And one of President Obama’s top advisers, Valerie Jarrett, was hissed and heckled during a talk at the Netroots Nation Convention in Pittsburgh. The Huffington Post reports a protester in the audience screamed out a question about why the White House was trying to keep additional photographs of detainee abuse from becoming public. More shouts and protests followed after Jarrett defended Obama’s decision not to release the photos. Another member of the audience shouted out a question about why the private security contractor Blackwater was still being paid for work overseas.
Obama Adviser Heckled at Netroots Nation Convention
HeadlineAug 17, 2009