Don't fear the public

Why can the public go listen to a John Kerry speech and even criticize him, but not even attend an event of the other guy? In a Labor Day appearance in Canonsburg, PA hecklers tried to knock the Massachusetts liberal off his pedestal. When Senator Kerry commented that wages are down $1,500 for the average family, a heckler was compelled to point out that John Kerry is not the average family. Senator Kerry responded: "No, I'm priveleged, and my tax burden went down. I don't think that's right."

The point is not the eloquence of his response, but the fact that you can attend an event and even criticize Senator Kerry - he can tolerate opposing viewpoints. The other guys, however, won't get within ten "Free Speech Zones" of an anyone who want to point out the facts. Is this America?