\"Billionaires for Wealthcare\"\r\n\"Billionaires for Bush\" have morphed into \"Billionaires for Wealthcare\" - Even if they are socialists they are pretty funny.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nMesa protesters target Schweikert, to his amusement\r\n<\/p>
\r\nU.S. Rep. David Schweikert was the toast of protesters Wednesday at a meeting with his constituents in Mesa, and he didn't mind at all.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nDressed in tuxedos and top hats, members of Billionaires for Wealthcare piled out a sleek black Cadillac Escalade to \"thank\" Schweikert for supporting the wealthy and even attempted to give him a present during the meeting.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nThey ladled out the sarcasm by drinking sparking water out of wine glasses.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nThe seven protesters chanted such slogans as \"hey, hey, ho, ho, keep the profits with the CEOs\" and sang, \"All we are saying is give greed a chance.\"\r\n<\/p>
\r\nThe protesters burst into the meeting while Mesa Mayor Scott Smith was speaking, shouted a few slogans and tried to give Schweikert a gift before they were ushered out by Mesa police.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nBut Schweikert seemed anything but upset at the protesters, who have visited him at other constituent meetings in Fountain Hills and elsewhere.\r\n<\/p>
\r\n\"It actually amuses me. You have to give them credit for trying to be funny,\" Schweikert said before he outlined problems with the national debt in a slide presentation.\r\n<\/p>
\r\n\"I think it's great. It helps me tell the story of how out of touch\" the protesters are on the Medicare issue, he said.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nSchweikert added that he believes the protesters represent the extreme liberal fringe and upset moderate Democrats who want an honest dialogue about Medicare funding.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nBut protester Barbara Njos said she joined the protesters to spotlight Schweikert's positions on Medicare and other issues.\r\n<\/p>
\r\n\"I care about the middle class. I think I might be losing middle-class status sometime soon,\" she said. \"It's because I care about people.\"\r\n<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/community\/mesa\/articles\/2011\/09\/28\/20110928mesa-schweikert-protest0928-on.html","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"Dressed in tuxedos and top hats, members of Billionaires for Wealthcare piled out a sleek black Cadillac Escalade to "thank" Schweikert for supporting the wealthy and even attempted to give him a present during the meeting.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2011\/09\/248052.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}