Protester Confronts Mitt Romney Over Climate Change, Surreality Ensues (Video)

treehugger.com 01 Nov '12, 9pm

Protester Confronts Mitt Romney Over Climate Change, Surreality Ensues (Video)

A protester made his way into the front of a Romney rally today, where the candidate was discussing hurricane Sandy. The activist unfurled a banner reading End Climate Silence, and called out: "What about climate? That's what caused this monster storm. Climate Change!" He was promptly and forcibly removed from the event. Romney falls into strained silence while security removes the mustachioed man, and the crowd immediately launches into a hybrid chant "boo!/USA!" chant to express its dismay. It's pretty surreal. I mean, it's not like the dude was trying to burn a flag or anything. Come to think of it, this whole debacle rather aptly embodies the nature of the national debate about climate change over the last few years: You've got the power structure, as represented by Mitt Romney, staring on in oblivious silence. You've got a tiny minority of activists and scientists wav...

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RT @mapmap: fucking ridiculous. RT @bcmerchant protestor confronts Romney over #climate change, extreme surreality ensues. [link]
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fucking ridiculous. RT @bcmerchant protestor confronts Romney over #climate change, extreme surreality ensues. [link]
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RT @JohnRalphio: protestor confronts Romney over #climate change, extreme surreality ensues. [link]
@bcmerchant » 02 Nov '12, 5pm
MT @jonathan_rowson: Protester: "What about the #climate?" Crowd: "USA! USA!" Pretty chilling when you think about it: [link]
@fletchist » 02 Nov '12, 5pm
RT @Jonathan_Rowson: Protester: "What about the #climate?" Crowd: "USA! USA! USA!" Pretty chilling when you think about it: [link] HT @bcmerchant
@doubledodge » 02 Nov '12, 5pm
RT @gbrumfiel: The "End Climate Science" banner is a classy touch: [link] (via @TreeHugger )
@OLTW » 02 Nov '12, 5pm
A protestor confronts Romney on #climatechange; crowd chants "USA" while Romney smirks. Makes me ill. [link] HT @bcmerchant
@Jonathan_Rowson » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
Protester: "What about the #climate?" Crowd: "USA! USA! USA!" Pretty chilling when you think about it: [link] HT @bcmerchant
@treehuggeruk » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
RT @ALEXatSP: Apparently, chanting “USA! USA!…” will keep #climatechange at bay. That’s just science. @bcmerchant @thinkprogress [link]
@treehuggeruk » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
RT @jpetterCO: Interesting that after climate protester raises "End Climate Silence" banner at Romney event, the crowd chants "USA." [link]
@beccanalia » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
RT @camerontw: this says it all; smirk while people try to drown out climate change with chants of "USA!" RT [link] via @thinkprogress
@jpetterCO » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
Interesting that after climate protester raises "End Climate Silence" banner at Romney event, the crowd chants "USA." [link]
@camerontw » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
this says it all; smirk while people try to drown out climate change with chants of "USA!" RT [link] via @thinkprogress
@ALEXatSP » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
Apparently, chanting “USA! USA!…” will keep #climatechange at bay. That’s just science. @bcmerchant @thinkprogress [link]
@gbrumfiel » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
The "End Climate Science" banner is a classy touch: [link] (via @TreeHugger )
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WTF!!! Really America really? [link]
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RT @bcmerchant: protestor confronts Romney over #climate change, extreme surreality ensues. [link] video via @thinkprogress