Laura Bush Heckler Found Not Guilty Of Assault

That protester who heckled Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush after their children's book tour hit the 92nd Street Y last year finally had his day in court, and a jury found him not guilty. Gary Talis, 24, wasn't arrested for heckling, but for allegedly assaulting the parents of a wheelchair-bound teenage girl when they tried to shut him up outside the venue. When Talis started yelling about how the First Lady is married to a war criminal as she left the Y, John Lovetro (pictured), allegedly responded, "What are you doing? Shut up. This is about a child and books...Get out of here! You're being a moron!" Lovetro (pictured), his wife Wendy, and the couple's daughter, Maureen, who suffers from cerebral palsy, then got into some kind of altercation with Talis. All three Lovetroses, plus a Secret Service agent, testified that Talis attacked them, but Talis and another witness convinced the jury that the Lovetroses were in fact going after him.

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By John Del Signore in News on June 17, 2009 5:38 PM

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bond0007

HOLY CRAP!!

This is hilarious.

I used to be best friends with Gary (German) back in Junior High school and haven't talked to him or heard about him since.

I cant believe how much hes changed lol!

911 conspiracy people are complete whack jobs..

His grandfather Boris Talis is a pretty prominent businessman in Brooklyn.

Kymus

It's easy to dismiss something that you know nothing about.

Clearly, many of the "911 conspiracy people" are much smarter than you are; see: 9/11 Truthers are Nuts! Or are they?

(A lengthy list of notable and respected individuals that doubt the Government's official story

See also: The Elephant in the Room

(independent (ie, not done by "911 conspiracy people") documentary about 9/11 Truth)

books

probably a million Iraqis - men, WOMEN and CHILDREN were killed on Bush's order...hilarious now his family trots around reading childrens books to the aristocrats in the uws. Wake up people.

interlard

Hitler had the same problem when he went to a children's book thing (I think it was a burning, but whatever). Some people just can't get perspective.

kane

Wait, is that Lovetro (pictured)?

keepdiscoevil

Why has no one commented on this story?

Don't you people realize this story is tapping into our society's zeitgeist?

You'll be thanking John Del Signore someday!