Protesters disrupt John Boehner’s golf game in Newport Beach. 99% LA Times

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/protesters-disrupt-john-boehner-golf-game-in-newport-beach.html

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Protesters disrupt John Boehner’s golf game in Newport Beach
October 18, 2011 | 8:44 am

Protesters disrupt John Boehner at Pelican HillA weekend of worldwide protest spilled over into Orange County on Monday as about 40 left-leaning activists protested House Speaker John Boehner's visit to the Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Beach. "He knows he can't go anywhere without the people going with him," said Rick Jacobs, founder of the Courage Campaign, a progressive group. "I hope that even while he's up there, raking in millions in cash, he knows there's people here and everywhere. We're going to make clear that this isn't a funny time anymore. This is a real time. It's time for him to get busy on jobs and not on his golf game."

Jacobs and nearly 50 others drummed, chanted and — with the help of bullhorns — shouted the morning away on Pelican Hill Road, a quiet street off Newport Coast Drive, where the Orange County GOP was holding its Reagan Cup golf tournament, the Daily Pilot reported. They were calling for Boehner and Republicans to approve President Obama's $447-billion jobs bill, which stalled last week in the Senate.

Under the guise of having a tee time Monday morning, Jacobs was able to get into the golf clubhouse and speak with the Ohio representative and Republican leader.

[sakabatou]

1. Heheheh

[cui bono]

2. That's great because Orange County is Republican country. n/t

[maxrandb]

3. Wait...Boehner was in "Orange" County???

I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere.

[louis-t]

4. Really? Hmm, I can't think of one....

:P

[David Sky]

17. The joke in there is Boehner, himself ! n/t

[starroute]

5. Occupy Philly is planning to annoy Eric Cantor on Friday

One of the great advantages of having people occupy in so many different cities is that these jerks won't be able to go *anywhere* without somebody showing up to shame them.

Here's the Facebook listing for the march. I'm pretty sure anybody can click on it -- you don't need a Facebook account to see public event announcements. (And yeah, it should read "majority leader" -- they correct that in the comments.)

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170823179672070

Occupy Eric Cantor March
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Time
Friday, October 21 · 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Location
City Hall Base Camp to Wharton School of Business

Created By
Occupy Philadelphia

More Info
Eric Cantor, House GOP Minority Leader is giving a seminar about income inequality at the Wharton School of Business from 4:30-6:30. <3730 Walnut St.>Occupy Philadelphia, it is up to you to make this your largest march yet!

[ProgressoDem]

9. You know, I love the use of Occupy _________.

But the GOP might take the notion of trying to occupy a Congressman in a different way than we might... :silly:

[flamingdem]

13. Occupy Eric Cantor love it

I'd go

[Politicalboi]

6. I hope they pronounced Boner's name right

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. So glad to see some very assertive behavior.

Wonder if anything would have been different if this had happened during Shrub's pResidency?

[DCKit]

15. In a perfect Republican't world, arrests followed by terrorism charges.

Thankfully, we didn't (quite) get there.

[rbixby]

8. I wonder if it affected his game NT

[ellisonz]

10. These aren't left-leaning activists. These are patriotic Americans.

[leftyohiolib]

16. they are the 99%

dont you love the "liberal" media

[butterfly77]

11. Kicked&Recommended!

[flamingdem]

12. These guys are great nt

[Iwillnevergiveup]

14. Boner

Get the hellllllllll out of my state!