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forget the importance of this speech, many headlines read "President Heckled Repeatedly"
dkf
(37,305 posts)This person has done the public a disservice. She sucked up the media attention for her own use and took away from what Obama was trying to do.
SHAME ON HER!!!
She is a blight to her cause.
burnodo
(2,017 posts)What news would have carried more than a snippet of the speech?
dkf
(37,305 posts)See even Lawrence had to show her.
Pragdem
(233 posts)They are a blight to any cause they support.
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)if Medea hadn't handed them an "alternative narrative" somebody else would have. They'd be interrupting coverage with urgent updates on a fender bender in New Jersey if they had to.
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)I respect Medea's past work but she jumped the shark in 2009. Now she's preaching the ratpack's gospel of drone and Scahill's defending her? I hope she's not being played.
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)ucrdem
(15,512 posts)HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)if you could simply explain.
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)ucrdem
(15,512 posts)Start here and read down: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022795685#post37
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)jeremy scahill ✔ @jeremyscahill
In disrupting Obama's speech, @medeabenjamin asked POTUS a question no journalist has: What about the killing of 16 yr old Abdulrahman?
11:58 AM - 23 May 2013
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/23-7
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)Looks like Medea is free to line up interviews and Twitter with her pals including Occupy Wall Street:
See you there, @jeremyscahill
jeremy scahill jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill 6h
We should put @medeabenjamin in Guantanamo.
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Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin @medeabenjamin 3h
Lots of press coverage from today. Will @BarackObama listen and #CloseGitmo & #StopDrones? http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?id=6413
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Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin @medeabenjamin 4h
Here's my invitation from an anonymous admirer! You never know who is on @codepink's side pic.twitter.com/UMzMR9IIar
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allisonkilkenny allisonkilkenny @allisonkilkenny 7h
Protesters are rude. Droning civilians is pragmatic.
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Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin @medeabenjamin 6h
@HuffPostPol thanks. Drone strikes got the best of me.
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Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street @OccupyWallStNYC 6h
BREAKING! @BarackObama acknowledges heckler @MedeaBenjamin from @CodePink End the #Drone wars! http://ow.ly/ll2Im
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CODEPINK CODEPINK @codepink 6h
Today @medeabenjamin spoke truth to power @BarackObama. Check out the transcript here: http://gawker.com/obamas-national-security-press-conference-just-got-hec-509566920 via @Gawker #drones #gitmo
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Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin @medeabenjamin 6h
Thanks for the support. Call Alli to schedule interviews: 860 575 5692.
https://twitter.com/medeabenjamin
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)all in one paragraph. I underlined the 4 names so you won't miss them:
So, you know, I think that becausebecause its a popular Democratic president, I think people have been convinced that things have really radically shifted, and in reality, they havent.
And I think a lot of the Bush people stand in awe of what President Obama has been able to do, because they know that they probably wouldnt have been able to get it done themselves.
So, you know, there are ways in which Obama pushed the Cheney agenda far beyond what a President McCain or a President Romney would have been able to do, because he had his base of supporters.
http://www.democracynow.org/2013/4/24/the_world_is_a_battlefield_jeremy
And that my friend is the ratbaggers' gospel of drone. Any questions?
burnodo
(2,017 posts)Can you dispute any of what Scahill said? Or is the Bush doctrine OK as long as Obama maintains it?
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)And Cheney, McCain, and Romney? Because that makes me wonder if you're clear on the views members are expected to bring to this discussion. See if this helps:
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Obama is not worse than Bush, no. If that isn't obvious to you, this isn't really something I can help you with.
bobduca
(1,763 posts)It is a clumsy attempt at a smear of anyone who speaks out in opposition to Obama's drone policy.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)She did them a favor if, in fact, she becomes the story.
SalviaBlue
(2,914 posts)They have an agenda and she is useful now.
vanlassie
(5,663 posts)Yup.