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Title: Protests, Arrests Greet Gonzales in Florida
Source: The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
URL Source: http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2007/11/protests-arrest.html
Published: Nov 20, 2007
Author: Pedro Ruz Gutierrez (Gainesville Sun)
Post Date: 2007-11-20 14:56:21 by aristeides
Keywords: None
Views: 208
Comments: 16

Protests, Arrests Greet Gonzales in Florida

The hecklers outnumbered supporters of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales during his speech at the University of Florida last night.

Two protesters, dressed in bright orange garb with black hoods over their heads to resemble detainees at Guantanamo Bay, were arrested after they jumped on stage next to Gonzales, who quietly ignored them while police took them away.

Gonzales was then forced to wait several minutes for the crowd to quiet down before resuming his $40,000 speech. He tried to parlay the antagonism the best he could. "Our young men and women fight overseas to preserve these kinds of freedom of speech," he continued.

The orange-clad protesters were reportedly only the worst of it. Gonzales was harassed throughout his presentation before some 1,500 people in a campus auditorium and at times struggled to finish his sentences, according to The Gainesville Sun.

Posted by Pedro Ruz Gutierrez on November 20, 2007 at 12:43 PM

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Is this the same university where that student was tazed?

aristeides  posted on  2007-11-20   14:56:46 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Former AG Gonzales Speaks at U. of Fla.

By RON WORD – 14 hours ago

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales endured screams of "criminal" and "liar" during a speech at the University of Florida on Monday evening.

About 730 students and community members listened to Gonzales defend his career as White House counsel and head of the Justice Department. He also spoke about immigration and terrorism.

"No one is perfect. What is important is that we identify our mistakes and correct them," he said.

Gonzales' appearance was the first by a high-profile speaker at the university since a student was Tasered on Sept. 17 at a speech by Sen. John Kerry. An investigation found that campus police acted appropriately, and charges were dropped against the student.

Gonzales resigned earlier this fall in the face of an uproar on Capitol Hill over the dismissals of a slew of federal prosecutors and in connection with the administration's warrantless wiretap program.

Early in his speech, two people climbed on the stage in hoods. Gonzales stopped talking for a few minutes as police led them away without incident, though there were several outbursts from the crowd.

The hooded demonstrators were charged with interruption of a public event, said Steve Orlando, a university spokesman. Several other people were ejected for yelling, and more than a dozen people stood for most of Gonzeles' hour-long speech with their backs toward him.

Gonzales repeatedly defended the Bush administration's treatment of foreign prisoners.

"We don't condone torture," he said.

Students were not allowed to ask questions directly, as they were at the Kerry event. Instead questions were submitted and read by a university law professor. One question asked about Gonzales' views on immigration.

"Because of 9-11, we have to get this right. We have to know who is in this country," he said.

Gonzales also said it was perfectly appropriate to replace U.S. attorneys, because they are political appointees.

University officials said it was Gonzales' first appearance at a university since he left office in late August. He was paid $40,000 for his speech.

A few protesters carried signs protesting the appearance.

"It is abhorrent that they would spend that amount of money. This man is a criminal," said Glenda Allen, of Jacksonville.

Associated Press answers my question. It was the same university. (Only this time they didn't allow the students to question the speaker.)

aristeides  posted on  2007-11-20   15:06:50 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#9. To: aristeides (#4)

"We don't condone torture," he said.

We don't specifically condone it, but what the hey, if it happenes, they're criminals anyway, right? And, waterboarding and electric shock connected to one's balls is not torture, according to our read of the human rights clause.

angle  posted on  2007-11-20 15:16:15 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

One question asked about Gonzales' views on immigration.

"Because of 9-11, we have to get this right. We have to know who is in this country," he said.

I'm sick and tired of this 9-11 song and dance.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2007-11-20 15:17:32 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Gonzales also said it was perfectly appropriate to replace U.S. attorneys, because they are political appointees.

Then why did they try to hide the replacements from the public eye?

Fred Mertz  posted on  2007-11-20 15:18:27 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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