She was in a private home, and they tossed her ass out.

Story done. No more drama.

That is all that was needed I think.

an invite to another one of their political soirees ever again. After all, their interest in bundling donations was to accrue influence and access in order to have opportunity to lobby for their causes--not have their home be a place where the FLOTUS gets dissed and is made to feel unwelcome.

Her money--or the money of her spoiling little "activist" group--is no good anymore. Her name is mud. I suppose being put on the "Disruptive Asshole" list could be considered a punishment, as well, if she cares about such things.

I would recommend she try to redeem herself by going after the people who oppose Equality For All and wish gay people ill--she should start with Boehner, if she dares.

You know, I can object to something someone does, and I can think it is an awful thing. I can say, "Hey that was a really shitty thing that person did" and not be demanding some kind of physical or financial exaction be levied on them.

This is, more and more, a harder concept for people to grasp on DU.

She shouted, she got shouted back at. Done, done.

Welcome back to port, Commodore.

I decree that she must spend the rest if her life as an asshole.

a particular act (a heckling, a shoe throwing, a traffic disruption, any form of protest or expression) and to think the act was silly, ineffective, disruptive or whatever - but still be in full or partial agreement with the position or opinion being expressed by the actor.

(Love the picture! I wonder if they were going really fast, or if they just managed to hit at high tide. The former amuses* me more, so that's what I'm going to believe...

* With the caveat that I really hope no one was hurt. That wouldn't be funny** at all...

** And, it wouldn't be funny if there was any resulting environmental damage...)

On DU for as long as possible. Mebbe get a pitbull and a season pass to Olive Garden.

nt

Let's milk this thing!

She paid her $500 and had her say.

This will teach her how misplaced her heckling really was.
We are not the enemy!

questions for the Q & A afterwards. Oh, and keep cellphones off or on vibrate, people paid good money to hear a speech. Kind of like the movies.

I laugh at idiots that try to paint her as a racist.

I don't think she should be allowed back into any 1st Lady events.

Maybe she should go holler at Congress. Heckle people that are actually against lgbt rights.

Mrs. Obama fights back, much to her surprise and dismay. I don't think she's going to try that again.

She SHOULD go holler at Congress. They're the real problem here.

and harass her donors and friends and anyone who may have aided her.

you are one of my favorite duers and all....

She heckled. She was countered by Michelle Obama. She was tossed out of the event.

Why would there be any further punishment?

Since that option was not one of the choices, I passed and added it in my post.

further their causes. Both are nothing but attention junkies.

The audience wanted her gone. She left. End of story.

P.S. Maybe a little training...

Trainer: If you interrupt ANYONE while they are speaking, they may respond.
Heckler In Training: Ohhhhhhhhhhh

Nothing more should happen to her.

Other than that nothing should happen to her.

. . .that's all she's entitled to.

Where'd he go anyway? I was wanting to see more.

I'm sure he'll come along and put you on FULL IGNORE as soon as he's caught up.

is busy firing up their sock drawer for shits and giggles, if you ask me.

all about how executive orders work, so that we can see that PO can and should write executive orders for ALL of our problems.

People on DU calling for her punishment are no different than right wingers who chastised anyone who dared to speak out against Bush when he was president during the last decade.

I am shocked so many DU members voted in this poll.

The homeowners had Sturtz escorted away from the event. That is perfectly fine and I have no problems with that.

I do have problems with people - especially people on what should be a progressive and Democratic web site - who are up in arms about an American using non-violent civil disobedience to enact social change. I swear DU seems more like FR than anything today.

go heckle Congress or Ted Cruz or Rubio or any other right wing nutbar that opposes lgbt rights.
Did she go heckle Ann Romney when it was campaign time? Did she heckle Laura Bush?

None of these people have direct access to the current president like Michelle does.

I support Sturtz for her actions yesterday.

I think it was too rude, and the wrong place, wrong time.

I never heard about Sturtz heckling Ann Romney or Laura Bush.

Quelle surprise. Only a matter of time before you stop getting away with this shit.

doosh

The sooner, the better.

she has already given herself.

knowledge, it's still not a crime to be rude & insult the host's guest.

nt

nt

nt

yeah I suppose so. I don't agree with her tactics, but it is an important issue. one of the problems with her approach is her method stepped on her message, which was in fact important. I knew it was an lgbt issue, but I honestly had no idea it was that until you just told me.

this was one of the latter. nobody is talking about what she said (except you and I right now, I suppose) but how she said it. it is called stepping on your own message and one of the worst things you can do in any sort of mass communication effort.

What was she protesting?

Why was Michelle so defensive and threatening to walk out?

I guess we'll have to wait and see if Obama signs that executive order.

nt

And I think she's getting it.

Obama handled it well (she's not an elected official); the protestor has every right to say whatever she wants but results are not guaranteed (though she is getting beau coup free publicity - more bang for her $500 ticket than she could have hoped for).

How dare she interrupt that haughty, uppity Queen?

seriously, despite the humor indications! Tell us how you really feel, indeed.

You've revealed a hate-on for the POTUS/FLOTUS and you've got the ice cubes over me? Flattered.

near the top of my authoritarian scale, IMHO. You don't have the brass ring, but you definitely are a contender.

All she needs now is a talking to about appropriate people to heckle and appropriate venues wherein to do so.

That's all. Nothing else is required.

Did anyone here call for any punishment or are your knickers in a twist because people are defending the First Lady who you obviously don't like?

I would say we should give her life in the electric chair. First, she went after a non political target despite the fact that FLOTUS has campaigned for political events, and it was a political event she was at. Then because FLOTUS is black, obviously it is a hate crime.

and their posts admonishing the heretics who don't agree with them.

Informal private dinner with the first lady seems appropriate.

trashed with her big mouth and misdirected ire.

Given that the couple hosting the event were gay (legally married lesbians, in fact), you don't suppose they wouldn't have EVER discussed these issues in a friendly way at this--or other--venues with members of the WH staff? This couple wasn't playing beanball--they were bundling for the DNC and hosting a low-key, friendly to FLOTUS, no-stress, no-drama, intimate event. That kind of shit, that's easy to do, not too much pushing and shoving, easy-in/easy-out/close to home is stuff that principals like FLOTUS like, and it brings in nice amounts of cash, and that cash not only helps elect Dems, but it buys access. This big mouth moron fucked that up but good for the doctor and her wife.

Did she break the law? I don't see an option for nothing. I don't approve of her behavior, but I don't see anything criminal about it either.

and it gives the public a chance to heckle her.


edited to add ... I'm not being serious about actually doing this.

The mere thought of it brings shivers to me spine....

Off with her head!