College Republicans Are Scary

College Republicans refused entry to Obama’s speech, deemed a ‘security threat’

Who knew a group of College Republicans could be so scary.
Ten members of the College Republicans were denied entry to see President Barack Obama’s speech at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo., Wednesday, with security personnel telling the students they posed a security threat, The College Fix reported.
Security working at the event told the students, who donned Tea Party t-shirts and patriotic clothing, that they were refused entry not because of “politics, but the President’s safety,” State Treasurer of the College Republicans Courtney Scott told The College Fix.
But security didn’t just deny the students entry. The group was asked to leave the vicinity and stay several hundred yards away from the recreation center where President Obama gave his speech.
Scott and her fellow Republicans — who had tickets to the event — were confused as to why they were subject to such extreme scrutiny when the other 2,500 in attendance were not.
“It just didn’t make any sense,” Scott told The College Fix. “A lot of us traveled several hours to watch the speech. We were very disappointed not to be able to attend.”
The students spent the day protesting the president’s economic policies at the campus’ designated “public speech area,” holding signs calling for capitalism and a lower unemployment rate for Millennials,and talking with passersby.
But when it came time to head into the recreation center — far from the “public speech area” — the students shed their signs and waited in line for several hours with fellow attendees. According to The College Fix, the day’s heat coupled with the President’s late arrival caused several students to pass out from heat exhaustion and others to leave early. Event organizers even began granting entry to students without tickets in an effort to fill seats.
President Obama’s appearance at the University of Central Missouri was the second in a series of economic speeches focused on the middle class he gave this week. The White House announced Obama’s “pivot” back to the economy after the first six months of his second term has been plagued with a bevy of scandals, sluggish economy and high unemployment rates. President Obama also made stops at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., and Jacksonville, Fla.

By Melissa Quinn /// July 26, 2013

 

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