Obama To #Occupy Protesters: “You’re The Reason I Ran For Office In First Place”

After being interrupted during a speech in New Hampshire by protesters using the now-familiar “mic check” technique employed at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, President Obama attempted to align himself with the anti-capitalist movement by telling his audience that “Families like yours, young people like the ones here today — including the ones who were just chanting at me — you’re the reason that I ran for office in the first place.”