Chickens coming home to Roost ?
Posted: April 21, 2011 | Author: dakinikat | Filed under: 2012 presidential campaign, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights | Tags: Nany Pelosi, Protests, San Francisco, Social Justice, Treatment of Bradley Manning | 39 CommentsA possible sign of things to come via Empty Wheel and the White House Pool Reporters? Evidently, some of the social justice
movements are beginning to protest treatment of Bradley Manning. Will war protesters be next?
Mr. Obama was in the middle of his remarks when a woman in a white suit stood up and said, Mr. President we wrote you a song. POTUS tried to get her to wait until later, but she persisted and the table of 10 broke into a song that pointed out they’d just spent $5,000 donating to his campaign and went on to protest the treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning.
The woman stayed standing as they sang. Mr. Obama looked to Ms. Pelosi and asked, Nancy did you do this? Ms. Pelosi had a look on her face, as she stared at the singing group, that definitely said she did not.
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The 10 singers then passed around 8.5×11 signs that said “Free Bradley Manning” or had a photo of him.
Then the woman in the white suit stripped off her jacket to reveal a black T-shirt that said Free Bradley Manning, with an image of him.
“We paid our dues. Where’s our change?” they sang.
USSS and WH staff had moved near the table at this point. The woman was escorted out. Two others left on their own. (The rest stayed and applauded at the end of POTUS’s speech.)
“That was a nice song,” a displeased Mr. Obama said.
“Now where was I?” POTUS asked.
As was indicated by that song, “Over the last 2 and a half years, change turned out to be tougher than we expected,” POTUS said.
Excuses!!!! Excuses!!! It’s too hard! The Republicans made me do it!!! The Axelrove Dawg ate my homework!!!
Update: pictures of protest taken by activist Logan who attended the event are here.
The activists have a facebook page called savebradley. They also Tweet which is how I got all this information!
Our activist Logan is live tweeting the Obama fundraiser in San Francisco this morning. An entire table just stood up and began singing and holding signs for Bradley Manning. This is what politically engaged America looks like!
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