Heckler just escorted out of Romney rally, screaming Climate change caused Sandy! - Updated w/ Video

[Kadie]

via twitter...



Michael Barbaro @mikiebarb
Heckler just escorted out of Romney rally, screaming "Climate change caused Sandy! Let's get real!"

Mike O'Brien ?@mpoindc
A heckler at Romney's rally unfurls a banner reading "End Climate Silence." Crowd drowns with chants of U-S-A

Emily Friedman ?@EmilyABC
Heckler holds up since "end climate silence" in crowd here in VA -- he or she is getting booed - Romney has stopped speaking



video...

[nc4bo]

1. That USA1! shit burns me up....

Big dumbasses don't realize that there may not be a USA once mother nature gets really tired of us screwing things up!

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

6. The end timers will be happy; that is until the realize the

haven't been raptured but will be starving instead.

[calimary]

25. But... but... but... when the last tree is felled, Jesus will come back!

That is something I heard james watt say, out loud. During the accursed reagan era. james watt was the God-forsaken Secretary of the Interior. And that's a statement he actually made. Made me want to SCREAM!!!!! He was so repeatedly horrible that even Nancy Reagan couldn't deal with him anymore. And he was soon replaced. Not soon enough, though.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. Problem is, they won't starve, their grand-children are at severe risk of starving. But they

Problem is, they won't starve, their grand-children are at severe risk of starving.

But they don't think ahead that far or care that much. Thinking past the next high school football game is difficult for them.

"We have not inherited the earth from our grandparents, we have are borrowing it from our grand-children." -- Native American wisdom. See also their concept of seven generations.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

38. They use it the same way the Nazis used, "Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!"

[SoCalMusicLover]

2. USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

Wow, that makes me warm in fuzzy inside, and I can forget about all that global warming reality.

[otohara]

4. Bullies

and it's down right creepy

[winstars]

5. It really is, hear something you don't agree with, and then chant the name of your country???

[ProudProgressiveNow]

23. I was surprised Mitt didn't...

lead them in his lame "non non no, not Ryan, Ryan, it's Romney, Ryan....Romney, Ryan....

[Jack Rabbit]

46. To a Republican, facts are unpatriotic

That's why they think Romney is such a great American. Just like Gee Dubya.

[AnnaLee]

8. They are good at chanting, I hear.

Last one for many Rs was "White power!!!, White power!!!, White power!!!". These people think God is coming to separate the "colored" and "gay" from the "white" and "straight" any day now. What a bounty of idiots we live among.

[2pooped2pop]

19. 3 syllables. I think that is their chanting limit though.

It would all blow apart if they had to put an "of" in there. Like US of A. That would be too much. They would just be left chanting "US of, US of,US of,"

[Sadiedog]

50. Thanks for the smile! nt

[calimary]

30. Welcome to DU, AnnaLee!

It's just infuriating, isn't it?! WE who know the facts are held hostage by the idiots and the willfully ignorant, and somehow THEY always get more attention and get their issues damn near worshipped.


Glad you're here - we need you. This election is not won yet!







Now get to work.

[nc4bo]

11. And Romney grinned or sneered. It would have taken courage to address the protester

our guy has done it many times. If your ship was sinking, Romney's the kinda guy that would push the women and children out the way so he could get into the lifeboat first.

Not WilLIARd - uh-uh no WilLIARd giggles and grins.

[2pooped2pop]

20. I think that is why he quit talking to watch in glee.

You know, in case the guy had to be manhandled. Pain and suffering of others gets him off.

[calimary]

26. Welcome to DU, SoCalMusicLover! Yeah, hollering "USA! USA!" sure does solve problems, doesn't it!

Glad you're here! And a music lover to boot! Excellent! We need you! This thing isn't won yet!







Now get to work.

[SoCalMusicLover]

37. Thanks For The Welcome

But I've been around since the 2004 Stolen Election.

[jenw2]

3. Since the storms are 2x as more likely and 1.5x more powerful now...

how can anyone with a bit of sense deny the proof we see?

[sheshe2]

9. Because they are

stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid
and Blind Batshit Crazy!
That was exhausting!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

34. gawd's will

[daleanime]

55. I'm afraid it's even worse then that....

it's because they don't want to see, might have to do with out a few things and thats down right un american.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. Yeah, because nothing says patriotism like "fuck the planet!"

Do they not understand that the USA sits on the Earth?

[Scootaloo]

24. They live in a bible-based reality

The planet is infinite in every direction, and God wants us to do whatever we like to it. The United states is, of course, the veritable kingdom of heaven - or at least the closest you'll find on earth - and so has the special favor of god, a mandate to own the world. As a nation with the literal mandate of heaven, we are of course immune to any harm befalling us that doesn't come from Satan (liberals, muslims, gays, etc).

[svpadgham]

43. Bible-based reality

That's an oxy-moran if I ever heard one.

[kwolf68]

10. More division, quasi nationalism

The nationalism shown by these right-wing crowds is almost a new ideology that has morphed into the idea that 'viewpoints' contrary to a certain position are ostensibly anti-American.

It's the easy way to win a debate. No need to discuss policy, science, data or nuance...just wave the flag, debate ends.

[tosh]

13. Truth!

And yet rMoney keeps saying at his rallies that O is causing the division.

OR ???

[antigone382]

12. Note that Romney makes no attempt to address the topic of the disruption.

He just smiles awkwardly and goes on with a speech that leaves the issue of Sandy in the context of climate change unanswered. I hope this clip makes the nightly news. I think it could have power for at least a few people who may be primed to make the connection now.

[thelordofhell]

14. Just smile and go back to your pre-written speech..........

Don't try to answer any questions.........fuck you Mitt

[antigone382]

15. It kinda plays perfectly.

He responds to a call to end climate silence...by continuing climate silence. He looks awkward and unable to address the challenge put before him. He ignores a major elephant that has just entered the room.

It goes against a principle I learned in theatre. If some major disruption happens--if something knocks over or some other onstage event takes place that you weren't anticipating and which is obvious to the audience, you deal with it smoothly and in character. Otherwise the audience devotes a lot of their attention to thinking about the unaddressed disruption rather than what you're trying to get across to them. Romney missed that opportunity.

This clip isn't a game changer but it is a powerful illustrative tool. I think this is a time that a good portion of folks may be willing to acknowledge the reality and implications of climate change.

[bobthedrummer]

16. Recall what other false hyper-nationalism slogans were shouted at "rallies" (DUCE! DUCE! DUCE!

<<<SEIG...) to literally eliminate any political opposition...

[XemaSab]

17. That look on his face is chilling

[agracie]

29. No,no, you misunderstand Mittens.

That chilling "smile" is meant to fight global warming.

Heh heh heh ...

[RoccoR5955]

18. They should be chanting

China, China, China, because that's where Rmoney has been sending jobs.

[randome]

21. Changing demographics and the reality of Climate Change are the one-two punch...

...that will push the GOP into irrelevance.

[danimich1]

22. Idiots

So they chant "USA" to drown out a global climate change message? Wow. How ironic. The USA must be pretty high up there among the countries that are contributing to climate change, and those drones use "USA" to silence the message. Creepy, bizarre, and embarrassing. Fitting for a republican crowd though.

[calimary]

28. Welcome to DU, danimich1!

They ARE idiots. Knee-jerk, willfully-ignorant (PROUDLY-ignorant, as a matter of fact!) idiots.

Glad you're here. We ALL need to recognize this, and call them out - and make them wear it around their collective necks like so many millstones. That's why some of us refer to THEIR "America" as Dumbfuckistan. We need you to help us keep these assholes and their representatives OUT OF POWER, as far away from it as humanly possible!!!!!







Now get to work.

[nolabear]

27. My God his expression didn't even change. It's like he's an animatronic.

USA my ass. It's the USA that poor bastard is terrified for. And Romney is so disconnected it's terrifying.

[bullwinkle428]

31. "Have the Rolling Stones killed."

[SamKnause]

32. Romney

I never thought I would live to see the day, but I dislike Romney more than Bush Jr. !!!!

Romney supporters are certifiably INSANE.

Do they think the U.S. is exempt from climate change ?

Do they think chanting USA, USA, will solve this countries problems ?

[progressivebydesign]

47. they are basically Palin's supporters.

remember how McCain wasn't really all the popular? That it was Palin that brought out the assholes like that? Romney/Ryan are bringing them out again. That's their base. A bunch of stupid upper middle class white bozos who think that Fox News is actually news, and that Climate Change is a lie. They are the stupidest bunch of people.. who think that just because Glen Beck said it, it's true.

[mstinamotorcity2]

35. We know that

crowd is his base. They have been on a dis-mantle mission of Climate change science ever since I could vote.We know who pushed this meme to them. The problem is as it gets worse the more they are in denial. The oil and gas boys have done a good job. It is a shame that science is the last thing they want to believe in.

[eqfan592]

36. Yeah, USA! Cuz nothing is more patriotic than ignoring science and doing major harm to our...

...country and planet!

Is there a larger group of fucking ignorant assholes on this planet than the hardcore GOP partisans?

[Angry Dragon]

39. Willard hates it when someone questions him

He can not handle it

[progressivebydesign]

48. "oil companies are people, my friend!!!" surprised he didn't say that. nt

[Angry Dragon]

40. What would they do if

Someone said: "According to my religion you are Satan."??
Would they throw that person out for their religion??

[TwilightGardener]

41. "Hurricanes are people too, my friend!"

[RagAss]

51. LOL !

[VOX]

42. Thanks, Mittens & GOP, for giving us our very own Nuremberg Rally...

Too bad Albert Speer isn't around to help with the stagecraft and architecture.

[Turborama]

44. K&R & Thanks for sharing, Kadie n/t

[Wednesdays]

45. K & R

[brooklynite]

49. You won't like this, but I support kicking him out...

...unless you're willing to accept Birther's, Tea Party kooks, et al interrupting President Obama, you let Mitt Romney speak, and you show your opposition at the ballot box.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

54. But we can't *not* accept them doing it. If President Obama had a heckler ejected that way, reports

of his socialist/communist/marxist *tyrany* would steal an entire news cycle. Rs can put Dem protesters in "Free Speech Zone" cages and it's not big deal. If the Secret Service asks gun-toting Birthbaggers to keep a few feet from President Obama, it's the end of the freaking Republic.

[JI7]

52. he IS fucking Creepy , and everyone there is a FUCKING IDIOT

really USA USA USA ??????????

[handsomebwonderful]

53. .

[hifiguy]

56. Jeebus, does Willard have any facial expression

other than that smarmy smirk? Yecch.