Politico on the heckler -In a surprising breach of normal etiquette

[malaise]

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/06/obama-interrupted-by-heckling-reporter-126301.html

, President Obama's Rose Garden remarks on Friday were interrupted by heckling from reporter Neil Munro from the Daily Caller.

Obama, announcing a change of policy that would allow the children of illegal immigrants to avoid deportation if they meet certain criteria, was interrupted mid-speech by Munro.

"Why’d you favor foreigners over Americans?” Munro shouted.

“Excuse me, sir, but it’s not time for questions," Obama responded.

“Are you going to take questions?” Munro asked.

“Not while I’m speaking.” Obama said.

While it's not unusual for Obama to be interrupted by occasional hecklers at big public events, the fact that a reporter brought Obama's speech to complete halt raised eyebrows among members of the White House press corp.

I'd deport that fucker tonight

[DearAbby]

1. The Lack of Respect for this President

Is offensive to me as an American. The GOP is openly insulting me as a United States Citizen. I demand an apology.

[malaise]

4. That Fucker Carlson would allow a foreigner to insult the President in this way

tells me all I need to know about that racist entitled scumbag.
i am so angry over this that I need to count ten. Tucker already said that a reporter is allowed to ask the President a question.

Martin Bashir is going to tear both of them a new one on the hour

[Tx4obama]

2. Neil Munro - PHOTO

http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/06/15/500737/daily-caller-reporter-interrupts-president-obama-during-remarks-on-immigration/


Video and article here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/daily-caller-reporter-hectors-president-obama-during-immigration-remarks/

[librechik]

8. punk

[PatSeg]

21. And he's probably sitting by the phone now

waiting for FOX to call and over him a job. It was such a blatant, self-serving stunt.

The disrespect is mind-boggling.

[Zalatix]

36. President Obama shoulda done what Governor Christie does

Get an FBI agent to haul him up, berate him, bully him, and then throw him back.

And then end it with "That, folks, is how Chris Christie does it."

[hlthe2b]

3. He needs his Press Credentials for the WH pulled at a minimum

as should all from the Daily Caller until they make some considerable amends.

[malaise]

5. I'd deport his ass tonight

[MinneapolisMatt]

7. Why wait for tonight?

[malaise]

9. True

Here's Bashir

[Llewlladdwr]

20. How exactly does one deport an American citizen? NT

[Erose999]

22. Deport him to hell with a drone strike. Its all laid out in the NDAA.

[Llewlladdwr]

23. Wow.

Just...wow.

I'm speechless.

[Erose999]

25. I was kidding, but people guilty of far lesser crimes have been eliminated in the "war on terra"

[Zalatix]

35. Or indefinite detention!

It's what right wing fucktards like him would want for America. Let him taste his own medicine!

[Bandit]

24. Same way they did Padillo..

Just whisk him away and torture him until no sanity remains and then say he has no standing to ask for redress...

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

6. IMMEDIALLY REVOKE the buffoon's Press Credentials

Total disrespect.

Revoke ALL Press Credentials for any "reporter" from whatever "news" organization he represents. Nothing less.

[malaise]

10. Think he had a temporary press pass

I'd revoke passes for everyone from the Daily Caller staff because that low level entitled scumbag of a prick Fucker Carlson backed him up and said a reporter can ask the President a question

[pinto]

11. "reporter"

That's a laugh...

[HooptieWagon]

12. Permanently revoke press passes for all Daily Caller "reporters"

And deport Monro's ass by nightfall.

Its evident the RW's strategy is to disrupt all Obama events. Don't fuck around... kick those RW motha fucker's in the balls so hard they can't walk until January.

[malaise]

13. Yep this is outrageous

and it's a foreigner to boot.
This should be condemned across America - can't wait for Rmoney and Rush!!

[Llewlladdwr]

26. He's not a foreigner.

He was naturalized in 2000 or 2001 I believe.

[sabrina 1]

28. How nice for him, and now that he benefited from those policies he wants to shut the door on

those behind him, including many who have been here since they were babies. Maybe since he doesn't agree with our immigration policies he shouldn't be such a hypocrite and return to the country of his birth, although I doubt very much they are too proud of him.

[malaise]

33. Learned that after I posted

[sabrina 1]

14. You can let him know what you think of him on his twitter account.

https://twitter.com/#!/neilmunrodc

I hope he's flooded with 'interruptions' on his account. Looks like he doesn't have much 'standing' anywhere, can't even find any background info on him. A real loser it seems.

His 15 minutes are not going to be pleasant for him.

[malaise]

16. He's the person who wrote those horrific articles on Fast and Furious

that have led tot he attacks on the AG.

[sabrina 1]

29. Yes, I did come across a few references to his prior 'work' on twitter.

But I was looking for his personal background, eg, he states on his twitter account he is from Ireland, but it doesn't say which part. North, South. He sounds like a follower of the hate-monger in the North, the Rev. Ian Paisley, fundy, bigot who once said he didn't hate those demanding equal rights in that part of the world, he just 'wished they were all dead'.

But there is nothing online so far to give any clues as to how he became such a bigot.

[malaise]

30. He's Irish born but is a US citizen

One more ReTHUG scumbag.

[sabrina 1]

37. Yes, I read that, but which part of Ireland is what I was wondering about.

The North is not part of the Irish Republic.

He's definitely a scumbag and a hypocritical one too, takes the benefits offered to immigrants and tries to deny them to others.

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Yank his press pass.

[ThoughtCriminal]

17. His "question" does not even make sense

"Why’d you favor foreigners over Americans?"

Does he think children of Americans citizens are being deported?

[progressivebydesign]

19. and didn't I read that he is an immigrant?

the Daily Caller is such a worthless POS, trying to vie for the worst political hack site since breitbart departed to the big cocktail party in the sky.

[Llewlladdwr]

27. Is being an immigrant bad? NT

[sabrina 1]

31. Being an immigrant opposing immigration is hypocritical. Benefiting from policies then attempting

to deny them to others. No Immigration is not bad, opposing it as he does, is bad.

[malaise]

34. The saddest thing about America is that a white foreigner

is treated better than the descendants of folks who were brought there hundreds of years ago.

[sabrina 1]

38. Yes, that is a very sad reality. Hard to understand, but bigots are not exactly rational.

One thing he probably did inadvertently is to make Romney's campaign to get the Hispanic vote a lot less likely to succeed at this point.

Dems should attach this guy to Romney like glue.

[cynatnite]

18. The douche-bag is probably patting himself on the back...

He more than likely has a little group of online sycophants.

[Rex]

32. I love this remark by the POTUS!

“Are you going to take questions?” Munro asked.

“Not while I’m speaking.” Obama said.

[Bake]

40. I thought the Prez handled it well, with dignity!

But there was clearly a "screw you" implicit in the President's response.

Bake

[Rex]

43. I love it when

someone can make a point like that.

[malaise]

41. He was so classy

[Rex]

42. Yes and that drives the right people crazy imo.

That was the best response ever.

[pacalo]

44. Yes, indeed. He wasn't afraid to engage with the creep on a human level, either.

But that creep should never be allowed back at the WH.