Four members of CODEPINK arrested

The Minnesota Independent ^ | 9/3/08 8:24 PM | Andy Birkey

[Syncro]

Police arrest CODEPINK

Inside Xcel, Sarah Palin is about to take the stage. Her supporters say she’s ushering in a new age of traditionalist-feminism. Meanwhile, CNN, MSNBC and even MPR reports about whether they should be reporting about her daughter’s pregnancy. But outside the arena, police and swat used the day to arrest members of CODEPINK, a female peace group known for interpretive dance.

The pink clad women space-bopped their way to a police gate just outside the Landmark Theater on Market. Then a brave four made the decision to try and crawl under the gate. Police ran in and grabbed them by their shoulders, pulled their bodies all the way through the gate, flipped them onto their stomachs, zipped plastic ties around their hands and took them away. In the background supporters yelled, “The whole world is watching! The whole world is watching!”

Jean Stevens, a CODEPINK press coordinator talked to us at the scene. Every so often she glanced over her shoulders, nervously. “The violence taking place here is palpable,” she says. “We’ve been surrounded the whole day by police and had one of our vans searched earlier this morning.”

Stevens said there is a definite difference between the behaviors of law enforcement in Denver compared to those patrolling St. Paul. She says the enforcement here is far more intense. And you got to remember that one of her members received a full body cross check in Denver. So that’s saying something.

“In Denver we could joke around a bit with the police. They were calm and very well trained,” she says. “Here, there is no joking. No respect. And instant shut-down.”

Posted by Bradley Campbell at September 3, 2008 6:15 PM

[Leofl]

“In Denver we could joke around a bit with the police. They were calm and very well trained,” she says. “Here, there is no joking. No respect. And instant shut-down.”

Because these police officers don’t want to put up with you CodeStink.

[darkwing104]

No tazing...Bummer

[Drango]

I hope they waterboard them. /s

[river rat]

Have they been shot yet?

[an amused spectator]

“In Denver we could joke around a bit with the police. They were calm and very well trained,” she says. “Here, there is no joking. No respect. And instant shut-down.”

Ah, yes - St. Paul, that bastion of Republicanism.

The rubes will believe ANYTHING the Lying Left tells them, apparently.

[bmwcyle]

Guilty!

[Syncro]

I like this comment from my comment area above:

But outside the arena, police and swat used the day to arrest members of CODEPINK, a female peace group known for interpretive dance.

" In the background supporters yelled, “The whole world is watching! The whole world is watching!”"

LOL, good!

Jean Stevens, a CODEPINK press coordinator talked to us at the scene. Every so often she glanced over her shoulders, nervously. “The violence taking place here is palpable,” she says. “We’ve been surrounded the whole day by police and had one of our vans searched earlier this morning.”

Good. Dangerous communist anti-American terrorist supporting "protesters."

“In Denver we could joke around a bit with the police. They were calm and very well trained,” she says. “Here, there is no joking. No respect. And instant shut-down.”

Good again. Keeping terrorists contained and not joking with them is a good thing.

[bpjam]

why did they stop at only four???

[RaceBannon]

[Syncro]

That gross photoshop has been posted dozens of times here at Free Republic

I'm surprised anyone thinks it's clever or cute anymore.

[Right_Handed_Writer]

Arrested??

Toby Blo-me???

Kit Semens????

You’re not series?

I’m stuned!!!

[RaceBannon]

Toby Blome

Nancy Mancias on the right below

[Mr. Silverback]

“In Denver we could joke around a bit with the police. They were calm and very well trained,” she says. “Here, there is no joking. No respect. And instant shut-down.”

That's funny...over at The Corner Jay Nordlinger wrote this:

Saw some nutty stuff out in the streets today — pink-clad people, chanting funny things about their love of abortion (a “human right”!). A cop, amazed at the spectacle, was taking pictures. The pink-clad people were posing, pleased. I thought of a phrase I learned years ago, from WFB: “the street theater of the Left.” Still kicking, still absurd (when non-violent — when violent, repugnant).

Hmmm...who to believe? Tough call. /sarc

[SoldierDad]

Given the violent actions of the anarchists that rioted the other day, perhaps the police are not in a humorist mood for good reason.

[Syncro]

why did they stop at only four???

You got me.

I think they should arrest the whole lot of them.

In the video at the cross check link, it's clear the police are saying stay away, and one woman (at least) approaches and is pushed back. Then another woman is complaining, and she is taken away too.

No nonsense police.

Codepink usually seduce police and city officials with their "cute" little voices and lying words and get special privileges.

Hopefully they will be treated more like the traitors they are in the future.

[kcvl]

Jean Stevens is the National Media Coordinator for CODEPINK. Previously a reporter for several years

Nancy L. Mancias works for the Global Exchange Peace Campaign and is the assistant to the cofounder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK

http://tinyurl.com/6hgd46
http://tinyurl.com/6m4j83 (on right)
Toby Blome, a physical therapist

Desiree Fairooz was once a full-time teacher. Now she spends her days protesting the war in Iraq

[Syncro]

Well if you like her picture so much and post comments about her with sexual words, why don't you print out her picture 6'X6’ and put it in your bedroom?

Free Republic doesn't need gross pictures and comments.

We're trying to expose the gross practices of anti-American traitors, not crawl down to their level.

Thanks