Why I Interrupted Bush at Monticello
David Swanson


David Swanson is the creator of ImpeachCheney.org, the Washington Director of Democrats.com and of ImpeachPAC.org. He is co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet.org coalition, creator of MeetWithCindy.org, creator of ResistinMarch.org, and a board member of Progressive Democrats of America, of the Backbone Campaign, of Voters for Peace, and of Filibuster for Peace. He was the organizer in 2006 of Camp Democracy. He serves on the steering committee of the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice and on a working group of United for Peace and Justice. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director, with jobs including Press Secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign, Media Coordinator for the International Labor Communications Association, and three years as Communications Coordinator for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Swanson is a member of and has served on the Executive Council of the Washington Baltimore Newspaper Guild. He obtained a Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1997. His website is www.davidswanson.org. In April and May 2007, Swanson consulted part-time for Kucinich for President 2008. Swanson produces a weekly podcast at anationdeceived.org and hosts a weekly radio show at thepeoplesspeakradio


David Swanson
July 04, 2008
I'll be uploading video and photos, so watch http://afterdowningstreet.org

When Bush opened his mouth to speak I shouted "Defend the Constitution, Impeach Bush!" I repeated that several times, as people nearby knocked me over, cops handcuffed me, people gave me smiles and thumbs up signs. They threw me out and a couple of more defenders of our Constitution behind me, and then a few more, and then a few more. The handcuffed citizens who'd done their duty kept comign down the hill. They did not arrest us but did give us a ride down the mountain where we joined a crowd of protesters in the road who greeted Bush's limo coming and going.




Why did we do this? Here's why:

http://afterdowningstreet.org/busharticles