Tuesday, August 5, 2008

POLITICS: OBAMA HECKLED IN FLORIDA; LETS PROTESTORS ASK HIM QUESTIONS

Three young African-American protestors, and two white women, interrupted Barack Obama at an economic town hall in Florida Friday, accusing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of neglecting the black community.
The protestors — who held a sign reading “What About the Black Community, Obama?” – said the Illinois senator had not been active enough on issues of interest to African-Americans, ranging from the impact of subprime mortgages to the shooting of Sean Bell and the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina.
Obama urged the audience – which began to boo the hecklers – to calm down, before addressing one of the men directly. “I think you’re misinformed. Everything you mentioned I did speak about,” he said, listing legislative initiatives and statements on those issues as the men continued to shout at him and the crowd began to chant “Yes, We Can,” the Obama campaign’s cheer.
Keep reading to see the video of the young man asking Sen. Barack Obama his questions and so on..


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