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Anti-Kerry Film Showing Canceled
October 19, 2004 — When the film Stolen Honon came furor hit Jenkintown Tuesday night. Supporters of George Bush and John Kerry went nose to nose and neither side had any intention of backing down.
Nerves are fraying at the edges, and there are still two weeks before Election Day.
The emotion of this politically charged presidential election got the best of some people. People who came out to see the anti-Kerry film, "Stolen Honor" were already upset that management of the Baederwood Theater cancelled the showing after threats of civil disturbances. Ultimately the anger reached a higher level when Kerry supporters clashed with Bush supporters and told them to go home
Dan Sweeney/SOMERTON:
"Did you see what Kerry said in the senate? Did you see that?"
Bill Perry/LEVITOWN, PENNSYLVANIA:
"If you'd shut your mouth and leave we wouldn't be arguing (you slur)."
Sweeney: "What (slur)?"
Perry: "Give yourself a try. Come on bring it on. Hey. Hey. Hey coolaid."
Abington police had to move in several times to keep ardent Kerry from coming to blows with the Bush supporters. This after the documentary "Stolen Honor" which was to debut to a sellout crowd of 600 people was cancelled."
Joanne Dalbey/WARRINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA:
"It denied me the right as an American citizen to see a movie that every American should have the right to see."
Ryan Sweeney/SOMERTON:
"I think it's terrible, I think it's ridiculous that they're gonna shut this down and at the same time they're gonna show Michael Moore the day before the election."
The producer of the film blames Kerry operatives for shutting down the showing of the film.
Carlton Sherwood/FILM PRODUCER:
"The underhanded coercion and intimidation tactics of John Kerry, here's my reaction, what is John Kerry so afraid of with this documentary?"
Kerry supporters were pleased the showing of the film had been cancelled.
Bob Fields/READING, PENNSYLVANIA:
"We don't believe it's an honest movie. Doesn't honestly state the positions of what he did."
When asked: "Have You Seen The Movie?"
Bob Fields/READING, PENSLVANIA: "No, I don't ... No! I have not."
A fight started again my the Kerry people and Police had to come in again, police had their hands full...
Incidentally the Kerry campaign lied when they made claims they hadn't anything to do with the movie not being shown here. They had sent emails to all their supporters in the area request them to show up and protest. Refunds were given to those who had bought tickets and the producers gave out DVD copies of the film for them to watch at home. Kerry supporters took the DVD's and broke them up on site.
If a church group had done this to any book or porn there would be a national outrate by the ACLU.