Protesters draw Obama’s attention to Bradley Manning — in song

[babsbunny]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/protestors-draw-obamas-attention-to-bradley-manning--in-song/2011/04/21/AFltfZJE_blog.html?wpisrc=nl_pmfix

By Cecilia Kang

SAN FRANCISCO — Some supporters from this city known for its progressive politics and history of demonstrations didn’t let President Obama leave without giving him a piece of their mind.

And they did it in song.

A group of donors at a small fundraiser held for the president Thursday morning used their time in front of Obama to protest the treatment of Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of giving secret information to WikiLeaks. He is being held in a military prison and some liberal activists and human rights groups believe he is being treated inhumanely.

[fascisthunter]

1. GOOD... kick and rec

I despise dishonesty in people who don't want to admit Obama is wrong on this.

[rustydog]

2. Isn't this GREAT? Under Bush, they would have been hearded into

"free speech zones" several blocks from the president.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. These 10 had each paid at least $5,000 to attend.

It did not happen at a public event.

[Luminous Animal]

7. When a bunch of us protested George the 1st, we wrote checks for our admission

at the last possible moment and then turned around and canceled those checks.

[Terra Alta]

4. Good for them.

Hopefully Obama will keep this in mind.. Bradley Manning is a hero and should not be treated the way Obama's administration is treating him. Obama, do the right thing and FREE MANNING!

[cali]

6. I don't think he's a hero. I certainly don't think he should be treated the

way he's been treated, but I don't think indiscriminately releasing scads of classified materials when you're in the armed forces, is heroic.

[rgbecker]

14. How about innocent until proven Guilty....Too old fashioned for you?

[cali]

15. I have no obligation to hew to that.

that's a legal stance. In a court of law that is the requirement. In the court of public opinion there is no such requirement.

[cali]

5. no skin off Obama's nose. He gets their dollars and they make sure

he knows he's got their votes next year too.

[Luminous Animal]

8. Trust me. Obama did not get their dollars.

[cali]

10. huh? he got the dollars they paid to get in.

[Luminous Animal]

11. Actually, it looks like I was wrong. One woman, Naomi Pitcairn paid their entrance fee...

but like I said above... years ago, when a group of my activist friends protested George the 1st, we paid our $2500.00 each fee with checks at the last possible moment then we promptly called our banks canceled our checks.

[Canuckistanian]

9. Is Obama even aware of the Manning situation?

All we've heard about him comes from the Pentagon.

[leftygolfer]

12. There are better ways

to do this than to try and embarass the President. IMHO

[nashville_brook]

16. there's one in every crowd.

[Dystopian]

13. KandR

Good.



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