The Peace and Love Crowd
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann was about 10 minutes into a foreign policy speech in South Carolina on Thursday when she was drowned out by the shouting of protesters. About 30 people rose in unison and began shouting a scripted message during Bachmann's address aboard the USS Yorktown, a World War Two aircraft carrier. The group, which later identified itself as being part of Occupy Charleston, accused Bachmann of "dividing Americans" and promoting discrimination. (Reuters.com, 11/10/2011)
Occupiers have clashed with police in City Hall Park this evening after police tried to close down the encampment following a fatal shooting. (Burlington Free Press, 11/10/2011)
This is Liberal dissent. The ones who believe in free speech prevent conservatives from speaking. Or they get violent.
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Federal officials postponed a crucial permitting decision for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline Thursday afternoon, issuing plans to consider a new route for the pipeline. The project was proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada to link a vast oil patch in Alberta to refineries in Texas. The additional analysis would not likely be concluded until the early months of 2013. (Huffington Post, 11/10/2011)
Another decision (like gay marriage) that Obama punts to his possible second term. Another gutsy call from our fearless leader!
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