doh, forgot to mention, she wasn't alone..
two guys giving out flyers and holding up a HUGE banner, lady shouting to the audience/visitors. She was all there.
Also, a few people were talking to the guys holding the banner, but i heard more than one person muttering that she just needed to STFU.
And yeah, freedom of speech at the WTC site is restricted within 20 ft , no posters, pamphlets, shouting, loud noises, skates/skateboards, profiteering, etc, within that area. 20 ft away, though, and yeah, you have vendors, the lady wtih her message, more vendors, etc.
One thing, though...
I was at union square and another anti-bush rally..well, more like anti-police state rally was going on. The guys were holding up a "no draft, stop the war, support the people of fallujah, nomore bush, (complete with swatstika for the S in his name)" series of banners while they passed around a microphone to each telling about the problems of the current admin and how they would probably be bitching about Kerry when he wins bc America is all about the money and they wouldnt' stop bitching until we realized that there is mroe to life than money...
Was very interesting, but there was a guy walking through the square who started shouting how he loved bush and how bush keeps america safe...this prompted a quick exchange of words between the person with the speaker and the random guy walking through. Essentially ending in a "Well, i may be a socialist liberal pussy and you a right wing nutjob, but at least i'm standing up for what I believe and not running away from this conversation like you" that resulted in a chorus of hooting.
Quite an interesting place here...but i've found that, for everyone that hates bush, another loves him....
I must say, though...there is a paper called the 'Village Voice" they make CNN look like fox news. No holds barred straight out of the village pissed off angst ridden reviews...I love it
funstuff..