Barack Obama got a little testy Monday when a heckler interrupted his speech at a Barbara Boxer fundraiser to shout, “Move faster on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell!'” As the crowd started to boo, Obama fired back. “Maybe he didn't read the newspapers, because we are working with congress as we speak to roll back 'don't ask, don't tell,'” he said. “I actually think he does read the newspapers, because his heart wasn't in it—he said, 'Do it faster.' C'mon man...”
Obama rarely gets in protesters' faces, but his retort could be because they're getting more aggressive with him. The heckler, Obama noted, had interrupted his LA fundraiser, as well. He's the co-founder of a new group called GetEQUAL, the Huffington Post reports, which is also affiliated with a man who recently chained himself to the White House fence. He's also probably annoyed about being heckled on DADT just a day after announcing major progress toward its repeal.
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