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Me#1You#10 Site Admin
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: ABC Reporter Arrested...Taking Pictures of Senators... |
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Oh, this will surely go down well in MSM-landia ...
Quote: | ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors
Asa Eslocker Was Investigating the Role of Lobbyists and Top Donors at the Convention
By BRIAN ROSS
Aug. 27, 2008
SHARE DENVER--Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic Senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel.
Police on the scene refused to tell ABC lawyers the charges against the producer, Asa Eslocker, who works with the ABC News investigative unit.
A police official later told lawyers for ABC News that Eslocker is being charged with trespass, interference, and failure to follow a lawful order. He also said the arrest followed a signed complaint from the Brown Palace Hotel.
Eslocker was put in handcuffs and loaded in the back of a police van which headed for a nearby police station.
Video taken at the scene shows a man, wearing the uniform of a Boulder County sheriff, ordering Eslocker off the sidewalk in front of the hotel, to the side of the entrance.
The sheriff's officer is seen telling Eslocker the sidewalk is owned by the hotel. Later he is seen pushing Eslocker off the sidewalk into oncoming traffic, forcing him to the other side of the street.
About 15 minutes later, on-duty Denver police arrived and placed Eslocker under arrest after Eslocker asked why he was being ordered away from the front of the hotel. Dozens of pedestrians can be seen walking by the hotel, located in the heart of downtown Denver.
Eslocker and his ABC News colleagues are spending the week investigating the role of corporate lobbyists and wealthy donors at the convention for a series of Money Trail reports on ABC World News with Charles Gibson.
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zinfella Rear Admiral
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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Arresting the press, that's bound to come back to haunt Denver. ABC will not take this lying down, and by reflection, it's not going to help the democrats either. _________________ No whiners! |
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I B Squidly Vice Admiral
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:54 am Post subject: |
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Was at the Brown about 1pm. It was disgorging fat , sweaty white guys in tuxes. Odd for the time of day. The hotel was evicting anyone with cameras. Could be wrong but I thought I glimpsed Teresa Heinz getting on a 'vator. _________________ "KILL ALL THE LAWYERS!"
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zinfella Rear Admiral
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:25 am Post subject: |
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I B Squidly wrote: | Was at the Brown about 1pm. It was disgorging fat , sweaty white guys in tuxes. Odd for the time of day. The hotel was evicting anyone with cameras. Could be wrong but I thought I glimpsed Teresa Heinz getting on a 'vator. |
You might have witnessed something not intended for the eyes of mere mortals. In fact, I'm damn near sure of it. We'll see what ABC does with all of this, and if they disappoint me, as usual. _________________ No whiners! |
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