President Obama Magically Silences a Crying Baby

According to a pool report from the Huffington Post 's Amanda Terkel , Sturtz 's interruption began halfway through Obama's 20-minute speech. Obama, interrupted, paused, and proceeded to confront Sturtz face-to-face: "One of the things I don't do well is this," replied FLOTUS to loud applause.She left the lectern and moved over tothe protester, saying they could "listento me or you can take the mic, but I'm leaving. You all decide. You have one choice." Crowd started shouting that they wanted FLOTUS to stay. "You need to go!" said one woman near the protester. The protester was then escorted out, shouting "...lesbian looking for federal equality before I die." (First part of the quote was inaudible.) Pool could not get their name before they were taken out. According Terkel's interview with Sturtzafter the fundraiser , the activist's outburst was impromptu. And, she added, she was startled by Obama's response: "Basically, I was asked by thefirst lady to be quiet, and I can't be quiet any longer," Sturtz said, adding,"s he obviously thought she was going to make an example of me or something. I wasn't scared at all." The Washington Post had more description from Sturtz of the incident: “She came right down in my face...I was taken aback.”