In an interesting turn of events, Barack Obama is heckled by gay activists during a stump speech for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), who is fighting for her political life.
by Michael Naragon
Had this been an incident involving Obama’s favorite target of blame, George W. Bush, it would have been widely covered in the mainstream media. Instead, it’s been largely ignored.
The president loses his cool at 2:00, 5:24, and at 6:00 of the tape. Especially intriguing is Obama’s challenge to one activist to come up on stage, sounding very much like a “you want to step outside?” threat. Also interesting is the fact that he turned to Please-call-me-Senator Boxer and confirmed that she originally voted against the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy before assuring the crowd that she would surely vote to repeal it. Way to be knowledgeable.
Ignored? It’s the lead story on all three cable news channels, as I’m sure it will be on the evening news shows.
At the time I saw it, it hadn’t made the major websites. I am a little shocked that it has gotten play, but I hadn’t seen the networks yet. If it is the lead story, then I stand corrected, but at the time I saw it this morning, it hadn’t received real attention.
Oh that was so darn funny! It made my day to see da-one so frazzled!