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Michelle Obama confronts gay-rights heckler at fundraiser
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 05, 2013 07:23am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 5, 2013 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Michelle Obama confronted a gay-rights protester who heckled her at a Democratic fundraiser in Washington on Tuesday, offering to give her the microphone and leave, before the crowd cheered for the first lady to stay.
Obama was 12 minutes into a planned 20-minute speech at a couple’s home when a woman standing at the front of the small crowd interrupted, demanding that President Barack Obama sign an executive order on gay rights.
“One of the things I don’t do well is this,” the first lady said before walking down from the lectern and approaching the protester, according to a pool reporter covering the event.
Obama told the woman that people gathered in the backyard tent could "listen to me or you can take the mic, but I'm leaving,” before telling the crowd, “You all decide. You have one choice.” |
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