‘Blacks Against Obama’ Interrupt Campaign Rally – With Video
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September 19, 2008
African American men and women are showing today that they won’t just vote because of Obama’s color. Today the protestors barged into Barack Obama’s rally at the University of Miami to protest his candidacy and views.
The protestors held up homemade signs that said “Blacks against Obama, “Obama for abortions”, “Jesse Jackson hates Obama”, “Obama for gay marriage”, and “Obama endorsed by the KKK.” These folks interrupted the rally at the University of Miami only to be drowned out by the crowd screaming “Yes we can!”
These African Americans were part of a Miami based group called “Michael Warns” according to CBS.com.
CBS noted “Obama briefly paused and tried to calm the crowd down by telling the crowd to hold on.
“Hey young people out there – it’s no problem for you to put your signs up, but let everybody – let me finish what I have to say, alright?,” he told the protesters as he stood on stage. The group was escorted out shortly afterwards by security. “Alright guys, see ya,” Obama said as they left, “Alright, let’s get back to work.”
It should be noted that this is not the first time a group like this has protested and interrupted Obama’s rally in Tampa in August.
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