Obama to Gay Rights Protesters: You Don’t Have To Holler

President Barack Obama chastised liberal protesters who interrupted his speech this week in support of Senator Barbara Boxer by asking why they think they need to holler to be heard. In the meantime, back in Washington, the White House was clearing Lafayette Park of media who were unable to hear protesters who handcuffed themselves to the fence. They apparently needed to holler but it did little good.

At the rally, Obama was confronted by the fact that he has yet to do away with the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Obama was mystified (around 2:10 on the video): “When you got an ally like Barbara Boxer and you’ve got an ally like me who are standing for the same thing, then you don’t know exactly why you have to holler because we already hear you.” He might want to review this video from back home in Washington: