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She was given an impassioned speak on one of her favorite topics, children. >> because they are counting on us to give them the chances they need for the futures they deserve. >> reporter: but one woman in the crowd wanted to talk about something else. gay rights. >> i need your husband -- >> reporter: it's hard to hear, but that's ellen sturtz. sturtz is from the activist group, get equal. she interrupts the first lady to ask her why the president hasn't signed an executive order that would bar a company that does business with the federal government from discriminating for sexual orientation...

All right. >> i can leave. >> no, please don't leave. no. >> all right. you can see mrs. obama went back to the podium and did finish what she had to say. >> the protester was later identified as ellen sturtz, an activist for pro-lgbt group, get equal. she was shouting for president to sign executive order to protect gay and lesbian rights. probably not the best way to go about that. >> don't know if she handled it great. clearly better ways to handle it. you know what to be in that situation, especially an intimate gathering. get heckled like that. she hasn't been a senator or congressman. >>...

You know -- all right. because can i just say once again, barbara and i are supportive of repealing don't ask don't tell, so i don't know why you're hollering. megyn: so the criticism of president obama was that he was a little snarky, he didn't like the protests. that's what some perceived as they watched that, then a couple days later, we see this happen the a the white house. you're telling me robert gibbs spoke to that today and said no, that the white house was not behind the park police's decision? >> and also the secret service, that that was squarely -- he placed that squarely on the s...

And where to save, and the challenges folks have been facing here here -- >> yes, we can, yes, we can, yes, we can! >> yes, we can, yes, we can, yes, we can! >> barbara -- >> barbara -- >> yes, we can! yes, we can! >> everybody, i just wanted to confirm, i just checked with barbara, so if anybody else is thinking about starting a chant, barbara didn't even vote for don't ask don't tell in the first place, so you know she's going to be in favor of repealing don't ask don't tell. bill: barbara, obviously barbara boxer, off to his left, the protestors were from get equal, a gay and lesbian group ...