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The White House Crowd Control Manual

Posted by kdawson on from the sliencing-free-speech-silently dept.

quizzicus writes "The Washington Post writes today about a sensitive White House document detailing how to screen for, silence, and remove protesters who show up at the President's public appearances. Obtained by an ACLU subpoena in the Rank v. Jenkins case, the Presidential Advance Manual (PDF) is dated October 2002. It lays out strategies such as searching audience members at the door for hidden protest material, strategically placing 'rally squads' throughout the crowd to intercept and shout down hecklers, and forcefully removing dissenters who cannot be squelched. The manual advises, however, that staff should 'decide if the solution would cause more negative publicity than if the demonstrators were simply left alone.'"

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  1. After reading through the manual my opinion is: by A+beautiful+mind · · Score: 5, Funny

    The manual is [redacted], otherwise [redacted].

    [redacted]

    I think I should finish this long post by summarizing my opinion about the [redacted] manual which is: [redacted].

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    It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
    Be yourself no matter what they say
  2. White House CC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    OK. Sap "Circle". "Star" gets sheeped, "Square" gets banished, "Diamond" gets freeze trapped, and we all DPS down "Skull".

    Got it?