maddezmom (129,929 posts)
Ryan Heckled At First Solo Event
Last edited Mon Aug 13, 2012, 04:10 PM USA/ET - Edit history (2)
Source: BuzzFeed
Posted Aug 13, 2012 2:25pm EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa — Paul Ryan's remarks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines today turned into a confrontational scene when hecklers sought to drown him out and then rush the stage.
Ryan had barely begun speaking when a woman shouted, "Are you going to cut Medicare?"
Two women rushed the stage, and one was apparently arrested by three Iowa State Patrolmen after getting on stage with a banner.
"Woah...hey...alright...she must not be from Iowa" said a dumbfounded Ryan as the woman got on stage.
The officers bounded out from behind the stage to pull her down, saying "She just punched a volunteer."
Ryan continued to deliver his stump speech over shouts of "stop the war on the poor", "stop the war on the middle class" and "stop the war on the common good" with those heckles at times drowned out by chants of
"U-S-A."
Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/protester-arrested-at-ryan-event
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video at the link.
Paul Ryan Interrupted By Hecklers In Iowa (VIDEO)
Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s new vice presidential running mate, was interrupted by several protesters at a campaign event at the Iowa State Fair Monday.
Update: Cherie Mortice, who participated in the protest, told TPM in a phone interview that it was organized by Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement, a nonpartisan progressive group in the state. They are the same group that heckled Mitt Romney at last year’s Iowa State Fair, prompting his famous response that “Corporations are people.â€
“Our concern with Ryan is that he wants to cut social benefits like Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security, which we feel have been an extremely important safety net for the middle class and poor in this country,†Mortice told TPM.
more:
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/video-paul-ryan-interrupted-by-hecklers-in-iowa
speedoo (10,521 posts)
2. Ryan strengthens the rethugs in the midwest. Riiiight.
I hope we see stuff like this everyday.
Amonester (9,127 posts)
30. Oh we will, we will (see stuff like this everyday) :)
Comrade_McKenzie (538 posts)
3. Hahahaha. nt
LibDemAlways (12,696 posts)
10. He might as well get used to it. You don't author a plan to dismantle the
social safety net and not expect to be challenged on it. Love the Repukes chants of USA USA! They'd be changing their tune in a hurry if Ryan's plan was ever actually enacted. Dumbshits.
DallasNE (1,800 posts)
21. It Sounds Like A Breitbart Operation To Me n/t
Arkana (21,172 posts)
19. Ha HA!
It's catching!
Lucy Goosey (1,953 posts)
20. This makes me so happy
It probably means I'm not a good person, but seriously, I love when things like this happen to Repubs.
Lone_Star_Dem (24,783 posts)
22. Sounds like were off to a good start.
SoapBox (3,169 posts)
23. It's only the beggining!
And it could not happen to any one better.
Panasonic (332 posts)
26. Ryan has earned every derision
and heckles. Lots of them. Boo the RR's seniors.
Yell HYPOCRITE at this moron as he has been on the government teat FOREVER. (Never once worked in a private industry)
Lucy Goosey (1,953 posts)
20. This makes me so happy
It probably means I'm not a good person, but seriously, I love when things like this happen to Repubs.
How long before the libs beat the "stochastic terrorism" dead horse, before they get tired of it, and Moveon.org, and go Forward to the next lib shiny ? I hope it's not much longer. It's inane, to say the least.