‘Occupy’ protesters interrupt Ron Paul: ‘Why do you hate gays?’

[warrior1]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/29/occupy-protesters-interrupt-ron-paul-why-do-you-hate-gays/

[tridim]

1. Because he is a Republican.

[SixthSense]

2. a bit off track, no?

Ron Paul is hardly a 1%er - the 1%ers hate him even more than they hate OWS.

It's a fine protest but it shouldn't be done under an "Occupy" banner as this has nothing to do with the OWS message.

[randome]

4. Eh.

As much as I'm dismayed to see OWS members camping out in public spaces and calling that a 'protest', I applaud them for actively doing something to unsettle the status quo.

Of course, Ron Paul hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell of winning the nomination but still it brings his extremist views -and those of the Republican Party- to light and that's always a good thing.

[SixthSense]

5. there's nothing new about this

Code Pink has been doing this kind of thing seemingly forever. If you want to change the status quo, repeating what has been tried (and not worked) in the past isn't the way to do it.

First, the number of GOP voters who care about gay rights can probably be counted on one hand. If there was a point to this other than publicity-seeking it must have gotten lost in the planning phase.

Second, if you're going to protest GOP candidates' stands on gay rights, the ones to do it to are Gingrich, Santorum, and Bachmann - the first for hypocrisy and the latter two for their severity.

Third, if you're a veteran and all your family members are veterans, why protest the one guy who won't throw you and your family into a war in some god-forsaken wasteland on the other side of the planet, for reasons dubious at best?

Fourth, if you claim to be with Occupy and then make the news on a topic that is totally different, you only hurt the movement. Issues that split the electorate 50/50 are issues don't belong in a 99% movement.

Someone did not think this through very well.

[coalition_unwilling]

6. Since the LGBT community makes up as much as 10% of the U.S. population, one

can extrapolate that most members of the LGBT community are part of the 99%. As such, it in entirely appropriate and fitting that Occupy Iowa groups target anyone who is anti-LGBT.

Since some polls now show Paul leading in Iowa or running a close second to Romney, it is entirely fitting that Occupy Iowa groups shine a light on Paul.

I say 'Bravo!'

[warrior1]

3. Yes he is.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/05/ronpaulgold.html

Ron Paul, the little guy's champion, turns out to be a millionaire

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[Zalatix]

7. BOOYAH. Stung!!!

[coalition_unwilling]

8. Bravo! Expose the homophobe! - n/t