How The President Handles a Heckler
"Sir, I'm here to speak to these folks. You can hold your own rally. You're being rude." [Politico]
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Here's a "fun" game for your Friday afternoon: What is this anti-abortion heckler yelling at Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the commencement ceremony for Georgetown's Public Policy Institute?
"Sir, I'm here to speak to these folks. You can hold your own rally. You're being rude." [Politico]
Heckled at a campaign meeting in Brockton, Massachusetts on Wednesday night, Elizabeth Warren managed to stay cool and even give her audience-based antagonist some answers, until he called her a "socialist whore."
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