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November 23, 2011

Occupy Protesters Heckle Obama in New Hampshire 
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President Obama was in New Hampshire on Tuesday to tout his economic
stimulus plan, including a jobs bill and an upcoming vote to preserve a
payroll tax cut. Shortly after taking the stage, Obama was "mic-checked"
by Occupy Wall Street protesters criticizing

President Obama: "Listen, I'm going to be talking about a whole range of
things today and I appreciate you guys (hecklers) making your point. Let
me go ahead and make mine. All right? I listened to you. You listen to
me."

Obama later made reference to the Occupy movement in his speech, saying
it has spoken to a "profound sense of frustration" about the economy
nationwide. Obama also issued a challenge to Republicans, urging them to
extend the payroll tax cut.

President Obama: "Next week they're (Congress) going to get to take a
simple vote. If they vote no again, the typical family's taxes will go
up one thousand dollars next year. If they vote yes, the typical working
family will get a fifteen hundred dollar tax cut. So I just want for it
to be clear for everybody. No, your taxes go up. Yes, you get a tax cut.
Which way do you think Congress should vote? It's pretty simple."



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