Anti-Fracking Protesters Spoil PA Governor Inauguration Ceremony

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Yesterday, Democrat anti-drilling protesters spoiled the inauguration of one of their own--Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Democrat, wants to tax the shale drilling industry into oblivion). There were "more than 100" very loud demonstrators outside of the inauguration according to the AP, which in partisan liberal math translates into "several hundred" protesters for PBS's StateImpact Pennsylvania. Eight of these ill-behaved children adults were were so loud and obnoxious Pennsylvania State Police arrested and removed them. Two of them stood up during the inauguration speech hollering "ban fracking now" and were removed by State Police. The "ban fracking now" chant could be heard throughout the inauguration--spoiling the ceremony for everyone. According to those who organized this shameful performance, they were emboldened by New York's recent ban--hoping if they can make enough noise and throw enough temper tantrums, they'll get PA to ban it too. (Hey, it worked for them when they were children, why wouldn't it work now?)...

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