Leftists, Code Pink, and a smattering of conservatives and libertarians staged a vociferous protest outside the White House while President Obama made his Syria speech Saturday afternoon.[PHOTOS] The police forcibly cleared the street (though not the sidewalk) shortly before Obama began talking, James Bovard said in AntiWar.Blog on Saturday. Some folks suggested that Obama might have delayed his speech because of the noisy chants behind heard inside. (I have no confirmation on that.) I disagree vigorously with the Answer folks on numerous issues but they raised a ruckus on the right side of the issue today, he said.