Quoted In The Bergen Record!
NJ Protesters Sound Off At Obama Rally
A New Jersey contingent joined a crowd of several hundred sign-waving protesters outside the Capitol in Washington on Friday to oppose changes the Obama administration wants to make to health insurance and much more.
“We’re just really concerned about basically our liberty being taken away,” said Mike Proto of Hackensack, holding a sign reading “Socialism Isn’t Cool.”
Along with health care, Proto cited the proposals to reduce carbon emissions through a cap-and-trade system as job killers that would infringe on personal liberty.
The rally was organized by the group Americans for Prosperity as part of its two-day “Defending the Dream” summit.
Proto’s sign and the hundreds reading “Hands Off My Health Care,” were printed by AFP, but many people also held hand-lettered signs with such slogans as “King George Didn’t Listen Either” and “Obamacare/The Next Cash for Clunkers/Turn in Grandma.”
“The government is mandating that we all get health care and if we don’t we all get fined. I don’t think that’s right,” said George Humphris of Toms River. His elaborate, homemade sign attracted many in the crowd who wanted a snapshot of it.
