Ron Paul supporters, OWS protesters join forces to harass Gingrich, Santorum

The Examiner ^ | January 12, 2012 | Joe Newby

[2ndDivisionVet]

On Monday, militant Ron Paul supporters joined forces with Occupy Wall Street protesters to harass former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.

Fox News reported that Gingrich was forced to cancel an appearance at his New Hampshire campaign headquarters when Ron Paul supporters and Occupy Wall Street protesters swarmed the entrance:

About 40 protesters showed up Monday evening carrying placards reading "Ron Paul" and "Occupy." One played speeches by presidential candidate Ron Paul from a loud speaker.

Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond says the former House speaker's private security detail decided to cancel the event because of security concerns regarding the entrance and exit to the building.

According to Fox, about 75 volunteers and supporters were inside, waiting to hear and meet the candidate.

On the same day, ABC News reported that Rick Santorum, his wife and two of his children were similarly targeted by the same coalition:

Supporters and press mobbed the candidate as he made his way around the packed restaurant and bar here. As he exited his final primary eve event, he was surrounded by a mix of protesters from the Occupy movement and Ron Paul supporters.

As he walked out of Jillian’s in downtown Manchester, his staff surrounded him and the protesters tried to form a circle around the former Pennsylvania senator. They chanted, “Bigot, bigot!” and “Shame, shame!” as he made his way to his car....

[mnehring]

I've never seen a group outside a religion that all march in unison to what their shepherd says so much. They all wear the same shirts.. baaaaa.. they all say the same lines over and over.. baaaaa.. they all copy the same letters to the editor.. baaaa... they all gather on the same networks... baaaa... tell them to stamp dollars, they all do it... baaaa.. tell them to all give to a blimp, they all do it... baaaaa.. tell them to 'mailbomb' someone, they all do it... baaaa...

[John D]

Why would they? He sucks up enough "conservatives" to ensure Romney a plurality.

No conservative would ever vote for an anti-American who want to experiment with perverts in the military, endorses code pink, OWS, and Cynthia McKinney. And blames America for every problem in the world.

[jessduntno]

“You’re seriously comparing the two?”

Sorry, was that too obtuse? I was talking about how people are influenced by others’ speeches and thoughts, which you found preposterous. You been hanging around chat rooms too much. Where did I make a comparison between the men? If I were to compare a man and a woman with similar attributes, would you accuse me of calling them dykes and fairies? Please.

[stuartcr]

Right

[airborne]

Ron Paul supporters, OWS protesters . . .

. . . . Are both unreasonably extreme in their views, and most will end up voting for Obama,

[SJackson]

If this is true, and if the bus was officially owned by the campaign and if this was coordinated in any way by the campaign, this is a federal crime under Title 18 of the US Election Code regarding interfering by means of intimidation with political campaigns.

I partiallly disagree. The question isn't whether it's a crime, rather whether the criminals were official paulistinians. It's a crime.

Will the Holder Justice Dept investigate?

Doubt it, they haven't in the past.

[SJackson]

Should have added for the benefit of the paulies, if you wonder if I’m making a moral equivalence between paulestinian thugs and new black panther party thugs, absolutely, I am.