Protesters interrupt Palin and McCain speeches
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (CNN) - Sarah Palin’s introduction of John McCain in Cedar Rapids Thursday was noisily interrupted by a small group of anti-war protesters from the University of Iowa, who sparked a back-and-forth of shouting that drowned out at least four minutes of her remarks.
Palin kept speaking throughout the disruption, but her remarks were nearly unintelligible to much of the audience inside the airplane hangar where the rally was held.
About five minutes into Palin’s speech, four female students from the University of Iowa Feminist Majority and Anti-War Alliance held up a cloth banner, and began a loud anti-war chant in the middle of the crowd. An advance staffer tore the banner from their hands and other members of the audience shouted them down with chants of “USA! USA!” and “SARAH! SARAH!”
It was several minutes before the women were escorted from the venue.
The demonstration should have come as no surprise to McCain-Palin advance staff: a local newspaper, The Gazette, reported earlier that the protesters would be in attendance Thursday.
Another protester disrupted McCain’s speech about half an hour later, sparking an even louder, but shorter, commotion.
Palin stumbled out of the gate on arriving in Cedar Rapids. The Alaska governor told the audience that she was thrilled to be in “Grand Rapids,” the Michigan city where the campaign had just overnighted.
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GOOD! She doesn't deserve to speak to Americans, we should all go protest at every event. Why won't McCain listen to people who don't agree with him. Please everyone research McCain's temper he's just not right for us.
Just like GEORGE W. BUSH don't allow anyone with a different opinion into your rally.McCain/Palin should do like GEORGE W. BUSH and just speak at millitary events where the audience can't speak out.
It was several minutes before the women were escorted from the venue.
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Women escorted from the venue? Sexist!
The more protests, the better at McCain/Palin events. Unfortunately, most of their events have strictly controlled lists of invitees in order to prevent a showing of dissent. McCain/Palin are trying to divorce themselves from the record of their party over the past 8 years.....they must be held accountable, because the problem with the Republicans is that no one is ever held accountable for their disasters. Protest loudly, complain loudly, ask for answers, not just more of the McCain/Palin spin, lie, distort tactics.
That's so good on so many levels.
Good! No one wants to hear Palin or McCain's lies anyway. I hope those protestors are at every one of McCain/Palin speeches.
This is what happens when you lie constantly.
People get fed up with your BS message and start speaking on top of you.
Despicable that chants of "USA! USA!" were being used against the protesters. Is being against an illegal and unnecessary war anti-American?
" thanks but no thanks" put them both on the bridge to nowhere .lets put our country together again........
Should we be surprised that a republicans tried to mute the voice of the people?
Part of me thinks these protestors are planted by the McCain and Republican campaigns themselves. It's the same theme, someone looks like their going looney and they get shoved out of the crowd by police officers and then the crowd chants like their at a sporting event. This has happened at Bush conventions and gatherings, the RNC just recently, and now this. It all just seems kind of strange to me.
you tell them iowa university someone needs to hold them accountable bush lied for eight years look what tha got us bush mccain palen BIRDS OF A FEATHER WAKE UP AMERICA
Men think Sarah is a MILF
Give me a break...She is very loose.
Get back to reality....
CNN are you gonna mention that a republican from maryland endorsed Obama this morning as you mentioned a Clinton supporter endorsed McCain yesterday????????.... probable not.
CNN most trusted name in news !!!!!!!!!!!
I watched the speech both them hammering Obama and Biden
Report that
I think Mc Cain is on the track now
The more Palin says, and the more the world sees her record (IF SHE LETS the world see this), people will realize that this person has not given much thought to anything, beyond her next hunting trip.
Bless McCain for his service to this country (and his horrible experience in Vietnam) . . .but we should trust a former P.O.W. and a moose hunter to FIX THIS RECESSION???
Don't be ignorant about McCain's tax-cut promises. How on earth will he pay for them? Convince the Chinese to buy more bonds???
But McShame... I thought you wanted to hear the voice of the people? Oh wait, you want to hear the people as long as they don't say the truth!!
Sarah what color is your lipstick?
In what aspect, Mike?
Game over!
These idiots tarnish the image of the anti-war movement and make us all look like crackpots.
Let's face it folks ~~~~~~~this party is over........literally!
OBAMA/BIDEN
Americans will wake up one morning and find out that their country is gone...Cheerleader and McSame honeymoon 're over. Now, it is time to face the facts and policies left behind by Lame president George Bush.
Give her a map so she can find her way home taking John boy with her
NO PROTESTERS @ THE OBAMA'S RALLYS....WHY HE DID NOT VOTE FOR THE BUSH & MCCAIN'S WAR...OH I MEAN IRAQ WAR...
The public can see right through their faux reformer message.
The supply-side economic policies of the Repugnant Party is what got us into the current financial crisis..............now suddenly they are for regulations........Puh-lease.
Does McBush/Failin stand for anything except whatever it takes to get elected?
These folks cannot be trusted!
YES WE CAN take our country back from the entrenched special economic interests that are running our economy into the ground with the help of Republican Party inaction!
Obama/Biden in 2008 and beyond.
I am an huge Obama supporter but I have to confess I like palin I don't agree with anything she says but I hope McCain does not drag her down and ruin her promising career I would feel real sorry for the Hockey mom she seems real nice