Monday, January 23, 2012
While Occupy Charleston protestors were being escorted off campus Saturday following Sen. Rick Santorum's concession speech a Citadel Police officer knocked a camera phone out of a New York based reporter's hand, the college issued an apology today
CHARLESTON — As Sen. Rick Santorum was conceding defeat in South Carolina's primary Saturday a small group of protesters interrupted with glitter bombs and shouts of "Bigot!" directed at the GOP candidate. One of the group stormed out on his own shouting "Occupy!" Others, who waited until Santorum finished speaking and was shaking hands and signing autographs for the crowd to shout their opposition, were dragged out by campaign aides. Outside Mark Clark Hall campus police took over and continued to escort the protesters off campus. New York based Rosie Gray of www.buzzfeed.com followed the protesters outside to interview them and during the fracas a Citadel Campus Police officer knocked her phone out of her hand. Today the Citadel offered …
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Gay rights activists and Occupy Charleston chant 'Rick, Rick, Rick, bigot, bigot, bigot.'
THE CITADEL — About 20 demonstrators crashed the Rick Santorum results party at the military college in Charleston. As Santorum closed his speech focusing on building strong family values, a gay rights activist said: "Except when you're gay" and threw a handful of glitter in the air. Members of the Occupy Charleston group joined in with chants of "Rick, Rick, Rick, bigot, bigot, bigot" and singing "Santorum, Santorum, you're a bigot." As police escorted the group out, they shouted about Jesus preaching love. The police escorted many members of the movement off-campus and would not allow them to retreive their vehicles parked there. But there were no arrests or incidents. Speaking to Patch, Occupier Adrianna Varedi of Charleston said …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Romney backers, Occupy protesters and Democrats present at debate entrance.
NORTH CHARLESTON — As the candidates’ black SUVs filed into the North Charleston Coliseum for tonight’s CNN debate, protesters and candidate supporters lined the entrance. Hoping to change minds or simply prove a point, protesters say the debate entrance was one of the last fleeting chances to make their voices publicly known before Saturday’s Republican primary. “We are offering real hope,” said Bryan Howe, a Mitt Romney supporter from Mount Pleasant who stood with a dozen or so like-minded voters at the entry to the debate forum. “Mitt Romney is a businessman who can deal with the economy and all the other issues we face.” Across the street were progressive demonstrators with SC Forward Progress, a liberal group that has poked fun at …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
In first post-Iowa appearance here, presidential hopeful dodges the crowd and Occupy protestors.
CHARLESTON – Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wanted to deliver his standard stump speech without any problems in his first South Carolina appearance since squeaking out a win in Tuesday’s Iowa Caucuses. So on the heels of awkward question-and-answer sessions elsewhere, the Romney campaign made sure everything was perfect, unlike Romney's first appearance in New Hampshire Wednesday. That featured a string of hostile questions from the audience, including one Occupy protester. Minutes before taking the stage Thursday with Sen. John McCain and Gov. Nikki Haley, event organizers removed a dozen or so Occupy Charleston protesters from the crowd. Police and Romney organizers said while the event was held outdoors at a state historic site, the …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Live 5 News reports that at least nine Occupy Charleston demonstrators were arrested just after midnight at Marion Square on King Street in Downtown Charleston.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Group had largely fallen out of the spotlight after lukewarm October demonstrations.
If gaining attention is half the battle for the Occupy movement, Thursday’s takeover of a Michele Bachmann event in Mount Pleasant could be deemed a huge success by its organizers. The group's emergence Thursday is the first time the public has heard from them since tepid protests in mid-October drew small crowds. By contrast on Thursday, in front of a throng of reporters who broadcast the raucous demonstration around the globe, roughly 30 or so Occupy Charleston protesters stopped Bachmann’s speech and forced her to briefly leave the stage under police escort. Read more about the Bachmann protest, view videos and photos. The protesters say the demonstration was their way of sharing their views, and ambushing Bachmann’s event is the only …
Protesters say they are giving a voice to unheard masses.
Occupy Charleston protesters say Michele Bachmann and other presidential candidates spread their message with the help of massive political donations from big business and the nation's wealthiest 1 percent. "We could never spend this kind of money to spread our message," said Max Brewer, one of 30 or so protesters who took over a Bachmann rally in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Thursday.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
March planned for Saturday, 99-hour demonstration set for Wednesday.
The nationwide Occupy protests, which have drawn protesters in major cities across the country, will spread to the Lowcountry on Saturday with a noon march in downtown Charleston. Protestors will meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Mall Playground and assemble for a march past Marion Square, along King and Meeting streets and then assemble at Washington Square. Protesters are asked to meet in the park to assemble, since city ordinance prevents the group from marching on sidewalks in groups larger than 49 people, according to the Occupy Charleston website. Organizers plan to send multiple protest groups, if the crowd grows that large. The Saturday march concludes with a 10-minute show of solidarity in Washington Square, according to the Occupy …
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12:09 pm on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
There is no apology necessary because Rick Santorum said nothing false or bigoted. He is a man of his principals and refuses to be bullied by their group. He has a right to disagree with the LGBT. I also disagree with them. They chose their livestyle. Learn to live with the fact everyone will not approve. If their lifestyle is great, they don't need anyone's approval. more ›