Code Pink Interrupts Senate Syria Hearing

[Capt. Obvious]

As they are known to do, an apparent member of Code Pink -- the anti-war grassroots organization -- started shouting before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on military intervention in Syria began Tuesday afternoon.

"We can't afford to have another war! We need health care and education in our country!" the protestor said. "No more war in Syria!"

The protestor was promptly escorted out of the committee hearing room.

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No good, Ron Paul loving Libertarian, Al-Queda loving, mass murdering of children by chemical weapons supporting jerks. We have an election in 14 months for pete's sake.

[JRLeft]

1. I support the stay away from Syria crowd.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. Thank you, Medea Benjamin and Code Pink -

I am there with you in spirit.

[leftstreet]

3. DURec

[ChangeUp106]

4. Confused about the protests

I have heard "Hands off Syria" is from the pro-Assad crowd. And what's with all the Syrian flags at the rallies? I'm against intervention but I believe Assad used the chemical weapons.

[David__77]

8. Hands of Syria means "Hands off Syria."

What's wrong with the phrase?

And what's wrong with the Syrian flag?

[Capt. Obvious]

9. Locally

the antiwar rallies are made up of two factions: Syrians who support Assad & pacifists (not that they are mutually exclusive per se).

I'm guessing it's the same there in D.C.

[hopemountain]

24. but their protests make no sense

in addition to their alignment with the gun toting teapartiers.

and what truly astounds me, is how coherent and intelligent they think they are to have arrived to whatever rationale they have for being pacifists who support the murdering dictator, assad.

i met madea at an informal get together in sacramento a few years ago. she seemed rational at the time.

[Capt. Obvious]

31. When I think of Madea Benjamin I think of her support for murdering dictators

That was her role during the Iraq war too. She loved Saddam.

[Cleita]

5. SOS Kerry said he respected the protestor while she was being

removed from the hearing. If he had that much respect, why wouldn't he allow her at the podium to state her case? She does represent many of us. Shouldn't the antiwar faction also have a place in the hearing?

[brooklynite]

7. So, she gets to speak because she interrupted?

Is that the principle you want all policy-making bodies to follow?

And does it apply to everyone, or just protesters you agree with?

[Cleita]

15. Some of us are ignored so we must protest to be heard.

Code Pink represents a larger number of citizens than acknowledged. Polls suggest 50% of Americans are against our wars of interference instead of diplomatic solutions, yet they are never invited to the table. Interrupting meetings is what they must do. They should be given a seat at the war negotiating table.

SOS Kerry should put his money where his mouth is.

[leftstreet]

10. At least she wasn't arrested, like Single Payer advocates

Guess that's something

[Cleita]

18. True. That was awful.

[HardTimes99]

12. AKA: Patronizing and Condescending token respect. What a load of codswallop Kerry

has become, simply pathetic.

[alcibiades_mystery]

16. Get her elected to Congress

Or appointed to an admin position.

[avaistheone1]

20. My thought as well.

k&r

[George II]

21. First, Kerry wasn't running the hearing; second, there is a right way and a wrong way to do things.

[Cleita]

22. He could have suggested this to the Chairman.

He didn't and pray tell me what you would do that is the right way?

[George II]

23. The "right" way (or more correctly, not the WRONG way) is to NOT disrupt the way they do...

...countless times.

So, these people have disrupted a number of hearings over the years. Other than the vague "they raised the consciousness of the country" (which they really didn't), what have they accomplished other than earn the disdain of even those who do not want to take military action against Syria.

And since Americans have been talking "drawn lines" these days, where do we draw the line with regard to who one who is testifying suggests to the chair be allowed to speak? Why chose him over anyone else with any other viewpoint who interrupts a formal proceeding?

[Amonester]

25. At least the protestor waited until Kerry had finished speaking.

And the fact that she didn't interrupt him while he was making his (pathetic, IMO) case does earn her a lot of respect from many.

[George II]

27. There was one (a man) who interrupted as Menendez was opening the hearing.

[Cleita]

26. If it were not for "disrupters" there would still be

black and white drinking fountains in the South and no real civil rights as we know them today. Women would not have the vote and we would still be in Vietnam. I suppose we yanks don't have the courtesy you Canadians are famous for, but we the people can't afford it. We have to be rude and disruptive to be heard.

[George II]

28. "you Canadians"? Sheesh, rather presumptuous aren't you?

So, answer the question, what did the two disrupters accomplish today?

[Cleita]

29. So you are not Canadian? Why wave the flag?

They accomplished what they set out to and that is to draw attention to the fact that there is an anti war movement out there and our reps need to pay attention.

[George II]

30. I've lived in the general NYC area my entire life, including being born in Brooklyn....

...if that is what they set out to do, they have pretty meager goals.

[Faryn Balyncd]

6. Medea keeps my faith alive.

[HardTimes99]

11. You forgot "Hitler-loving, Munich-appeasing" :sarcasm: <---Poe's Law - nt

[jessie04]

13. Life is so easy for them.

not so easy for the million refugees they don't even mention.

[Capt. Obvious]

14. We all know what the million refugees need

Bombs. Lots of bombs.

[jessie04]

17. No comment.

really doesn't matter what I say.

[iandhr]

19. No military action is a better phrase then "Hands of Syria"

"Hands of Syria" can be interpreted as pro-Assad.

[SidDithers]

32. #StandWithRand...

Sid

[Capt. Obvious]

33. For members here upset with Code Pink's disruption

would you mind pointing me to your posts/comments that you made berating them and accusing them of siding with Saddam Hussein when they disrupted during Dubya's tenure?

This must have been disgraceful, right?