Hecklers Disrupt Bolton Confirmation Hearing

[sabra]

http://www.nbc5i.com/news/9585330/detail.html

Hecklers Disrupt Bolton Confirmation Hearing
Bolton Serves As Acting Ambassador Since Last Year

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Two protesters stood up as the Foreign Relations Committee began questioning Bolton.

"I strongly oppose the nomination of this man, John Bolton, as U.N. ambassador," one of the two women yelled. "He is a disgrace to the United States (and) he is not a ligitimate representative of the United States. He is not representing our best interests."

Both women were removed from the room.

[Tesla]

1. You go girls!!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

23. I'd say the blonde woman bottom center

is totally into what she is saying.

[maryallen]

37. Aren't they wonderful?!!

Thank-you Code Pink for fighting the battle we all should be fighting:
the one for our country.

[Roland99]

2. Hell yeah! We will not let liberty die to thunderous applause!

[maxsolomon]

3. the only way the american people have their voice heard

is to heckle.

certainly they are no longer 'represented' by their 'elected' officials.

[Tight_rope]

4. You are so right...The "ELECTED" officials "NO LONGER" represent "US"!

[wordpix2]

15. and in some cases, it's the "SELECTED" who "represent" us

[midnight]

44. The selected tend to represent those

who selected them. Now in george's case he was selected by the saudie's, and rev. moon, and corporations like Enron, and etc....

[sgxnk]

5. wrong. see: initiative

many states have one of the purest form of direct democracy there is.

initiative

that is the clearest and most basic way to have a POV represented. no intermediary/representative needed

in my state, it is actually written into the State Constitution (WA) that a citizen passed initiative is the highest form of law. iow, when it arguably contradicts a law passed by the legislature, deference is given to the initiative OVER the legislative law

now, many initiatives you may not agree with. but that's democracy

[Vidar]

14. That's great. What state?

[sgxnk]

16. Washington State

[Vidar]

33. Thanks.

[sgxnk]

40. np

[maxsolomon]

45. sorry, i'm right. see: initiative

i live in Wa State, too.

the initiative process has been hijacked & perverted to serve a narrow, selfish constituency.

what has it brought us? $50 ferry rides. crumbling streets. endless votes on higher property taxes to fund basic needs. a legislature too scared to do the right thing, or worse, apathetic because they know their work can be undone the next november at the caprice of a narcissist horse's ass named Tim Eyman.

[unpossibles]

7. I've noticed this but will go one further

I hate calling them "hecklers" at all. Hecklers tell you "you suck" or other such insult - these people are attempting to express their 1st amendment rights to the people who are supposed to represent them and don't.

hm. taxation without representation sounds familiar...

[spindrifter]

10. They carry the message that we are trying to send!

Maybe eventually the electeds will hear it.

[fooj]

34. Speakers of Truth...

Sounds better, eh? :hi:

[daleo]

35. In the old Soviet Union they were called "dissidents"

And they were considered quite heroic in the west. Perhaps it is time to take that term out of storage.

[Generic Brad]

36. American Dissidents

You're right. That has a nice ring of truth to it.

[cliss]

19. You are right.

If the Americans have to resort to this, what does that tell you? This is exactly what has happened in many other meetings, hearings. Like the one with Don Rumsfailed, where he got trounced by the former CIA analyst.

That's what it's come to -

[AndyA]

6. These women's voices represent millions of Americans. They are

speaking the truth, on behalf of those of us who cannot be there.

These are our American Patriots! God be with you!!

[Monkeyman]

8. Yes they do to bad there are not more like them

[rodeodance]

9. anyone listening?--a few brave souls are.

[ER One Seven]

46. Brave

I think thats a strange word to use here. I do not think is brave, what, they got escorted out of the room. Big deal, nothing is going to happen to them. Personally, it's people like this that make it hard for me to continue voting for Dems.

[gtar100]

11. "Hecklers" belittles their brave, heroic action

Right-wing framing being swallowed whole by a stupid press. These brave women are standing up and saying what is on the minds of most people but not being "allowed" to be said in these hearings. And how disgraceful that this article should end with "Bolton is expected to be confirmed permanently to his position."

They said it best, "He is not representing our best interests." Watch that blow right over the heads of the committee members.

[Vidar]

12. Applauding our real representatives.

[yellerpup]

13. Makes me proud to be a woman

a Democrat, and an evilDUer. DON'T SIT DOWN, DON'T SHUT UP!

[wordpix2]

17. thank you, "hecklers!" (We need a better name for them)

[yellerpup]

18. Patriot works for me.

How 'bout U?

[bdamomma]

42. concerned citizens of the US

[leftchick]

24. Peace Patriots?

Patriots for Peace?

[alcibiades_mystery]

20. Did they misspell legitimate to make the protestors sound stupid?

Or are they just dumb?

[pooja]

Reminds me of the old days and the stories of Women's Suffrage.

I'm a proud pinkie today.

[pooja]

21. Reminds me of the old days and the stories of Women's Suffrage.

I'm a proud pinkie today.

[Cha]

22. "Heckle" is the new word!

Colbert should have this for his "word". And show exactly what and why these patriots are protesting..bolton-ugh! :patriot: :patriot:

Only two women..well, that's better than none..thank you so much!

[durrrty libby]

25. Women Rule ... Kudos Ladies n/t

[bluestateguy]

26. This is why...

This is why ordinary citizens should be allowed to speak on the floor of the House and Senate. Not people from special interest groups, mind you, but ordinary citizens, which has nothing to do with special interest groups.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

27. I like the word heckle!

It has a certain savoir faire, a lilt, a ring to it! One of my favorite baseball pastimes is to sit close enough to heckle the umpire and the opposing team, should they deserve it, which they always do.
Plus it reminds me of the old cartoon charecters Heckle and Jeckle.
Finally, it saddens me to think the only way dissent can be voiced nowadays is in a 30 second snippet, or however long it takes security to remove you.

[PassingFair]

28. How will this hearing be decided?

Is it a committee vote that will confirm him this time?

It will not go to the floor this time?

Anyone?

[IndianaGreen]

31. If the Democrats stick together, they can block Bolton with filibuster

The filibuster is the only weapon in our arsenal, let's use it!

[fordnut]

43. I wish Democrats would block John Bolton

he is a neocon and a warmonger

[Just Me]

29. Code Pink. I LOVE those courageous women!!!!

*LOL* I can't believe that Medea can get in, anywhere, but she got into to the open Congress speech by that Iraqi PM. I laughed my ass off when I saw her being dragged out. I don't know how she does it but she has my heart and spirit and passion right there with her.

[IndianaGreen]

30. They also heckled Iraqi PM when he spoke to Congress

Women in Pink are doing what our representatives fail to do: call bullshit, bullshit!

[Just Me]

32. When I lose my job on Monday, I may join them.

If unemployment pulls through for me. I am a single momma of a teenage son and have to take care of those priorities. But, I'm exploring other, more independent options of survival these days.

I do admire those women. They inspire me.

[pooja]

38. join your local group.. the effort is nationwide, not just in d.c.

I get a lot of posting info from them.

[daleo]

39. Good luck either way. n/t

[bdamomma]

41. hey leave it to the women

didn't rosa parks start the whole civil rights movement, just by saying she would not give up her seat. All it takes is just a few to get this activism going. How much more can we take?????????????