went of his way to draw attention to himself. I don't think the topic even mattered, he got on the news so he was happy. That was his agenda not the actual questions.
That was several years ago, before security got as tight as it is today. Today he would of been treated a little different.
Whatever kind of forum the people were having there or Q&A session or whatever, that kind of gathering is put on by the politicians to make the people think that the politicians actually care. It is like patting us on the head and telling we are doing a good job by participating, so we think we actually have a say about shit. Most politicians are sheep in wolves clothing. Almost as bad as a lawyer. Another necessary evil.
So I agree to some extent with all of you.
One time when I had my business, I was approached by the Republicans to give insight on the mindset of small businesses in my area. I was appointed a chairman of bla bla bla of whatever. They were trying to get me to get donations from other small businesses. I wasn't going to give them a dime and I wanted to see how far it would go. I even got invited to the white house for a special dinner with President Bush, along with other small business leaders. This is no shit, I still have the invitation. You don't get an invitation like that every day.
Needless to say, I was a little intimidated to go to such an affair. I didn't like Bush but it didn't matter who the president was. I took my wife to Yellowstone for our 25th anniversary. The dinner was the same week. I got to see the real animals at work. And nature at it's finest. No politician can top that.