I think this is what it means to exercise your freedom of speech at a town hall meeting:

[Empowerer]

not this:

[Cha]

1. That guy with the gun is taking a piss

on Liberty.

[babylonsister]

2. That first pic. There was a man in the past few years who personified

that at a town hall during the * years. I wish I could remember. Was Ray McGovern there?

Anyone with a better memory, do punch in.

[peace13]

7. Harry Taylor...my hero!!

www.harrytaylorforcongress.com/

[babylonsister]

9. YES! Here is what he said...

Thank You Harry Taylor

“In my lifetime, I have never felt more ashamed of my leadership in Washington,” Taylor told the president. “And I would hope from time to time that you have the humility and grace to be ashamed of yourself.” April 6, 2006

http://www.thankyouharrytaylor.net/?p=3&cp=1#comments

Video and 18,380 thank-yous at link!

[crim son]

3. Okay... what's the gun for?

WTF?

[patrice]

4. Like that sign from another such venue recently "Be afraid of me, be very afraid."

Just holy-fucking wow.

[babylonsister]

5. Check this out about the second guy...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6280921

[EffieBlack]

6. Um - I think that anywhere within a 2-mile radius of a presidential visit is the LAST place anyone

would need a gun. That area is probably the safest place on earth.

[unpossibles]

10. That display had noting to do with safety

It was meant as a simple threat.

[EffieBlack]

8. That sign is REALLY scary . . . since it is excerpted from the quote

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

So someone parading around in the president's proximity with a sidearm strapped to his leg carrying a sign announcing "it's time to water the tree of liberty" - when we know good and well what that tree is supposed to be "watered" with - is a terrifying sight.