NATO Protesters Arrested After Storming Obama Campaign Headquarters in Chicago
- Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:32pm by
Erica Ritz
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(Photo: Twitchy)
Kicking off what they have termed “a week without capitalism” ahead of the upcoming NATO Summit, dozens of protesters slipped past security guards this morning in Chicago and rushed Obama’s campaign headquarters.
(Related: Bill Ayers Calls on Students to ‘Act’ and Join Him in ‘Driving Out NATO’ From Chicago)
It wasn’t long before eight members of the group were caught and escorted away in handcuffs, as the crowd cheered them on and sang, according to reports, folk and gospel songs.
(Photo: Screen Shot WGNTV)
Chicago’s WGNTV explains:
Guards locked the revolving doors, but protesters slipped through unlocked doors off to the sides. Some pushed past a security guard who tried to block their entry but quickly gave up as protesters poured through the doorway.
About a dozen uniformed Chicago police officers entered the lobby and stood quietly at the back of the protest group as a demonstrator on the second floor read a statement, echoed by the few dozen demonstrators in the lobby below.
Workers on their way to the escalators filed quietly through the lobby, most hardly taking notice of the demonstration.
Here is video of the event, via MSNBC:
Many members of the group are reportedly from the Catholic Worker communities, and say they are pledged to non-violence, but according to WGNTV’s continued description:
A handful of protesters remained inside near the elevator banks to the upper floors and refused to leave when asked by the building manager and police. They were handcuffed and escorted out a side door, singing “This Little Light of Mine.”
As they were led to a police van, a throng of protestors standing behind a wall of officers with bicycles sang “Ain’t Going to Study War No More” and cheered and thanked those who were arrested.
“We are here today to boldly proclaim our desire to live in a world where we say no to NATO and yes to community,” said Chantal de Alacuaz from Chicago. “As Catholic Workers, we serve the poor by practicing the works of mercy–feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, taking care of the sick and the works of war are directly opposed to that.”
(Photo: Screen Shot WGNTV)
But the question remains: How would people who spend their days protesting have enough food to feed themselves, let alone others?
Twitchy captured a final exemplary tweet from someone at the event: “Time to disappear..gotta find free food.”
(H/T: Twitchy)
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Comments (52)
possom
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 6:01pmIf it‘s so bad here why don’t they walk on down and visit chavez and see what it’s like.
Report Post »Couyon64
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:57pmThere are more s__t hole countries on this planet that are not capitalistic than you can count. Move your azzes to one of them.
Report Post »creepshow
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:17pmThere are only 196 countries on planet Earth. Maybe your counting skills are limited to the number of fingers and toes you have.
Report Post »Micah.Stone
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:47pmSocialist Group Storms Chicago Building Housing Obama Campaign Headquarters To Protest Against Capitalism…
…BUT with a caveat:
CRONY CAPITALISM that helps the lunatic-left d-cRAT socialist extremists is GOOD.
Report Post »NORMAL FREE ENTERPRISE CAPITALISM that help all of America is BAD.
Steve28
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:15pmI hope Ayres and his lovely wife lead them in protest right up front and get arrested with them, but more likely they will just have their useful idiots get arrested.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:55pmThe Ayer’s… Party… is suppose to be May 20th!
Report Post »elosogrande
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:05pmThe Chicago Police and the Feds are not competent enough to control these buffoons? These are people who are unemployable for a variety of reasons.
What would happen if some seriously bad terrorists were in the crowd? Sounds like our government is not capable of protecting us – the people. Maybe they don’t understand, but that is their primary reason to exist, according the The Constitution…but it seems like our various governmental agencies no longer have any interest or respect for The Constitution. Look at our President and his cabinet secretaries. Look at what they’ve done to us.
Vote them all out.
Report Post »bobdog19006
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 6:34pmAs the sign over the Chicago Skyway says, “Welcome to Chicago. Rahm Emanuel, Mayor”
Home of Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Valerie Jarrett, David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel, Jessee Jackson, Jessee Jackson Junior, Bill Ayers, Bernadette Dohrn, Rod Blagojovich and a host of other fine patriots too numerous to list here.
Don’t that just make me beam with pride.
Report Post »cuinsong
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:05pmWhen you can’t think past your loud mouth about who and how a society is sustained only to conclude that money should be free! That we should all get free homes, free health care, free cars, free lunch and oh by the way I do not want a job! You by definition are an idiot! I have a song for you called “Diversity” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_11826046 Its about how we are divided into many parts and everybody wants to be in charge but nobody wants to work together.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:49pm…
Why don’t these people do something useful, that will actually benefit society?
It would be truly appreciated and noticed by all, if they would just simply pick up some of the trash from along the sides of roads or off the city streets.
Instead, they are the ones trashing up everything they come in contact with. They disrupt the lives of hard working citizens and business owners, who are tax payers.
Report Post »These morons are biting the hand that feeds them.
cemerius
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:47pmNATO? are THEY freaking insane? How about protesting the UN?? These “people” are the creations of the dependent society, get free Government check so they can protest whatever the Liberal Progressives tell them to!!!
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:38pmI guess they didn’t get the memo, Obama is on their team, he could not be any more anti capitalism than Lenin ……
Report Post »ACLUHater
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:51pmObama and his disgustingly ugly voodoo dolls.
Report Post »tess q
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:36pmobama thrives in the middle of chaos.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:33pm“I remember my mama cried! I remember she prayed the…”
Anyone? Buehler?
Report Post »mikefromaltoona
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 8:29pm… night Chicago died.
Report Post »maryanne3935
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:32pmIn Los Angeles we now have community organizers for Parents Unions, and guess what they do. The
Report Post »organizer goes into the inner city and speak with the parents to insist that a charter school is set up and then the community organizer “helps them” to set up the schools’ agendas. Can you imagine what that will look like, community organizing, commies, setting up our kids agendas, do you think it will include how wonderful this country is, free markets information, the Constitutions, NOPE. It will set up socialist agendas, social justice and how being on the dole is the best way of life. No one knows about this, but while looking for a job, I found this “opportunity” and it made me sick.
getourcountryback
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:31pmWhat, Obama didn’t open his doors and let the Occutards in????? Is he no longer in support of them or just doesn’t want them to occupy HIS stuff? Watch out, his duplicity is showing……
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:25pm… NATO “protestors” (aka paid obama supporters), storm obama headquarters in a carefully choreographed display of faux outrage … yawn.
Report Post »tzion
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:14pmDid anyone else notice the poster “Fighting for Peace is Like Screaming for Quiet”? The thing is, screaming for quiet does work under certain conditions, so therefore……….
Report Post »BlackCrow
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:04pmWager the majority of those Flea Baggers don’t even know what NATO is. NATO had NOTHING to do with any sort of economic system. IDIOTS!!!!
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:03pmI love it when they eat there own! I’ll just bet you these were all Obama supporters! I hope they change their vote.. No Obama!
Report Post »Cabo King
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:02pmBuck Ofama
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:02pmThose with the guns win….It’s that simple. “8 taken away and arrested”. Until people exercise their 2nd amendment rights and defend their Constitutional rights to self and private property in large numbers. The cops following marxist leadership win.
NATO is the mass murdering arm of Bush, marxist Obama, and the United Nations. 500,000 dead children in Iraq. We kill them to give them freedom. This is the sick reasoning taking place to justice Hitler type killing.
Who is Obama’s boss? The world banking cartel are behind the shoadow gov. and the UN. joined by marxist power and wealth hungry thugs.
Here’s how these people think……….
In 1996 “Lesley Stahl asked the previous U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright about the half million Iraqi children that died. … “That is more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?” Albright answered: “I think this is a very hard choice, but the price, we think the price is worth it. [i]“THE PRICE IS WORTH IT?” Killing other people’s children should certainly provoke outrage and compassion. Apparently Albright and Powell, who were not concerned with civilian body counts, have much in common.” [ii] In 1998, Albright said: “I am willing to make a bet to anyone here that we care more about the Iraqi people than Saddam Hussein does.”
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:28pmDUDE…. How many accounts DO YOU HAVE? Sorry, I lost control. I heard a neighbor’s kid (a guy) call this girl a “dude”. Thought I’d give it a try.
But then I realized John Wayne called Dean Martin Dude in… what was it… El Dorado or Rio Bravo? Was it Dean Martin or Robert Mitchum? You’re no “dude” at all…
Anyways… MARY… rethink your position on calling our Military members murderers and calling for an armed insurrection against your government. Didn’t you get the drift when you were SEATOSHININGSEA? Or the other “one of you” who came to “your own” defense. What was the name of that one? Damn confusing… like the many “Smiths” on the MATRIX you are.
Anyways MARY… stick with one account and lose the OWS rhetoric…
Report Post »Blazebanned
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:28pm@fromseatosea aka encinom.
Report Post »Have you ever once considered showing any kind of proof to back up you psyco babble? I didnt think so, dumbass kool aid drinking pos idiot….
Chromo200
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:00pmAgain a group of people want something for nothing.
If every person in this country was given a million dollars, in less than a year the poor will be poor and the rich will have all the money.
How do I know this I tries it with my kids .. 4 children when they were past the teen years, I gave then $1000 each, and guess what one child used the money properly and ended up with most the money and the other ended up broke.
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:59pmDoubt that they were Catholic but paid troublemakers.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:43amI don’t doubt it. The Catholics have turned Commie. It’s been happening for decades. Hence the Catholic support for the Democratic Party.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:57pmSo how soon until the violence accelerates with the NATO summit here? Anyone wonder if Obama will allow his terrorist allies to stage a massive series of attacks, bombings, and hostage situations so he can impose martial law?
Report Post »mercenary4freedom
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:21pmIf Ayers is involved, there may be a bombing!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 6:37pm@Mercenary
It could be worse than a conventioal explosive used; imagine if a CBN is deployed, and then discovered w/o the detonation? The chaos alone from that would be immense; if one ever does go off (or I should say, when it does in the states) then Obama will crush every last freedom we have under an iron heel.
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:43pmCatholic Workers…Communists that believe in God. As a Catholic, I disown you. You have perverted the word of God.
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:53pmYou need help.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:57pmBecause nothing says “hey NATO take me seriously” like marching around with a cheap acoustic guitar in your hand.
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:12pmButt Patriot…
Report Post »A quick look at your profile reveals you to be nothing but a gas bag. Use your fat mouth (keyboard) to back up your comments, or back into your mom’s basement and bleat off.
Best_Patriot
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:19pmOooo, “your mama’s basement!”
Okay, tea guy. Go get some exercise.
Report Post »Blazebanned
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:31pm@Desdemonascrew
Report Post »Take it easy on best there,thats encinom, and he just add smoking crack to his daily “drugs” of choice, such as pot, and huffing paint….
AvengerK
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:54pmHorsie..when are you going to post the picture of yourself that’s still hidden? You know..the horse’s arse? Is it because what’s coming out of it resembles your posts?
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:08pm((LOL – sometimes parasites who have not figured out how to create an Avatar are fond of repeatedly attacking, over and over, hounding those who do understand the simple methodology. It is quite queer and creepy.))
Okey-dokey, off you go!
TEA – It’s taxes. Period.
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:39pmBull! A week made of capitalism!
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:35pmIt has started: http://visiontoamerica.org/9682/dhs-whistleblower-obama-to-commit-reichstag-event-to-enact-martial-law/#.T7B6kNqQXGp.facebook
Report Post »tzion
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:50pmHell on Earth. Nightmare Reborn. Evil Reincarnated.
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:56pm@tzion, in other words, “the tea party.”
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 6:01pm@BEST…
Report Post »The unknown location & quantity of the TEA party… is all that holds back the Barbarians at the Gate… and prevents them from unlimited Rape, Pillage, and Plunder!