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maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 06:34 PM Jul 2012

Protesters gather outside Romney appearance in Roxbury

Source: The Globe



As Mitt Romney’s motorcade pulled up to a Roxbury truck repair company Thursday, a group of about 60 protesters across the street offered a boisterous welcome.

“We’ve got to feed our children!” they chanted. “We’ve got to pay our rent! Ask Mitt Romney where the jobs went!”

In addition to spurring a protest, the campaign stop at Middlesex Truck & Coach also brought reporters from across the country, as well as political operatives from both parties, to a quiet sidestreet lined with garages and warehouses.



Read more: http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/07/19/small-protest-gathers-outside-romney-appearance-roxbury-candidate-says-that-nature-politics/3Tt1369U9gvBGpG90qdMWK/story.html

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Protesters gather outside Romney appearance in Roxbury (Original Post) maddezmom Jul 2012 OP
Everywhere ya gooo, people want to knoooow.. mountain grammy Jul 2012 #1
When I lived in the Boston area fifteen years ago, Roxbury Ineeda Jul 2012 #2
What a pleasure seeing this photo! Thanks. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2012 #3
i love this one barbtries Jul 2012 #4
!!! rurallib Jul 2012 #5
The sign in the middle is just excellent. Brigid Jul 2012 #7
Obama's Birth Certificate = Romney's Taxes? bucolic_frolic Jul 2012 #6

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
2. When I lived in the Boston area fifteen years ago, Roxbury
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 07:22 PM
Jul 2012

was predominately a black neighborhood. Pretty sure it still is. And not exactly rMoney territory. He'd fit better in his hometown of Belmont or maybe Cohasset, to avoid the hoi polloi. Oh, wait. He's courting the 'colored' vote.

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