Satirists Rally for Romney: 'These Hippies Should Buy Their Own Politicians'

March 15, 2012 from Democracy Now!

In New York City, dozens of people rallied outside the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Wednesday to protest a fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. Adopting the language of Occupy Wall Street, a satirical group calling themselves "1% for Mitt" offered a mock defense of Romney's candidacy: "I'm here today to, you know, tell these hippies that they should buy their own politicians. That's the American way."

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