About That Town Hall Meeting, Mr. West…

From what I could see in the early part of the video, there was a microphone set up for someone to approach and ask questions. From what I could hear in the video, you (and others) started shouting out without any sort of recognition. Granted the camera was shaking all over the place and you weren’t in the picture, so we can’t tell exactly what it was you were actually doing.
Did you approach the mic, did you have the floor… or were you just shouting down Col. West? I’m not saying you needed to be arrested, but when people start shouting out – causing chaos… it’s not beyond reason that someone would come ask you to pipe down & wait your turn. Maybe you should have tried the “new tone” that our beloved President has called for. Remember, use words that heal.

Nicole and all you others in here
I am new both to this country, to this show and blog ,and to this whole thing of talk-shows (I must say that the ability to receive all my news and other media by selective scrutiny of the internet, and not be dependent on TV and whatever crap is available in my area of radio broadcast, has saved my life after immigrating away from the freer world and into the US).

But I guess one of the neat things about talk-show radio is that you develop a sense of personal relationship with the host after a while (that if, if he or she appear genuine and authentic and consistent in the values and opinions he or she voices). So, Nicole, I feel as if I know you – more than almost any other talk show host you appear to be yourself regardless of the issue, the hour, the day or – most significantly – whether or not you are on or off broadcast.
Regardless of whatever disagreements we might have, THAT I respect and that alone makes me interested in hearing what you think and feel. Just like good friends, your authenticity and genuineness makes me feel that when what you say or do disagrees with me, I should hear you out and give you the chance to perhaps change my mind.

I wanted to let you know that I am here, in any way I can and as often as I can. Hopefully I can provide something useful – perhaps a news link, a thought or something else that can be of some use for you in some way.

I emigrated from a country anything but oppressive or deprived, ONLY because I had found an American online and – unlike him – happened to live in a society with a system allowing and enabling ALL people to realize their potential even if they had the misfortune to have the ability to show the world their true ability undermined by no fault of their own.

Thus I could leave and come to him, and I am still here – solely because of him and because of being both puzzled, worried, intrigued and sometimes inspired by what I have experienced of the potential of the US people – the good and the bad. Thanks to the ideology of my home nation – “From each according to ability, to each according to need” – I have been able to live through and prosper in spite of experiences others might never have risen from, only to be able to now turn them into an ability to understand others better, to value better the small things that makes me feel good, and give to others the same chance that I was given to be seen through the dirt as a a human being with an innate potential that can prevail with just a little bit of help and trust.

As yo already must know, your actions – and more than anything the reactions you elicited – at the townhall meeting have made your name known around the right-wing interwebs. For some reason some appear to find it important to point out that apart from just another “liberal heckler” you are also “more than just a “former” liberal talk radio host — she’s actually a regular fill-in host for many progressive radio shows”. Less important, obviously, is the fact that you are engaged in the actions and values represented by Allen West – both as a constituent of his and as a citizen with the kind of patriotic love for her country that calls people to stand up for their values and cry out loud when they are betrayed

In my opinion you should draw every bit of attention you can from this – if not already done, make yourself available to every single talk show where you will be treated fairly and given time to state the case you weren’t able to make at the town hall meeting. Make the whole fucking internet your town hall, and let the right-wing hecklers play into your court everytime they cry and whine about you and what you say, They will try to piss on your parade no matter what you do, so why not use the hydroplaning to glide into national discourse?

Love

Nicole, youre first amendment, and civil rights were grossly vioilated. You should sue the Ft. Lauderdaile Police, Allen West, and Allen West’s handlers. Maybe you could get Mike Papintonio to take the case.

As someone that attended the meeting and watched the event unfold it was clear the officer was responsible for assault as well as swearing to a false statement and attempting to confine a citizen by abusing his authority. When Nicole was asked to leave she attempted to comply having to squeeze her way past the officer as well as while she was walking to the door on the aisle being grabbed from behind by the officer while doing nothing more that complying with a request. As the officer continued to block her egress and grope at her she kept drawing her arms to her body in a defensive manner and saying she was leaving and stop touching me.

The abuse by Allen West and the Fort Lauderdale Police Department was deliberate and planned. The truth will come out and efforts will be made to hold those responsible for these violations,