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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts)
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 12:54 PM Oct 2016

Obama ridicules a seemingly paid heckler at Cleveland rally (VIDEO)

President Obama in his usual relaxed and civil manner provided a clinic in handling Donald Trump's apparent paid heckler intent on disrupting Hillary Clinton's rally. Obama was in the middle of highlighting his administration's successes. An apparently paid heckler started to shout as he displayed some banners.



"Hold on a second young man," Obama said in his normally cool demeanor. "Don't be interrupting everybody. Come on."

Obama told everyone to chant 'Hillary! Hillary!' The heckler was rendered ineffective. But then Obama started slicing this guy's act only as the President can.

"Alright, I think we are okay now," Obama said. "I noticed this has been happening everywhere. And I keep on telling folks you've got to organize your own rallies. If you are confident about the other guy, just go to his rallies. I feel confident about my candidate; that's why I am at this rally. So you don't have to spend time over here. Go knock on some doors for your guy. That's a better way for you to spend the time. Unless you are just being paid to be here. In which case, hey, you know, everybody gotta make a living. Where was I."

http://egbertowillies.com/2016/10/14/obama-dispatches-rally-heckler/
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Obama ridicules a seemingly paid heckler at Cleveland rally (VIDEO) (Original Post) egbertowillies Oct 2016 OP
Paid by whom? brucefan Oct 2016 #1
By drumpf, I would assume ailsagirl Oct 2016 #3
Alex Jones is offering $ to hecklers nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #4
alex jones mopinko Oct 2016 #5
Like he's ever going to pay out on that deal. Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #22
Right wing groups are offering payment to protesters at Democratic rallies Democat Oct 2016 #6
So what happened to the heckler?? He seemed to disappear-- literally!! poof ailsagirl Oct 2016 #2
He's in a basket with the other deplorable's, silly! elehhhhna Oct 2016 #28
LOL ailsagirl Oct 2016 #29
So good! Lucinda Oct 2016 #7
Hecklers healthnut7 Oct 2016 #8
Maddow said InfoWars is selling T-shirts that they have to get on camera for five seconds- bettyellen Oct 2016 #14
So much money to be made from these people. Missn-Hitch Oct 2016 #15
Good job, Barack Dem2 Oct 2016 #9
spot on niyad Oct 2016 #10
So smooth Skoods Oct 2016 #11
He is brilliant NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #12
No threats to carry him out on a stretcher? Rose Siding Oct 2016 #13
I know, right. To the Rs, every challenging situation must be met with violence of one kind Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2016 #21
i agree make a joke out of them and Trump in the bargainn DLCWIdem Oct 2016 #27
Choice words for that "deplorable" moron. oasis Oct 2016 #16
Bam Coolest Ranger Oct 2016 #17
I'm going to miss this man .... AikenYankee Oct 2016 #18
Times TWO!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Oct 2016 #20
I hope someone gives this guy a late night talk show. He's the funniest guy around. nt TeamPooka Oct 2016 #19
Saw it when it happened....a thing of beauty! And he didn't say "throw him out" or "kick his ass". George II Oct 2016 #23
And he never would-- it's simply not his nature ailsagirl Oct 2016 #31
that man is the essence of cool irisblue Oct 2016 #24
Wow lupinella Oct 2016 #25
Burn. Qutzupalotl Oct 2016 #26
I love it ailsagirl Oct 2016 #30

mopinko

(70,076 posts)
5. alex jones
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 01:18 PM
Oct 2016

he is paying people to go to clinton rallies and shout about rape. they get extra if they get on teevee.

Democat

(11,617 posts)
6. Right wing groups are offering payment to protesters at Democratic rallies
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 01:19 PM
Oct 2016

It's not a joke, they are getting paid.

ailsagirl

(22,893 posts)
2. So what happened to the heckler?? He seemed to disappear-- literally!! poof
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 01:02 PM
Oct 2016

Obama has superb way with people-- I shall miss him terribly

healthnut7

(249 posts)
8. Hecklers
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 01:20 PM
Oct 2016

I heard Alex Jones was paying $5,000 a person who would heckle the Democrat rallies. Maybe it is not true but it is what I heard or read, can't remember. Maybe President Obama heard the same thing.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
14. Maddow said InfoWars is selling T-shirts that they have to get on camera for five seconds-
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 02:09 PM
Oct 2016

So he is selling lots of t-shirts to people who will never get that much camera time. Rally attendees are aware and blocking their shirts and signs within a second or two.

 

Skoods

(341 posts)
11. So smooth
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 01:37 PM
Oct 2016

I am curious as well what happens to these "protesters."

Do they get escorted out?

Because if I were there and someone did that and they were sitting next to me, 4)3 rest of the speech would consist of me using every ounce of restraint to stop myself from berating them

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
12. He is brilliant
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 01:44 PM
Oct 2016

almost as good as his wife! (I don't mean that as an insult to him, but as a compliment to Michelle.)

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
13. No threats to carry him out on a stretcher?
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 02:04 PM
Oct 2016

Like in the good ol' bad ol' days? No rage fest?

I like laughing at them way better.

DLCWIdem

(1,580 posts)
27. i agree make a joke out of them and Trump in the bargainn
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 05:26 PM
Oct 2016

I would have added that the guy should make sure he gets paid first because you know how Trump is about stiffing his employees.

ailsagirl

(22,893 posts)
30. I love it
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 11:10 AM
Oct 2016

"...I keep on telling folks you've got to organize your own rallies. If you are confident about the other guy, just go to his rallies. I feel confident about my candidate; that's why I am at this rally. So you don't have to spend time over here. Go knock on some doors for your guy. That's a better way for you to spend the time."

Will miss that man so much.

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