Apr 2, 2005: Playing pretend: "E.J. Dionne Jr. makes a great point based on the White House response in today's Washington Post:

The White House's explanation for the treatment of the Denver Three was not reassuring. 'If they want to disrupt the event, then I think that obviously they're going to be asked to leave the event,' said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. But this is free speech preemption. The three had not disrupted the event. Do we live in a country where the president's representatives are authorized to read citizens' minds to determine who is suitable to hear his speeches?

Doesn't it do more harm to kick out the people who disagree with you? How do they plan to convince anyone if they only speak to those who agree with them?"

(Via DNC: Kicking Ass.)