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Mitch McConnell Heckled Out of Restaurant for Second Time in Two Days
A crowd of protestors played Public Enemys Fight the Power and shouted no justice, no peace
by Daniela Galarza Jul 10, 2018, 10:05am EDT
No restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, is safe for Mitch McConnell, it seems. Protesters followed the Senate Majority Leader to his dinner destination on Sunday night, blasting Public Enemys Fight the Power and chanting no justice, no peace. McConnell and his group was forced to leave Italian restaurant Sarino mid-meal due to the disturbance, according to the Courier Journal.
The episode follows a lunch in Louisville over the weekend after which McConnell was chased by protesters yelling Vote him out! Abolish ICE! and Go home! (McConnell is based in Louisville when hes not in Washington, D.C.)
A bartender who works at the restaurant next door, Nick Hulstine, saw the protesters coming and offered up his speaker system to play Fight the Power. One of the protesters had a mega-phone, and a group of about 10 entered the restaurant while McConnell was dining. According to passers-by, the staff at Sarino wanted to serve McConnell, and were yelling at the protesters to leave. Some staff began to escort the protesters out. Ultimately, it was McConnell who left, with bodyguards and in unmarked cars this time, per the Courier Journal.
They did it to hold McConnell accountable, Jesus Ibañez, an organizer for Occupy ICE in Louisville, confirmed to the Courier Journal. Though McConnell opposed the Trump administrations separation of children from their parents at the border, he does support the administrations other immigration policies, including forced detainment.
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babylonsister
Jul 2018
OP
great question. Personally, I'd like to see protests against reich wing media.
BlancheSplanchnik
Jul 2018
#82
That was a good find, by the way, I've never heard any sort of whisper before.
marble falls
Jul 2018
#21
I guess he and Elaine are going to have to cook and eat at home like the rest of us.
blueinredohio
Jul 2018
#10
THANK YOU BRAVE RESISTERS 🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2018 #VoteThemOUT #WIPOLITICS #WIUNION
riversedge
Jul 2018
#33
I love it. Make those traitors as uncomfortable as possible. This country is in trouble.
catbyte
Jul 2018
#37
No peace or place to hide for Mitch and Elaine. Shame them every chance you get
Pepsidog
Jul 2018
#59
Evildoers cannot rest until they do evil. We cannot rest until they are out of power.
dalton99a
Jul 2018
#67
It's good to see these protests...after all, who in the repub leadership recently had any town hall
SWBTATTReg
Jul 2018
#72
EVERY SINGLE ONE of these traitorous bastards needs to know that the minute they step
niyad
Jul 2018
#73
"You fresh people leave my poor indefensible baby alone now, you hear??!!"
sprinkleeninow
Jul 2018
#76