Anti-Romney protest breaks out in West Palm ahead of nomination speech
by Andrew Abramson | August 30th, 2012
"Mitt Romney" at West Palm protest
Echoing the Occupy movement, protesters took to the street in West Palm Beach this afternoon rallying against the 1 percent and the war they say is being lodged against the lower and middle classes.
But this time the protesters had clear targets: Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
It was no coincidence that more than 30 protesters showed up to the corner of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and Forum Way on the day that Romney will accept the Republican nomination for president.
The protest, organized by Stand Up Florida, The Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and the Service Employees International Union, brought out protesters holding banners that read “Romney economy creates poverty,” “Ruthless Non-Regulated Corruption (RNC),” and “Women will remember in November.”
Protesters chanted, “Can’t pay my bills, can’t pay my rent, nothing never trickles from the 1 percent.”
“They are up there at the convention lying and creating a fantasy land,” said Tony Fransetta, president of Florida Alliance for Retired Americans.
Frank Angel, a retired plant worker from Illinois now living in Boca Raton, wore his “I (heart) Obamacare shirt.”
“Ryan said last night, and it was a flat out lie, that a plant closed under Obama when it was under the Bush administration,” Angel said. “To blame him for something he had nothing to do with is flat out lying.”
Barbara Phillippi of Wellington said she was there to support women.
“I’m proud to say that women stopped being cattle in the United States years ago,” Phillippi said. “But we are heading that way again. The Romney/Ryan administration will make a concentrated effort to take away a women’s right to choose. Next up is birth control.”
The protesters planned to stage a play this afternoon. They gave a sneak preview with a man dressed up in a Romney mask wearing a crown and a “King of Poverty” sash running around shouting, “Where’s my money?”
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August 30th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Get a life! Or better yet…GET A JOB! Nothing but a bunch of unemplyed idiots involved in this stuff!
August 30th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
I work in the building they were protesting in front of. Thanks for causing such a loud disturbance while I was working to pay my bills and my rent.
August 30th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
Obama-nomics = “Helter-Skelter,” and its coming down fast…
August 30th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
I wish I could have been there.
Re-elect OBAMA 2012
Hillary 2016
August 30th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Frank Angel, quit being a sheep man.
National Review’s Henry Payne:
His liberal media allies were quick to pounce on Ryan’s comments. “GM stopped production at its Janesville, Wisconsin production facility in 2008, when George W. Bush was still president,” barked the Daily Kos, filling in Ryan’s obvious blank (true enough, unfriendly-to-Detroit-truck mpg laws are also the legacy of George “We’re Addicted to Oil” Bush).
But the Left misses the point. Under Obamanomics, the government picks winners and losers. Obama promised Janesville would be a winner even as his economic policies guaranteed it would always be a loser. Indeed, Obama’s whole 2008 Janesville speech is a sobering road map for the job-killing policies he has put in place as president.
August 30th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Don’t have money for bills or rent, yet they have time to engage in these activities instead of working or looking for a job.
August 30th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Hey Stu!
I’m sure there would be plenty of jobs out there if Romney hadn’t shipped them all to China/India..
And what makes you think regular working Americans can’t take time out of their day to practice their free speech?
And rebubtallygirl: You’re quoting blog written with by a conservative blogger. How about some facts from the from the Department of Labor or something non-partisan?
August 30th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
If you can’t pay your bills or rent, go out and rob a 1-percenter. I’m sure a staunch liberal like Sheriff Bradshaw will look the other way.
August 30th, 2012 at 3:52 pm
It’s easily verified that assembly work continued at the Janesville Assembly plant until April 2009. The plant had 1200 workers in December 2008 when GM placed it on idle status. The last workers left after production ended in April 2009.
Obama spoke at Janeville in Feb 2008. In total he mentioned saving this plant in three speeches. Of Course OBAMA didn’t close the plant! He didn’t Save it either! Mostly he just blew smoke!
August 30th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Hey Stu and Worker Joe,
Those were a group of retired people and employee union associates. One set of older worked their share people and currently employed with a union people. What would make you think they are unemployed. Do you always read only the parts you want to read and not the whole article.
Obama 2012, Hillary Clinton 2016
August 30th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Mr Scam man
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tE0M9R1YXH0
August 30th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
There are many protesters that are retired, off for the day or hey even a glorified housewife.. they’re there for a larger purpose and we need more of them! thank you for your efforts
August 30th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
A group of conservative protestors will be at the same corner on Labor Day to make the public aware of Obama’s failed policies to create new jobs. The area will be secured with chains to keep out the liberal loonies. Chains! Get it!!
August 30th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
What failed policy? The one that the GOP controlled senate refuses to pass? No wonder it failed! The GOP never got to work to vote on it! Get it?
(See the question mark? That’s how you ask if people get it. Feel free to add an exclamation point if you’d like, but punctuation matters.)
August 31st, 2012 at 1:58 am
The GOP controlled senate?!?!? Do some basic research before posting next time asshole
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