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One of the most common reasons I have heard from members of the Tea Party for their more radical rantings against President Obama is that it is a response to the same kind of name calling done against President Bush at his public appearances. Does anyone remember the 'Free Speech Zones' that the Bush administration used at every single public event he attended? Any protestors were never within sight of him. How would Tea Party members react to being rounded up and placed in 'Free Speech Zones'? It is not hard to imagine how ugly that situation would become.

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