Team Mitt Goes Guerilla, Chants “Solllyyynndraaa†After Crashing Axeldouche PresserAxeldouche goes ape.Quote:
Supporters of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama clashed on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston Thursday, in advance of a press conference by Obama senior adviser David Axelrod.
Romney aides, interns, and volunteers flooded out of the campaign’s headquarters here with signs — and bubbles — to protest Axelrod and Obama, while Obama supporters chanted “Hey hey, ho ho, Mitt Romney has got to go.â€
Romney supporters responded by chanting “Solllyyynndraaa†like Bruins fans heckling the visiting team.
After he finished his remarks, Axelrod opened the floor to questions, but he couldn’t hear reporters over the protests.
“You can’t handle the truth my friends,†Axelrod said to the Romney supporters. “If you could handle the truth then quiet down.â€
As Obama supporters chanted “Fired up, and Ready to go,†Romney supporters added “home.â€
As Obama surrogates took the podium, Romney supporters booed, and chanted “wrap it up.†They added “What do we want, jobs, when do we want them, now.â€. . .
Obama supporters purposely didn’t advertise the press conference until Thursday morning, but to no avail — for much of the time Romney supporters had a numerical advantage over those backing the president.