Bad, very bad I hate it. The lines are stupid.

"People like Cindy Sheehan marginalize themselves by their radical behavior and tactics. As the saying goes, you gather more flies with honey than with vinegar."

Yes, exercising the first amendment is damn radical. After all, this is Bush's America.

"Tell me, what if an American opposed to our business relationship with China decided to burn a Chinese flag at the event, would you equally defend their right to free speech?"

Absolutely, no doubt about it--without question! YES!

The protestor didn't sneak in the white house. She had a pass just like other reporters becuase she was a reporter herself. President Bush (without any disliking for him) talked and emphasized many topics to Hu JinTao except human rights. I think the reporter did the right thing. It is the freedom of speech. It may have been the wrong time to shout but she had a right to.

President Bush does his best to limit what is said, by whom, and how. Good Americans find ways to communicate their message despite these obstacles. More than enforcing the law, arresting Dr. Wang is the revenge we have come to expect from the Bush administration when they are outwitted. It will be people like Dr. Wang Wenyi that remind the world that Americans are decent people, and are worthy of the esteem we once held in this great world.

I might have a degree of sympathy for people around the world who see hypocrisy whenever the USA criticizes another nation (including China) for human rights abuses. But, the fact remains that China is a gross violator of human rights, and continues to threaten Taiwan with invasion if a "peaceful" surrender cannot be "agreed" upon.

For me, this attitude begs the question: which OTHER leaders of other nations dare to even raise these issues at all directly to Chinese leaders? Western Europeans? No. They're trying hard to build a good relationship with the PRC and sell them Airbus, Volvos, BMWs and Nokias. The UN? No. The UN is busy acting as the counterweight to US hegemony, and so has no reason to be concerned with China.

We'll see who protests and what concrete actions are taken when China makes good on its threat to use military force to take over peaceful and democratic Taiwan.

Free speech is one thing, but a visit from a world leader we are trying to maintain good relations with is not the right forum for such a "speech" (try rant). Tell me, what if an American opposed to our business relationship with China decided to burn a Chinese flag at the event, would you equally defend their right to free speech? The act is no less antagonistic, or ill suited for such an event. When you scream your message, few listen. But state it softly and with conviction, and people will be forced to be quiet, to hear what you have to say. People like Cindy Sheehan marginalize themselves by their radical behavior and tactics. As the saying goes, you gather more flies with honey than with vinegar.

How ironic... Bush had just finished saying that China must allow free speech within its border (before squelching free speech minutes later within his own borders).

There are some key question we must ask now:

1) Does America still have the "moral" authority to talk about human rights violations in other countries?

2)Have the American people lost their voice and/or the will to used it?

3) Finally, are we becoming the United "CORPORATIONS" of America? (hey, Mr. Hu did visit Microsoft and Boeing BEFORE meeting the president... so I guess we know who runs America)

Such incidents would have never happened during the presidential inauguaral ceremony. Why would the Bush adminstration, if it really wanted to keep tight security from this kind of breach that may cause discomfort to the Chinese president, allow a press pass to a Falun Gong reporter? Do you think the Bush administration would ever allow a "reporter" from a communist party to cover a Bush event?

The protestor was a genuine moment in an otherwise blase scripted show for the media & the public. It is also interesting and has been reported that Chinese News has had the protestor moments deleted out of their censored broadcast of Hu's statements. The news media should by now forego these events if not permitted to ask questions. After all, are you doing NEWS or just becoming a cheering section?

So then... the NEWS is the protestor! Who is she? How did she manage to sneak in? Has she been released? Can we get the text of what she was protesting about? We'll see how many media outlets devote any time or resources to following up on her.

As for not asking President Hu Jintao any questions... Can anyone say Tianamen Square?

"..this is America after all, and we have this little thing called free speech."

And this is apparent from: the surveillance of demonstrators and meetings of dangerous groups, such as Quaker peace activists Cindy Sheehan's arrest record the Bush Administrations domestic wire-tapping a long list of facist maneuvers by George, Dick, and Donald.

Did anyone on the crowd protest the Bush administration's human rights violations happening right now at Guantanamo, or in any of the sites which may be, like so very much of George W. Bush's agenda, classified?

It seems that China and America's presidents have a bit in common. They are both secretive, inhuman and have killed many people. "How" you may ask, did George W. Bush kill people? There have been almost 2400 American lives lost (not to mentions the tens of thousands of Iraq lives) in this farce that he orchestrated in Iraq. He has lied, lied, lied to us and a percentage of Americans have let him continue the lie. Maybe those Americans have something in common with the visiting President from China as well. Turning a blind eye makes you as guilty as the person who sticks the knife in. It is time for us to wake up from our Wal-Mart, television, Starbucks and fast food induced coma that American culture has delved in for much to long.

I couldn't be prouder of the woman that bravely shouted her protest to the murderous visiting president yesterday! She is why over 100,000 Americans have died overy the last 400 years. She is why students were killed at Kent State not so very long ago. She is why my grandfather was wounded and lost the use of his left hand during WW II. She is FREEDOM! We MUST fight for it harder now than we ever have. Before all of the lies of this administration shred it away.