A protester just tried to rush the stage as Hillary Clinton spoke in Iowa.

[oberliner]

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A protester just tried to rush the stage as Hillary Clinton spoke in Iowa. They got to the steps before agents took them down.

The woman who jumped the barrier was Kelsey Atkinson from Direct Action Everywhere, an animal rights organization.

This group has been at a few Hillary events lately (and, I believe, they also protested at some Sanders events during the primary).

Not cool to rush the stage at a Hillary event, especially in light of Trump's recent comments.

[Curtland1015]

1. Never a smart idea. Doubly stupid after a "joke" about assassinating her JUST made major news. N/T

[oberliner]

3. Atkinson jumped over the barrier at the event and was tackled at the foot of the steps

Atkinson jumped over the barrier at the event and was tackled at the foot of the steps to Clinton's right.

Here is what Eva Hamer, a member of the animal rights org, said about why the group wants to confront Clinton.

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[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

30. I doubt she even knows Trump made a threat yesterday

One issue activists are so into "their thing" they don't give a shit about anything else.

[Curtland1015]

32. Unless her dog told her about it.

[BlueStreak]

2. Sounds like a good way to get shot in the head. She's very lucky.

[apcalc]

4. Right...way stupid

What's to gain? A few days in jail?
No help for your cause.

[oberliner]

8. The group calls for total animal liberation.

That animals and humans should be treated the same.

[SCantiGOP]

17. I used to have a friend who was like this

She did not like the word "pets," she called them "animal companions." She also told me that one day "specieism", the arrogant belief that people are better than other animals, would be as disdained a concept as sexism or racism.
When I pointed out that most animals do not live - or die - very well in nature, she said she would like to see the day that people would intervene if they saw one animal hurting another. I said, "You mean like a lizard eating a bug?" and she said Yes, absolutely.

I don't know whatever happened to her. Years ago I came across a shirt she had given me that said "Heart attacks are God's punishment for eating his animal friends."

[Travis_0004]

26. Some people are just crazy

Ask a lion if he thinks the zebra is equal.

[riversedge]

5. VIDEO CLIP.....@owillis and she doesn't even budge. #CommanderInChief

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Protester tries to storm the stage as Clinton speaks in Iowa. PO-92WE

https://twitter.com/CNNNewsource/status/763464615158243328



Flacco Is Elite ?@TwiTati 22m22 minutes ago

@CNNNewsource @owillis and she doesn't even budge. #CommanderInChief
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Matthew Taylor ?@DrMatthewTaylor 19m19 minutes ago

@TwiTati @CNNNewsource @owillis I noticed that 2, it was badass; didn't break cadence at all. More backbone than any of the #GOP #ImWithHer
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Delonté De Clou ?@dilemmv 18m18 minutes ago

Delonté De Clou Retweeted CNN Newsource

He rushed the stage and she turned her back to him. Bad Ass! @CNNNewsource

[KMOD]

13. thanks, riversedge

strong, cool and calm.

[BlueStreak]

20. Wow, she's getting pretty good at keeping her train of thought while this crazy stuff is happening

To me, Trump sounds just like Donald Sterling -- the racist, senile owner of the LA Clippers. He was able to formulate complete sentences, but he was clearly off his rocker.

Some people think Trump is doing the insane stuff because he is a clever self-promoter. I am convinced he is well on his way to Sterling-land. He is not really capable of changing at this stage. What is left of his brain is on auto-pilot.

There was a little of this with Jerry Ford, and a lot of it with John McCain. Certainly by Reagan's second term, there wasn't much going on inside his skull. But Trump really seems the most senile of any Presidential candidate I have seen in the last 50 years.

It is a serious problem, and people should stop avoiding direct questions. This guy needs a thorough mental exam.

[misterhighwasted]

31. And here's her full speech. Great crowd..outstanding speech!

And she never missed a beat when the fool approached her stage.
She just turned her back like he didn't exist.

And "poof" he was gone.


Here’s the video. Look for Hillary to come on a little past the one hour 15 minute marker.

Heres the Link & more pics

https://still4hill.com/2016/08/10/hillary-clinton-in-des-moines/

[Siwsan]

6. How does that give ANY credibility to their cause?

Working to stop cruelty to animals is a noble cause, but I just don't see the point of rushing the stage at a political rally. MAYBE I could understand if it was a rally with someone like Palin, or one of Trump's wildlife slaughtering sprogs, but even then you are just going to get tossed out the door and nothing is really accomplished.

[oberliner]

11. Their cause is not to stop cruelty to animals

Hillary has a strong position against animal cruelty, as this group acknowledges.

Their cause is total animal liberation and species equality between humans and animals.

[Siwsan]

18. Got it. But still, rushing that stage still seems pretty pointless.

And I still don't understand why they aren't rushing Trump's stage, if that think that kind of tactic has value.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

25. Nutty cause nutty person nutty tactics

[JaneyVee]

7. What was she planning on doing?

Meanwhile, Trumps kids kill endangered animals.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Whatever was she thinking?

Especially after an implied assassination threat, how dumb was it to rush the stage where someone with Secret Service protection is speaking? I suppose this dumbass wanted to get arrested, but these days the result could be a whole lot worse.

Lotsa stupid happening out there...

[Skidmore]

10. How does this do her cause good?

Nt

[oberliner]

15. Their cause is "animal liberation"

It's pretty far out there.

[Monk06]

27. Why not go after Trump for imprisoning that baby Orangutan on top of his head

[RKP5637]

16. Same thoughts here. It makes her look like a stupid protester. n/t

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. They remind me of kids who pester the parent who "gives in" sometimes...

.. instead of the one who will just say "No."

[RKP5637]

14. She's lucky she was not shot. I'm sure security is highly on edge and alert. Was absolutely stupid!

[AgadorSparticus]

19. I am all for animal rights. Always have been. But it just looks so...

Out of touch at this moment when Rome is burning down. Just seems like we have some pretty damn pressing issues that supercede animal rights.

[oberliner]

21. Hillary Clinton has an animals rights statement in her platform

She was the only candidate from either party to include one.

This group is for "animal liberation" which supports extending to animals most of the same rights afforded to humans.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. Is this one of the animal rights groups that believes there should be no pets

because being a pet is a kind of involuntary servitude or something, so all the pet dogs and cats should be "freed" to live in the wild without the yoke of human oppression on their little furry shoulders?

[AgadorSparticus]

24. For real?!?!?! Those people are high. The only being enslaved in my household is me.

I cry 1,000 tears thinking about the hamster wheel that I am tied to each week. I plot and plan my escape but, nope. Got bills to pay....

[napi21]

28. BOY! She needs to talk to my dog. I'm positive he'd tell her...

F-off lady. I got a great life here and I sure don't want to have to fend for myself out in the wild! I sleep in abig comfy bed with my t what I want to eat, sleep in a big comfortable bed, play when I want sleep when I want, and the humans who work here protect me from anything that might hurt me. LEAVE ME ALONE!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. Same with my cats. They'd be howling at the door to come back inside

where there's plenty of food and comfortable places to nap. "Sleep outside? Catch our own food? Seriously?"

[sarae]

33. haha!

My cat hides under the bed when people knock on the door.

The time she got locked out by accident, she sat by the door and mewled loudly until we let her back in.

She is definitely a spoiled lady of leisure.

[Hav]

23. Going for the Darwin Award I guess.

Given that the SS must be on edge after Trump's insane remarks, one should know better.

[mainer]

34. Remember "Trump steaks"? And they choose to attack Hillary?

What the heck is wrong with these animal rights folks?

[oberliner]

36. They attacked Beyonce for going vegan

They are sort of a topsy turvy kind of group in my opinion.

WHY BEYONCÉ GOING VEGAN IS BAD FOR ANIMALS

But it isn't. Why? Because veganism for its own sake is not good for animals. Instead, the promotion of the vegan diet without animal rights messaging actively harms the animal rights movement. Moreover, the movement’s focus on mass consumer dietary change has little historical or empirical basis, despite being our movement's main strategy.

http://directactioneverywhere.com/theliberationist/2015/6/10/why-beyonc-going-vegan-is-bad-for-animals

[Blue Idaho]

35. Nothing but respect for those who protect our candidates & leaders.

I swear these USSS people have ice water running throu their veins. As dumb as it was for the protestor to rush the stage, those who stand guard never flinch or react out of fear. In today's climate, I am doubly glad the men and women who serve are as good as it gets.

Years and years ago (Mondale/Ferraro) I had a chance to see them "in action" from three feet away. I have nothing but respect for their dedication and duty.