Ann Romney responds to protesters at Ohio rally

The Ticket—Democratic protesters who have been trailing Mitt Romney's bus tour across the country finally caught up the Republican nominee, shouting loud enough for the candidate to hear as he spoke at a rally here.



"GO HOME ROMNEY! GO HOME ROMNEY!" about 30 protestors shouted in unison as the former Massachusetts governor took the stage here at a historic town square in the shadow of Newark City Hall.

Ann Romney, who was on stage introducing her husband, briefly acknowledged the group, telling supporters here, "We got some distracters out there, but... we can be just as loud about how much we love this country."

But her husband has become more adept at ignoring protestors. While Romney would often pause and acknowledge those aiming to disrupt his events during the primaries, the Republican nominee ignored his detractors today. But he seemed more fired up than usual in delivering his usual stump speech—as though he were aiming to drown out his opponents with his own voice.

The protests come a day after the Romney campaign re-routed the candidate's tour in Pennsylvania to avoid the GOP candidate's opponents. Romney had been scheduled to visit a Wawa convenience store in Quakertown, but instead dropped in on a location on the other side of town after hearing former

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, was leading a protest at the first site.

Asked by a local reporter why he had changed the location of his visit, Romney joked that he'd heard he already had another surrogate on site—a reference to Rendell's recent criticism over the Obama campaign's attacks on Romney's tenure at Bain Capital.



*Go back to the kitchen Ann Romney!

This chick is definitely enjoying the fruits of her husbands campaigning.  She's a stay at home mom (whom we don't have anything against), who truly needs to stay at home. 



We definitely feel she's bad for business, just as her husband is a horrible choice for the white house. They both don't make any sense, and are disconnected from REAL Americans and the struggle.

At the end of the day, Romney and his mayberry wife can visit as many states and communities all they like, but if they truly want to connect, they need to come down off of that pestal that they have put themselves on, and really talk to the people.  It's only fitting that we have an American President that can understand American society and it's people. 

As for his wife, well, she's a just bland, boring and needs to keep her ass out of the spotlight and in the kitchen.* 

Not a fan!



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Rodney King found dead in swimming pool

(The Lookout)-Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by police in 1991 sparked the L.A. riots, was found dead at his California home on Sunday. He was 47.



Police said King's fiancée discovered him at the bottom of the swimming pool at their Rialto, Calif., home, about 55 miles east of Los Angeles.

Police responded to a call at 5:25 a.m., pulled King out of the pool and attempted CPR, but could not revive him.

King's representative Suzanne Wickman confirmed to his death to KABC-TV.
According to TMZ, King's fiancée, Cynthia Kelley, told friends King spent the bulk of Saturday drinking and "smoked marijuana at some point," before she went to went to bed at 2:00 a.m.

The cause of death is unknown, but police are investigating it as a drowning. Rialto Police Capt. Randy DeAnda told CNN there were no preliminary signs of foul play.

King was beaten by four white LAPD officers following a DUI stop on March 3, 1991. Footage captured by an amateur videographer showed the officers hitting King 56 times with wooden batons.

"I just got lucky that night to have the cameras on me," King said in April, marking the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots. "When I saw the tape, I was so happy that it was on tape and then looking at it, it was like I was in another body. I felt like I had died in that one, and was just watching it."

The four officers--Theodore Briseno, Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind and Sgt. Stacey Koon--were acquitted of criminal charges, sparking the riots that left 55 people dead. (Koon and Powell were later found guilty of federal civil rights charges and sentenced to 30 months in prison.)


"It felt like Armageddon," King said of the acquittal. "It felt like the end of the world. I was hurt. I was past upset.


"I was raised not to be violent, and not to be rioting and carrying on like a wild man," he added, "but at the same time, there was a side of me saying, 'What else can you do?' I didn't agree with it, but I understood."

During the five-day riots--marked by widespread looting, arson and racially-charged beatings throughout South Central L.A.--King made his famous public plea for peace: "People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get along?"

"Through all that he had gone through with his beating and personal demons, he was never one to not call for reconciliation and for his people to overcome and forgive," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement on Sunday.

King had long struggled with alcohol abuse, much of it detailed in his 2012 memoir, "The Riot Within." According to KABC, he was arrested or detained by police at least a dozen times on charges ranging from DUI to domestic violence.

In 2011--the 20th anniversary of his beating--King was arrested in California on suspicion of DUI.

According to TMZ, King was scheduled to compete in a celebrity boxing match against Jose Canseco in August.




*RIP Rodney King*

This is a very sad ending to a man who endured so much during that time he received a tragic ass whooping by those damn LA cops. 

Since then, Rodney has gone through some tough times with drugs and alcohol.  He appeared on numerous tv outlets and some reality shows talking about what happened to him and what he was doing to cope.  He has also tried to kick his drug habit, as seen on Dr Drew's VH1 celebrity addiction reality tv series.

Truly, I think we can all learn something from King as we move forward in this society.  No matter what happens to us, and if we are blessed to see another day, we can always overcome our fears and issues.

God Bless America and the King Family.



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