Tribute thread to Code Pink! Today's s/heroes!!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

[tabatha]

1. That is much much better than calling out.

Good for them.

[seemslikeadream]

2. House committee chair defends 'bloody hands' protest at Rice hearing

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2998384&mesg_id=2998384


House committee chair defends 'bloody hands' protest at Rice hearing
Posted by tekisui on Wed Mar-12-08 03:29 PM

When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice testified before the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, a contingent from the antiwar group Code Pink was in the back row, holding up bloody hands in protest.

Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) found the silent protest difficult to handle and asked the chair if it was possible to eject the protesters. "I've never seen anything like this before," he complained. "We're trying to hold a hearing. I find all these protesters in here really distracting. Is there any kind of rule or policy? ... I'm all for freedom of speech on the street, but we're trying to listen to the Secretary of State here and people are holding up placards."

Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), who was chairing the hearing, replied, "Dr. Weldon, let me just say I appreciate your comments, but we're here in the United States of America, and as long as they don't disrupt this proceedings, and as long as they're silent, they will be welcome."

"It's a very important hearing but I think it's being turned into a circus," Weldon insisted.

"I respect your views but as long as the protesters are quiet and they sit down and they don't disrupt the hearings, everybody is welcome," Lowey stated again.

After Rice completed her testimony and was leaving the hearing, the protesters began chanting, "The Blood Is on Your Hands" and "Get Us Out of Iraq!"

link: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Code_Pink_bloody_hands_protest_interrupts_0312.html

[uppityperson]

9. The silent protest was really distracting? Poor babies. k&r

"I'm all for freedom of speech on the street, but we're trying to listen to the Secretary of State here and people are holding up placards."" Freedom of speech is fine but they need to go do it somewhere else? Funny guy.

[Echo In Light]

37. Makes one wonder if such propagandists actually but into their own PR bullshit

...or simply recite it out of their diligent obligation to fascism.

[uppityperson]

46. Onion-SPAN:Delicious Snacks Distract Congressmen From Horrors Of War

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/delicious_snacks_distract

[crikkett]

49. boy oh man I wish I could rec your smilies and I hereby nominate

they be added to the DU smilies lookup table!!!!

:patriot:

[seemslikeadream]

50. I think you'll like this one crikkett

[jgraz]

3. Love them.

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[PA Democrat]

4. Ha! Ha! Why is Condi looking nervously over her shoulder?

Also kudos to Representative Nita Lowey for respecting Code Pink's right to peaceful protest.

[lostnfound]

33. Double kudos to Nita Lowey

"This is America." Reassuring words during times like these.

[wtmusic]

5. Pink and red go well together.

Great photos. :thumbsup:

[AnotherMother4Peace]

6. K&R - Code Pink are today's hero's n/t

[pingzing58]

7. She's complicit to murder and crimes against humanity.

[saigon68]

20. She is an evil, ugly War Criminal

[Echo In Light]

39. Yes she is...even if a token player for the "Big Tent" ruse

[chknltl]

8. Thank you Code Pink! Reccomended.

[liberalnurse]

10. Amazingly Great!

Magnificent! :yourock: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[nosmokes]

11. Lotsa love and kudos to Code Pink!

Ain't nothing like some radical chicks in radical pink chic.

[DinahMoeHum]

12. The subcommittee chair, Nita Lowey, is my Representative (NY-18)

I'm very proud of her today!!

:kick::kick::kick:

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. You are a most fortunate constituent

I am jealous.

[MuseRider]

13. Great thread Proud!

Man that is nice to see and it is nice to finally see Democracy be practiced during a hearing. I can kinda understand why they would toss people making it hard to hold the hearing but they have been tossing everyone since Bush** arrived in Washington. This is great. Don't they look wonderful? :applause: CODE PINK

[proud2BlibKansan]

18. Most of the ones on probation are now off

And they are making the rounds this week. :)

[leftchick]

14. God, I LOVE Them!

:loveya:

[EFerrari]

15. K&R for Code Pink!

[mod mom]

16. Keith mentioned them tonight. They remained silent and let them public display

do the talking. BRAVO!

[John Kerry VonErich]

19. A courageous effort never to be told

maybe a little collumn on page 7. As I said before, why bother if it goes on deaf ears? Needs originality. Something that will hit the public dead in the face. IMO Any attempts like this will utterly be buried.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. You think this isn't original and creative?

Code Pink wrote the book on originality.

Here are the pink police:

[John Kerry VonErich]

22. Only short term

But it quickly gets buried with a small mention and thats it. I always believe if you wanna make a change, you gotta take the headlines ten fold. Get people talking. It needs something with a real effect. With what they do now it just not only buried, it gets ignored by congress.

[EFerrari]

25. Not ignored by Mr. Conyers recently when he met with Leslie

during her hunger strike for impeachment.

[John Kerry VonErich]

28. Thats just one congressman

nt

[EFerrari]

35. No, that's the congressman who chairs the judiciary committee.

[John Kerry VonErich]

38. Wouldn't matter

I lost all hope anti war protesting works anymore. The only attention Code Pink gets anymore is the blogosphere and maybe a bit section of the local news. And if they did make national news now a days, its probably hidden somewhere. It's just too well ignored.

[EFerrari]

47. I understand about getting discouraged.

But I'm glad that CP keeps going, keeps their issues as visible as they possibly can. They deserve all the credit in the world for that.

[John Kerry VonErich]

51. Discouraged is an understatement. LOL

I think people are a lil more than discouraged about being ignored about this. But give the respect to CP, they keep going even if they are ignored.

[vanlassie]

23. Madea Benjamin should get a Nobel

She is so fearless in speaking truth to power.

[Breeze54]

24. Fuckin' A !!!

How the hell did I miss this post! :yourock: for posting this, proud2Blib!!

:applause: :applause:

:kick: & Recommended

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. You are most welcome

[sce56]

27. Gotta love them Code Pink Ladies

I especially like this one I have given her some of my hard earned money to campaign against Nancy!

http://www.shirley08.com/

[nosmokes]

29. KICK for Code Pink

:kick:

[pfitz59]

30. Ditto...

raging grannies et al. Bring back "The League of Women Voters" in election reform. Cast out Black Box Voting!

[asdjrocky]

31. Hottest ladies in DC!

Love em all.

[barbtries]

32. applause

it's like a breath of truth amid a sky of lies

[Perry Logan]

34. They are my heroines.

[LWolf]

36. K & R. n/t

[Hutzpa]

40. K&R Good job!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:


:kick:

[Irishonly]

41. I Admire Code Pink

Good for them. It's too bad a repuke found them distracting. I really admire the women of Code Pink.

[emdee]

42. KICK nt

nt

[Hissyspit]

43. .

[femrap]

44. K and R for Cynthia...nt

Code Pink. I love their tactics....visual, emotional, and legal.

[GreenPartyVoter]

45. Well done!!!!

[Luminous Animal]

48. I just signed up to volunteer with Code Pink (n/t)

[bdamomma]

52. the truth always prevails.

thanks Code Pink, your presence was powerful, and not one word spoken. Actions do speak louder than words.