Maryland Retiree's Anti-Bush Buttons Got Him Arrested

Source: CBSNews



74-year-old Alan McConnell was arrested this weekend and charged with trespassing, after police said he was selling "Impeach Him" buttons without permission. McConnell has sold the anti-Bush buttons at a Maryland farmers' market for months.

Officials said that the incident has nothing to do with politics, but that they feared McConnell and his supporters were becoming a safety hazard. As he was being arrested, about 40 McConnell supporters booed and yelled "Free speech!"

Some of the market vendors say that all the controversy may actually help business. "The excitement has certainly brought a lot more people here, but not all of them are buying," one said. "Hopefully, the protesters today will come tomorrow to buy."


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I hope they make a million. Where can I order one?

was pretty obnoxious, with crowds of "supporters" around him.

Kinda makes ya wonder if any of the other vendors had no permit and had lots of certain types of activity around them. Makes ya wonder about that closing of the market earlier because of some sort of trouble.

As always, stories like this raise more questions than answers. Somehow, I don't think "Impeach" buttons were the problem.

it looks more like this guy's just a pain in the ass and would be thrown out if he was selling ice cream.

You might have an anti Bush bumper sticker and hand one to a friend or someone you thought was a friend and they turn you into to these new NAZI. We are now just put into a data base, but one day soon and I fear it has arrived free speech is gone.
Cutlassmama, welcome to D/U. That W and circle with a line through it may get you arrested one day.

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