Heckle Bush, get fired

[Wolfie]

Man fired for heckling Bush

Saturday, August 21, 2004 Posted: 5:54 PM EDT (2154 GMT)

CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A man who heckled President Bush at a political rally was fired from his job at an advertising and design company for offending a client who provided tickets to the event.

The fired graphic designer said Saturday he won't try to get his job back.

"I'm mad less about losing the job -- I'm more mad about the reasons," said Glen Hiller, 35, of Berkeley Springs. "All I did was show up and voice my opinion."

Hiller was ushered out of Hedgesville High School on Tuesday after shouting his disagreement with Bush's comments about the war in Iraq and the search for weapons of mass destruction. The crowd had easily drowned out Hiller with its chant: "Four more years."

"He surrounds himself with people who support him," Hiller said of Bush. "Your opinion ... is viewed as right or wrong."

When he showed up for work at Octavo Designs of Frederick, Maryland, the following morning, he said he was told he'd embarrassed and offended a client who provided tickets to the event -- and that he was fired.

The client was a public relations worker who represents the Berkeley County school district, he said. "It's just bizarre that you disagree with them and it all turns evil," Hiller said.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/08/21/hec...d.ap/index.html

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[DudeAsInCool]

Pathetic. The guy isnt a Stepford clone and shouldnt be treated this way for voicing his opinion

[moonglow]

Heaven forbid that anyone should be able to voice an opinion on something, especially around election time :angry: :angry: