Lisa Murkowski, John Barrasso Heckled At Alaska GOP Convention

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) faced a tough crowd at the Alaska Republican Party Convention on Friday, where she was heckled onstage by a group including Ron Paul supporters.

Murkowski was introducing guest speaker Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), when a woman yelled, “Republicans rise!” and began addressing Murkowski.

Barrasso was also interrupted several times. A man screamed, "She's weak!" after Barrasso praised Murkowski, and a group booed and began chanting "Ron Paul" after Barrasso announced his support for Mitt Romney.

Watch the video, from YouTube user OccupyFromTheNorth:

Murkowski told the Alaska Dispatch that she didn't believe Ron Paul's organization had planned the protest, saying, "I didn’t understand them to be an organization that acts in a manner like that."

Paul organizer Evan Cutler apologized for the incident the next day, calling it "completely inappropriate," the Dispatch reported.

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Comments

[Captainelectron]

05:08 PM on 05/06/2012

The Demopublicans and Republicrats have tried the warfare/welfare/security state and we the people have found it wanting. Time to stop sitting quietly while the political class consumes us with their pathological narcissism and desire for power.

[Raven21]

05:23 PM on 05/01/2012

Ron Paul Supporters: Oh yeah, act The Fool and win votes and supporters for your candidate. If he's smart, he'll say "Thanks but No Thanks" to your kind of "support."

[Wheelo]

05:01 PM on 05/01/2012

Considering how she bucks her own party, the party of no, she's pretty strong really. If she'd only switch parties....

[Scalian]

04:41 PM on 05/01/2012

Your party has been taken over by fanatics. Time to change parties.

[floodmfx]

04:35 PM on 05/01/2012

Stay Classy, GOP

[Irregardless]

04:09 PM on 05/01/2012

Thats what happens when you try to speak to a room packed with hyenas.

[Phil de Prato]

03:28 PM on 05/01/2012

This does show that all republicans do not march to the same drum beat or should I say they are out of right wing step?

[henrypapillon]

03:27 PM on 05/01/2012

These people are like something from the movie "The Postman."

[Grunty1]

03:23 PM on 05/01/2012

Sorry Lisa, but RUshpublicans don't really like women very much. You had the gall to speak out against their war on women (despite voting for it, shame on you).

[rudy in la]

02:34 PM on 05/01/2012

ai find heckling annoying in most cases. If you think someone's a fool, the best way to prove your point usually is to let them talk. You can debate argue and ridicule after. There is the rare, but occasional event, where you find out their thinking is not that different from your own or has a degree of logic. Rudeness accomplishes little other than the short term thrill of mob think. JMHO.

[Barbara DeZan]

02:23 PM on 05/01/2012

Oh, how repubs hate civil disobedience.

They really, really do.

[Phil de Prato]

03:33 PM on 05/01/2012

Republicans hate freedom of speech unless they are the one that is speaking.

[429freckles]

02:00 PM on 05/01/2012

Wow. Maybe she'd be considered more 'powerful' if she didn't vote in block with the rest of the GOP Senate. Time to take a backbone & stand with your constituents Lisa.

[Phil de Prato]

03:37 PM on 05/01/2012

She apparantly is a very good sheep and McConnell is her shepard.

[kanga573]

01:51 PM on 05/01/2012

If the Republican party wants to exist beyond the date when whites are no longer the majority race in this country, it better pay close attention to Lisa Murkowski. She's the best thing they've got right now.

[lulubelle1956]

01:51 PM on 05/01/2012

murkowski voted for the blunt amendment. she can kiss her political life goodbye.

[Grunty1]

03:24 PM on 05/01/2012

BUt that wasn't the reason they are against her now. It was because she remarked that it was a mistake to vote for Blunt.

[Clearing-Brush]

01:47 PM on 05/01/2012

LMAO at the GOP - the party of right-wing extremists.

God, save this country from these people....