Andrew Meyer Supports Ron Paul: Your Thoughts on Tasered Student?
Filed under: News, Politics | By: Ryan
Posted on: September 20, 2007 | 60 Comments
You may have read recently of the unfortunate student, Andrew Mayer, who was tasered at a recent John Kerry event. Reports are claiming that the Florida student was a Ron Paul supporter, which is quite intriguing in that both have been stopped from broadcasting their opinions through the media in some way.
I feel as though people should be allowed to voice their opinions and support whomsoever they wish as long as it’s non-offensive.
As the student was being arrested, he yelled, “There are people that know I’m here. You can’t do things like that.”
“Oh my God. You’re giving me to the government. They’re giving me to the government. They’re giving me to the government.”
He then asked, “Can I get my camera back please?” That’s right. Andrew Meyer had a cameraman to film and upload his huge moment onto YouTube.
While reading through the myriad of comments about the incident many people across the web agree in saying that his speech was being hidden or “shut down” - “just like Ron Paul.”
Andrew Meyer and Ron Paul gain popularity successfully on the Internet from those that believe that America is deteriorating, especially with the healthcare crisis, economic crisis regarding mortgages and loans and also due to the falling dollar. Many believe that the elections are all a big hoax and that they’re fixed, with the media allegedly against them.
What do you think of Dr Paul and the tasered student? Are Ron Paul and Andrew Meyer similar in these respects?
Let’s hope the 71-year old congressman doesn’t get tasered any time soon.
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The guy sounds like a plant, talking all crazy. It smells of some lame second rate set-up, long before he even said he supported Ron Paul.
I think he should have screamed out while being dragged away “But what about Wantagate!” In any event the media is not covering that Kerry kinda thought it was funny because as the student was getting tasered he said it’s too bad he’s not up there to swear him in as president. Is that covered? No. Does the media cover Wantagate? No! Register Republican and vote for Ron Paul for President in 2008!!! Stop censorship and support an informative and free press and internet!
I feel a kindred spirit in both of these men. In the case of Ron Paul, I feel like he has tapped into some kind of superhero power to temper himself into a Zen-like master and communicate these intensely frustrating subjects to a largely uneducated American public (uneducated in the sense that mainstream radio listeners are uneducated about good underground music). Likewise I feel a kinship with Meyer because he was trying his best to expose the corruption that lies beneath the surface of American leadership (and WORLD leadership, for that matter) and was virtually assaulted for it.
There are those that say repeatedly, as if the mantra makes it more true, “not everything is a conspiracy”. I agree with this assessment, sure. But there are some things that clearly ARE being controlled through conspiring people, and they just happen to be among the biggest issues of all time, like the world Central Banking authorities that control the issuance of reserve currencies, who use that power to start large-scale, debt-generating wars that break down sovereign nations in what can only be described as a clear-cut movement toward World Government. All the while our mainstream media remains suspiciously silent and/or complicit. It’s no wonder since only a handful of corporations own the media of this country and they can be often found in the same backrooms with the CEOs of military industrial complex reps and high profile politicians from around the globe at annual Bilderberg meetings.
Something is rotten in Denmark and it takes a large amount of courage to stand up and be heard over the boos and jeers of lesser men. Of course, we all know what Gandhi said about being ridiculed. It’s only a matter of time before some of those on the “fringe” are recognized for what they always were - real patriots desperately trying to save their country’s future in the face of insurmountable obstacles. In short, for their efforts in championing Truth over complacency, they are modern day heroes of the highest order and I commend them!
These people need to understand that when you’re on private property you don’t have the right to just speak beyond the allowed time by rules set up in the private establishment.
I was at my buddy’s house and the rule in his house is that you can’t talk during the football. My wife starts yapping away during the game so he told her to shut up. She didn’t, so he stood up and kicked the shit out of her.
That’ll certainly teach her.
I think Kerry should answer Mr. Meyer’s questions.
But wait, there’s MORE:
http://www.wndu.com/news/headlines/9814706.html
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fVbKlyApwFE&feature=PlayList&p=A9E233AE06B351C8&index=7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCSRXEAnxF4
More police brutality, more tasering, more violent government opposition!
Ron Paul isn’t the best choice for President, he’s our ONLY choice!
Vote Your Conscience - vote Ron Paul.
If Andrew Mayer was/is a Ron Paul supporter, what does that have to do with what happened? It’s not like Ron Paul was there telling him what to do. There is absolutely no connection and to imply that there was a connection is ridiculous.
Now regarding his actions, whether he was “paranoid”, “crazy”, or staging a stunt or anything like that, people still have their First Amendment right to freedom of speech. This was an event that invited people to a public university facility to participate. I watched the video of the event and this guy was very curteous as he was asking his question until the police started grabbing at him. Since when does an arbitrary time limit become a law. This guy committed no crime and the police should have never touched him. From the video I saw no signs of the guy making any move towards violence. He was getting excited as he was asking his last two questions but again, is it a crime to get a bit excited?
Now, about the tasering, that was a clear case of brutality. There were at least 5 officers on top of this guy and there was no reason for the painful tasering. What ever happened to a simple hog-tie?
All people who are talking about the deterioration of America gain popularity. That popularity just comes from different groups of people. Those who believe that the Muslims will come after us because of our freedom gravitate towards those people who believe that we will be killed if we don’t kill them first. It all comes down to what you believe. I believe in Freedom…and I believe in Peace…and I do believe that this country is slowly deteriorating towards a police state/dictatorship. If you believe in Freedom and Peace, you should consider aligning yourself with politician who have a track record of working towards protection of our Freedom and Peace.
RESPONSE to William D Berg:
No one is saying that freedom of speech means the freedom to speak anywhere at anytime or yell fire in a theatre, BUT this was a forum for Q&A for university students, which Andrew Meyer was, and despite the searing nature of his line of questioning, he was not being belligerent with anyone, he was merely asserting himself in the face of repeated interrruptions to his question. Your football analogy doesn’t hold water.
Furthermore, asking someone to shut up is different from grabbing them by the arms and forcibly dragging them away from a mic when they’ve been talking for a mere 90 seconds.
There are other websites like “Stop the ACLU” and Fox News that are reporting that Meyer ran to the mic and basically cut in line and launched into his speech. I have seen absolutely no evidence of this so far in any one of the videos posted on the net. On the contrary, considering the way his speech started out by thanking Kerry for being there and answering questions, I’d say this is a bold faced lie.
In all fairness, Kerry said “No, Let me answer his question” while the officers dragged the guy away. Tasering should be close to a last resort uwithout using a gun. What would they have done with the kid before tasers were used? How many officers do they need to subdue one kid? If you need 10 cops then, IMHO, you need better cops.
So what were Kerry’s answers Elizabeth? I mean in all fairness…what did Kerry say?