Protesters surprise House majority leader Eric Cantor at Rice lecture

[ScreamingMeemie]

http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/11-10-11-13-25-surprise-eric-cantor-meets-occupy-houston-with-no-time-to-debate/

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Conservative House majority leader Eric Cantor had some surprise guests at his Thursday morning lecture at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy: Occupy Houston protestors.

Rice University President David Leebron opened the event with a brief introduction welcoming Cantor and touted the university's "value of community and respect."


As the applause died down and Cantor took to the podium, someone in the rear of the audience shouted "mic check," garnering a noisy response from nearly 15 protesters.

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What cracks me up is that President David Leebron stated, at the lecture that "those were not Rice students" when, in fact, they were.

I love a good mic check on a GOP imbecile.

[Harmony Blue]

1. Cantor can't hide

as a public servant he has to face this truth.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. I wish I could have been there.

Of course, he had the typical "Only in America" GOP comment.

[blogslut]

3. HaHa!

The Baker Institute cut that bit out of Cantor's appearance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkID5yvhz4M

Note the cut @ 4:05

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[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Three whole posts of silliness! Good job mods!

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[Suich]

6. Thanks, Mod! n/t

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. I know... it's not even fun when they don't try.

[Suich]

9. That's what I said before I edited the post!

Did you alert, also? That was really fast!

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. I did... I noticed it when I was replying to another post.

:hi: How are you?

[Suich]

12. I'm good!

We're supposed to get the tail end of that Bering Sea storm tonight so I'm glad I got my bulbs planted today. I think I put some in upside-down, though.

For James, Detroit is doing way better than we are...we're 2-6!

Rick Perry is a hoot!

Hope you're doing well!

:hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. James is beside himself with happiness, but irritated that they are

behind the Pack. :)

I am hopeful that this Presidential debate debacle will rid us of Perry once and for all... although how he got elected to another term at Governor here last time blows my mind.

Your team will come around. :hug:

[Fire Walk With Me]

11. :)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

13. Go Owls! Go Sammy!

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. ...

I love my adopted hometown.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

19. Technically I am an alumna of Rice university.

Many years ago I went to their summer school for high school students.

it was fun. Six weeks, half a day program.

[lunatica]

16. I wish someone had taken a photo of him when he realized who they were

He probably had a panic attack for at least a couple of seconds. I truly believe he's a coward. And a psychopath who enjoys inflicting as much pain as possible on people.

[jtrockville]

17. The article has a link to the video of the speech.

I'm watching now... not yet to the exciting part...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

18. Did he yell at them to keep their sticky

fingers off of his chaise lounge?

http://ericcantorsbitchface.tumblr.com/

[beac]

20. He probably wet himself and ran out the back door weeping to be

saved from the dirty, mean commoners.

[butterfly77]

21. K&R!