Democracy for Vancouver

Too priceless for words:

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, in town for a fund-raiser for Sen. Rick
Santorum, had a close encounter with a large group of anti-Republican
protesters as he was making his way to the Duquesne Club, Downtown.It was about 4:15 yesterday when Mr. Bush met up with the protesters
near the corner of Liberty and Sixth avenues. The protesters were
marching to join other pickets already gathered in front of the
exclusive club, a little more than a block away at 325 Sixth Ave.

Protesters said Gov. Bush blew them a kiss, acknowledging the crowd of
about 30 chanting pickets that was made up of United Steelworkers and
members of Uprise Counter Recruitment, a tour traveling through 22
cities to support anti-war efforts.

The protesters came closer.

“Jeb, go home,” they shouted.

Mr. Bush, accompanied by a security guard and a female aide, made a slow retreat toward the T-station at Wood Street.

“He was quickly getting out of the way and not wanting to engage us,”
said Jon Vandenburgh, one of the protesters, who also is a researcher
for the United Steelworkers.

Once in the subway station, Mr. Bush scurried to the escalators and descended to the mezzanine level, Mr. Vandenburgh said.

By now, Mr. Bush was cornered. He was surrounded by signs that said
“Pittsburgh is a Santorum Free Zone,” “Honk if you’re sick of Rick,”
and a crowd growing increasingly louder, according to Mr. Vandenburgh.

“We don’t want you here,” protesters chanted…

Fast forward to the good bits:

…The tasers he said were empty of the cartridges that supply a more powerful charge.

“It was a very tense situation. They were very close to the governor and shouting on top of him.”

As a precaution, the governor was ushered into a T-station supply closet and stayed there until the crowd left.

Original Story

Found at Huffpo