Critics Question Screening Tactics at Bush Events

FOXNews.com - Politics - Critics Question Screening Tactics at Bush Events: "Monday, April 18, 2005 | By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

WASHINGTON — The unceremonious ouster of three people from a recent White House Social Security event in Colorado has critics wondering how far President Bush will go to ensure friendly, sympathetic audiences at his town hall-style forums and rallies.

“He is the president, and regardless of affiliation, everybody should have the opportunity to go and see the president,” said Aaron Johnson, spokesman for Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo. “It shouldn’t be the job of anybody to make sure the crowd is 100 percent sympathetic.” ...