Michele Bachmann calls Occupy Wall Street protesters "ignorant and disrespectful"

[marmar]

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Friday called the Occupy Wall Street protesters who have been disrupting her campaign events "ignorant and disrespectful." Speaking with supporters at a Veterans Day parade, Bachmann also said of the activists, "Hopefully someday, they'll come to know the price that was paid for them."

Bachmann has been surprised at several events recently by groups of OWS protesters who have boisterously interrupted her stump speeches. The House member from Minnesota was discussing her proposed changes in military spending in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Thursday, when about 30 protesters stood up and began giving a speech of their own. They also started chanting, "We are the 99 percent," a movement slogan that refers to studies that show wealth in the United States is concentrated in the top 1 percent of the population. The demonstration continued for five minutes while a flustered Bachmann stood by.

Some of her supporters in the crowd yelled "Sit down!" to the protesters and chanted "Michele! Michele!" Bachmann left the podium with a police escort at Thursday's event but returned a few minutes later to finish her speech.

Bachmann said at Friday's parade, "If they understood the heavy price that was paid for that 1st Amendment right, they'd be much more respectful. Because I was surrounded by heroes yesterday on the USS Yorktown who paid a big price for them, and they're just ignorant, that's all. They're ignorant and they were disrespectful, but someday hopefully they'll come to know the price that was paid for them." ............(more)

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[Taverner]

1. AND SHE ISN'T?????

Whiskey, Tango and Foxtrot...

[Deep13]

2. They have much more imaginative names for her. nt

[SomethingFishy]

3. Yeah how dare yo use your first amendment rights

that someone died for.

BTW those same people fought for the right for a complete and utter fucking moron like Michelle Bachmann to run for President. Maybe she'd like to show a little respect for them, for the office and for the people of this country and GO THE FUCK AWAY.

[Turbineguy]

4. Coming from her....

that's a compliment.

[zbdent]

5. I wonder what she has to say about the Repugniconvict who called a Democrat

a c*nt ...

[gejohnston]

6. "ignorant and disrespectful"

what is that about pots and kettles? Oh yeah.

[lunatica]

7. She should be lauding them for exercising their First Amendment right

Where is the ignorance in that?

Michelle, you're blathering again. Someone should tell her what to say.

[Kennah]

8. Thank God she broke her silence

Herman Cain was sucking up all the crazy in the room.