[QUOTE]Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – A handful of protesters temporarily hijacked a Newt Gingrich press conference Wednesday intended to showcase the GOP presidential candidate's latest endorsements.
The former House speaker was formally announcing the support of Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen and New Hampshire House Speaker William O'Brien with both men at the Iowa State Capitol Wednesday morning when he was interrupted.
An Occupy Des Moines protester, who was sitting just a few feet behind Gingrich's left shoulder, visibly startled the former House speaker and others in the small room when he yelled "mic check."
Three others immediately began calling Gingrich the "corporate one percent candidate" and chanted "put people first" as they were escorted out of the room by security staff.
A few minutes later, Des Moines resident Ross Grooters disrupted the press conference.
"I think of all the candidates we've had, I have a fairly long record of being able to talk with a very wide range of people," Gingrich said, after telling Grooters he would be happy to speak to him after the press conference.
The protesters heckled Gingrich as he and his wife Callista made their way through the capitol building to his car.
One woman involved with Occupy Des Moines said they intend to target all the presidential candidates. She told reporters that various factions of the Occupy Wall Street movement will be descending on Des Moines next week to occupy candidate's headquarters.
Gingrich is just one of the candidates that have received similar treatment during this election cycle. A similar scenario played out last week during a speech he delivered in Iowa City, Iowa.
Ross Grooters, a 37-year-old locomotive engineer, said he recently joined Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI), another group that is known for disrupting town halls and events.[/QUOTE]
Source: [url]http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/21/gingrich-gets-occupied/?hpt=hp_bn3[/url]
I love how heckled has been the media buzz word for a while now.
I wanna be in a mic check, sounds amazingly fun.
At least Gingrich was wiling to talk to the protestor. Most candidates would have had him thrown in jail.
[QUOTE=DamagePoint;33845686]At least Gingrich was wiling to talk to the protestor. Most candidates would have had him thrown in jail.[/QUOTE]
Sir, he is a Republican, and as such, you are forbidden to say anything remotely like a compliment about him. He's evil. He raped your mother. He should be cast out.
[QUOTE=Ridge;33845779]Sir, he is a Republican, and as such, you are forbidden to say anything remotely like a compliment about him. He's evil. He raped your mother. He should be cast out.[/QUOTE]
Gingrich was famously removed from office in disgrace after he shut down the argument and has acted like a pissy child whenever he doesn't get what he wants. He can say "oh I'd have been willing to talk," but talking means nothing compared to actually listening or taking action on what you're told.
Hecklers or not, Gingrich is still a corporate shill.
[QUOTE=Ridge;33845779]Sir, he is a Republican, and as such, you are forbidden to say anything remotely like a compliment about him. He's evil. He raped your mother. He should be cast out.[/QUOTE]
I have lots of nice things to say about republicans
the hot air they expel could single-handedly get the world off oil
Another compliment- Republicans have gotten us into such an economical disaster that it's really brought families together in rough times.
Thanks, GOP.
[QUOTE=thisispain;33842278]I wanna be in a mic check, sounds amazingly fun.[/QUOTE]
You're missing out. I've led a few myself. It's very empowering when your words echo loud enough for the whole city to hear them. The people's mic man, it's a beautiful thing.
[QUOTE=Ridge;33845779]Sir, he is a Republican, and as such, you are forbidden to say anything remotely like a compliment about him. He's evil. He raped your mother. He should be cast out.[/QUOTE]
oh yeah the poor republicans always get picked on by the big-boy democrats.
[QUOTE=thisispain;33852548]oh yeah the poor republicans always get picked on by the big-boy democrats.[/QUOTE]
No, just this website
I occupied Gingrich once, I still have yet to get the smell out.
[QUOTE=Ridge;33853557]No, just this website[/QUOTE]
Implying that as a republican of the 21st century he isn't objectively a scumbag.
[QUOTE=Contag;33853611]Implying that as a republican of the 21st century he isn't objectively a scumbag.[/QUOTE]
He's definitely a scumbag, but the people of this site will always resort to calling the GOP names without even listening to their ideas. Every so often, they have a good one. But you'll just insist that the only reason they could be doing something good is because it's better for their "corporate overlords."
When I saw the title I thought someone made Newt Gingrich porn.
[QUOTE=Ridge;33854947]He's definitely a scumbag, but the people of this site will always resort to calling the GOP names without even listening to their ideas. Every so often, they have a good one. But you'll just insist that the only reason they could be doing something good is because it's better for their "corporate overlords."[/QUOTE]
You might say that when your definition of a "good idea" is 'bust the unions they have too much power'.
[QUOTE=Ridge;33854947]He's definitely a scumbag, but the people of this site will always resort to calling the GOP names without even listening to their ideas. Every so often, they have a good one. But you'll just insist that the only reason they could be doing something good is because it's better for their "corporate overlords."[/QUOTE]
name one thing?
[QUOTE=Ridge;33854947]He's definitely a scumbag, but the people of this site will always resort to calling the GOP names without even listening to their ideas. Every so often, they have a good one. But you'll just insist that the only reason they could be doing something good is because it's better for their "corporate overlords."[/QUOTE]
no-one even called the GOP anything in this thread, why are you having a fit over something in your head.
[QUOTE=thisispain;33856716]no-one even called the GOP anything in this thread, why are you having a fit over something in your head.[/QUOTE]
I called 21st century republicans scumbags
I tried listening to their ideas but it hurt my head
'Reduce bloated government bureaucracy! Increase funding for the most bloated part of the government, the military!'
or
'I'm a libertarian, I'll reduce the influence of government by giving more power to the states!'
[QUOTE=Contag;33856861]I called 21st century republicans scumbags
I tried listening to their ideas but it hurt my head
'Reduce bloated government bureaucracy! Increase funding for the most bloated part of the government, the military!'
or
'I'm a libertarian, I'll reduce the influence of government by giving more power to the states!'[/QUOTE]
when he posted i mean
What kind of name is Newt anyways
Who would name their kid after this:
[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_6qxjRf2m9s/TfIoWnHgJQI/AAAAAAAAE8Q/1tLeKJUuIBg/s1600/newt.jpg[/img]
I read the title as 'Grinch'.
I participated in this.
What is with people occupying things nowadays
I am occupying my room right now with the intention of surfing the internet but i'm not going to yell and whine about how i should have more than just my moderately-powerful gaming computer to play on and also a triple sized bed and type #occupydoomishsroom like it's going to do something
[QUOTE=Doomish;33858071]What is with people occupying things nowadays
I am occupying my room right now with the intention of surfing the internet but i'm not going to yell and whine about how i should have more than just my moderately-powerful gaming computer to play on and also a triple sized bed and type #occupydoomishsroom like it's going to do something[/QUOTE]
world according to doomish: sitting in your room and saying bullshit on Facepunch is comparable to protesting social injustice.
Read the headline and thought it was a 'gay scandal'.
[QUOTE=Pal13;33858272]Read the headline and thought it was a 'gay scandal'.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that was totally what I thought. Those inverted commas shouldn't be there at all, it makes no sense from a linguistic standpoint.
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;33858374]Yeah, that was totally what I thought. Those inverted commas shouldn't be there at all, it makes no sense from a linguistic standpoint.[/QUOTE]
I did that because I thought someone would think I was describing the scandal as gay, rather than just me saying a scandal involving homosexuality. Does it make a bit sense now? :3
[QUOTE=Pal13;33858447]I did that because I thought someone would think I was describing the scandal as gay, rather than just me saying a scandal involving homosexuality. Does it make a bit sense now? :3[/QUOTE]
No, the inverted commas in the title. Not the inverted commas in your post.
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;33858472]No, the inverted commas in the title. Not the inverted commas in your post.[/QUOTE]
Oh, well I think it does make sense. Without them it would literally mean people occupied the insides of Gingrich's body and he exploded.
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