<p><a href="http://www.bet.com/content/bet/topics/t/the-occupy-movement.html">Occupy Wall Street</a> protesters greeted <a href="http://www.bet.com/topics/b/barack-obama.html">President Obama</a> Wednesday night in New York City, where he was scheduled to attend <a href="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/occupy-wall-street-to-march-to-obamas-sheraton-fundraiser-tonight/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" s_oid="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/occupy-wall-street-to-march-to-obamas-sheraton-fundraiser-tonight/" s_oidt="0">three top-dollar</a> campaign fundraising events. The events included a gathering at the home of Jack Rosen, chairman of the <a href="http://www.ajcongress.org/site/PageServer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" s_oid="http://www.ajcongress.org/site/PageServer" s_oidt="0">American Jewish Congress</a>, a dinner at the tony Gotham Bar and Grill and a reception at the Sheraton Hotel that started at $1,000 a person and went as high as $35,800.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Close to 100 protesters <a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/occupy-protesters-mobilize-for-obamas-visit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" s_oid="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/occupy-protesters-mobilize-for-obamas-visit/" s_oidt="0">greeted</a> Obama at the hotel, bearing signs that called him a ?corporate puppet? and expressed other similar sentiments. One man, wearing a mask of the president?s face, carried a sign that read, ?I sold out!?&nbsp;<i></i></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&quot;You know, in this city, that if you're having a $35,000-a-plate dinner, that a lot of those people are going to be the Wall Street executives that we've been opposing for months now,&quot; organizer Ben Campbell <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country/2011/nov/30/occupy-protesters-target-obama-nyc-fundraiser/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" s_oid="http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country/2011/nov/30/occupy-protesters-target-obama-nyc-fundrai" s_oidt="0">told</a> the public radio station WNYC.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The group's long-term strategy includes targeting both political parties and holding them accountable. Demonstrators disrupted Obama?s visit to New Hampshire last week and a Mitt Romney fundraiser in Florida this week. They?ve also protested at events attended by Rep. <a href="http://www.bet.com/topics/m/michele-bachmann.html">Michele Bachmann</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><i>BET Politics - Your source for the latest news, photos, and videos illuminating key issues and personalities in African-American political life, plus commentary from some of our liveliest voices.</i></p>

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