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April 25, 2008 at 09:53:51

New York Post Lies Again, Smears Activist

by DianneL     Page 1 of 2 page(s)

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Here is what the New York Post had to say about an incident during an appearance by Laura and Jenna Bush at the 92nd Street Y in New York City:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242008/news/regionalnews/bush_basher_smashes_disabled_teen__cops_107864.htm

Here is what I, an eyewitness to the event, saw and wrote the night it happenned:

The event was over but the Bush ladies were still in the venue, the 92nd Street Y. I was with Gary and another member of WAC. People were being told to wait behind a secret service agent or to cross the street. A small group of people were gathered behind the agent to catch a glimpse of the Bush ladies when they would be going from the building into a waiting black van.

Gary was exercising his free speech rights, talking to the crowd. The mood of the crowd was hostile toward Gary. Among the waiting crowd was a man in a blue jacket and a woman, obviously his wife, and their teenage daughters, one of whom was in a wheelchair. The man in the blue jacket was taking particular offence at what Gary was saying. He even made threatening gestures at Gary. At one point he cocked his fist at Gary, with an odd little half smile on his face, like he wanted trouble. Gary and the man had words. I was very surprised to see this man make threatening gestures at Gary while his family, including his daughter in the wheelchair, were right there.

The Bush ladies came out. Gary asked them how they felt knowing that people thought that Bush was responsible for 9/11. He had to shout, as the Bush ladies were some yards away.

Then it was all over, the van pulled out and people were walking away.

The man in the blue jacket was pushing his daughter's wheelchair. Instead of going straight up the street, he veered over to the side of the building to where Gary was. Next thing I know, he caught Gary in a corner of the building and was whaling on him, saying that Gary had touched his daughter. I know Gary, and he would never do something like that. Gary's instinct is to protect women and children.

He had Gary in the corner, and was punching him and punching him. If Gary managed to defend himself I did not see it. The man's wife was pleading with him to stop. The daughter in the wheelchair was in tears.

Then the police came and put Gary, not the man who assaulted him, but Gary, in handcuffs.

I went to the 19th precinct to make a statement. They told me to wait. The man who assaulted Gary was in the lobby area where I was, not back where Gary was in custody.

A policeman photographed Gary's assailant several times, then let him go.

I did not see a mark on this man. Later I heard he had a split lip, but I did not see a mark on him. Gary, I heard, was bruised up. I am not surprised. The man punched Gary over and over again.

So I waited over 2 hours, only to be told that I could not make a statement. I still don't quite fully understand why.

From what I observed, the man who assaulted Gary was looking for a fight, and he actually exploited his physically challenged daughter, steering her wheelchair toward Gary, in order to fabricate an excuse to physically vent his anger.

As I type this, Gary is being held at the 19th precinct in New York City.

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I am a professional life-extensionist and liberty promoter who practices what I and husband, Paul Wakfer, preach. More detail about both of us - philosophically and physically - at http://morelife.org/personal/

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Kitty Antonik WakferI am a professional life-extensionist and liberty promoter who practices what I and husband, Paul Wakfer, preach. More detail about both of us - philosophically and physically - at http://morelife.org/personal/

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Pictures can be worth a 1000 words.......

Photos of the incident could make the facts clear - at least put doubt on what the NYP article reported as facts. Where were the photo-cell phones that so many people carry around everywhere? Many have video clip capability. Nothing beats some well taken still shots or video.....

Everyone who goes to events that have even the remotest possibility of a confrontation with someone else would be wise to plan ahead to pull out their camera immediately and start taking pictures. Just doing so could easily stop those who are bent on violence from pursuing or continuing it, knowing that their actions are being recorded.

More on this idea of recording of activity one engages in off one's own property as one means of self-protection as part of a self-ordering society - "Self-Ordering Technologies".

**Kitty Antonik Wakfer

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by Kitty Antonik Wakfer (19 articles, 3 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 111 comments) on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 8:45:46 PM
 


Former Lawyer, current Business Consultant,history buff, Christian, father of 2 sons and a supporter of democratic government.
ArchieFormer Lawyer, current Business Consultant,history buff, Christian, father of 2 sons and a supporter of democratic government.

Lies

Be sure you make yourself available to the defense lawyer to be called as a witness. It's too bad you didn't get other names of potential witnesses. It's obvious that the police are corrupt and have no interst in justice being served so never rely on them for truth and even handedness.

by Archie (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1081 comments) on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 2:41:12 PM
 


I am a bone fide skeptic. I find the glut of nonsense posted on the internet to be particulary annoying. My goal is to explore the realms of stupidity and hold them up for closer inspection. This can be tricky, since stupid evaporates quickly in the light of reason.
Roark HowardI am a bone fide skeptic. I find the glut of nonsense posted on the internet to be particulary annoying. My goal is to explore the realms of stupidity and hold them up for closer inspection. This can be tricky, since stupid evaporates quickly in the light of reason.

Scum is what scum does

So this scumbag Talis and the author of this article went to disrupt a children's book event and cause trouble and you are upset because now you look like a bunch of nut jobs? 

Do you think that it was justifiable for a memeber of the truth movement to post the phone number and address of the girls father on digg?

How did the wheelchair hit Talis in the kneecaps if he was walking away?

No matter how you look at it, truthers are coming of as total scum from this incident.

HE HIT A GIRL IN A WHEELCHAIR!!!!!

There is no excuse for that. 

by Roark Howard (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 350 comments) on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 2:52:34 PM
 


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sbakerRegistered voter in West Chester, Ohio

Childrens Book

Come on, it was a gathering about a CHILDRENS BOOK! Seems like we can find better places to protest. Look like idiots.

by sbaker (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 127 comments) on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 4:37:13 PM
 


New York resident, 911 truth activist, anti-globalization, anti-New World Order. Lets preserve our freedom.
DianneLNew York resident, 911 truth activist, anti-globalization, anti-New World Order. Lets preserve our freedom.

The venue is not the issue

You may not agree with using this venue as a place to have a truth action.  (It was not exactly a protest, more a chance to ask them questions.)

 I feel that the Bush family members should know the truth the same as everyone else, and this venue was a place to disseminate information.

Even if you don't agree with the use of this venue, that does not justify the assault,  framing and arrest of an innocent man.  The New York Post story does not make sense on it's face.  If Gary had really hit the girl in the wheelchair, why was his wife pleading with him to stop beating Gary? 

It shows the desperation of the Murdoch-owned media to smear 9/11 activists, that they accuse this young man of doing something that the lowest thug would not do.  Stop and think, how likely is the Post's story to be true?  They want the readers to be so swept away with emotion that they bypass their logical faculties. 

 The man who assaulted Gary should know that the ruliing class does not care about him or his family.  He should be aware of who he is defending.

by DianneL (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 2 comments) on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 2:23:52 AM
 


RETIRED CONSTRUCTION SUPT.MARRIEDOVER 60GOALS: MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF JUST HOW CORRUPT THIS ADMINISTRATION REALLY IS, AND EDUCATING THE IGNORANT 30% 
GUY P. FRASERRETIRED CONSTRUCTION SUPT.MARRIEDOVER 60GOALS: MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF JUST HOW CORRUPT THIS ADMINISTRATION REALLY IS, AND EDUCATING THE IGNORANT 30% 

NYTs

  The NYTs lies about everything that doesn't coincide with their agenda        to control what people believe. seems i'm banned from anything the NYTs has to do with, because of my comments concerning the present administration. My passwords don't work anymore, get new ones,still don't work, imagine that. I sent an Email to Newsvine about something the NYTs did, the next day I get an Email from Newsvine saying the NYTs said they would rather they did not print that.

                    as for the troll in this thread, he could use a little education
 

 

 

 

by GUY P. FRASER (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 62 comments) on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 4:46:51 AM
 

 

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