CLEVELAND, March 12, 2004

Plow Protest Gets Icy Reception

Cleveland Highway Worker Suspended For Displaying Anti-Bush Sign

  •  (CBS/AP)

  • Interactive Campaign 2004

    Complete election recap – winners/losers, money, issues and more.

(CBS/AP)  A snowplow driver in Cleveland has been suspended from his job after displaying an anti-Bush sign.

When President Bush visited Cleveland this week, Michael Gerstenslager, a highway maintenance worker, was asked to help provide security for the president's motorcade by using his snowplow to block access to a highway entrance, the Cleveland Plan Dealer reported.

Gerstenslager hung a sign on the side of the plow that said "traitor" – a message aimed at Mr. Bush.

A state trooper in the president's motorcade saw the sign and reported it to the Ohio transportation department.

A spokeswoman for the agency says the driver has been suspended with pay while his actions are investigated.

Gerstenslager couldn't be reached for comment.

A spokesman for the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, the union that represents the Gerstenslager, called the incident "fairly innocent."


©MMIV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Share:
  • Share
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Mixx

CBSNews.com On Digg

Exclusive Webshow

Gen. Ray Odierno, head of multinational forces in Iraq, on progress there and plans for Afghanistan. Watch Now

  • MOST POPULAR
Latest News
News in Pictures
Scroll Left Scroll Right
Connect with CBS News

Stay connected with the CBS News using your favorite social networks and online news applications: