Congresswoman Barbara Lee rises to hero status among the left (Gag alert)

AP via SFGate.com ^ | 6/29/02 | Martha Mendoza

[GeneD]

President Bush and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani may be the new post-Sept. 11 heroes for most of the United States, but in liberal pockets across the country, Congresswoman Barbara Lee -- the Oakland Democrat who was the lone dissenter against the war on terrorism -- is the leader du jour.

[GeneD]

The Wayne Morse Center at the University of Oregon was so courageously proud of the award to Barbara Lee (apparently given by a state park!) it's pulled the mention of it off its Web site (compare with Google cache above).

This unmitigated puff piece is exhibit number 1 in the case proving press bias.

[Commander8]

Here is a scary thought: this woman runs in the Democrat primary on a "progressive platform." She doesn't get the nomination, but wins enough votes for the Democrat nominee to seriously consider her for running mate or a cabinet posititon.

[Guillermo]

The ironic this is that all these "peace" organizations are PRO-WAR.

[Chi-townChief]

"She's a hero to the entire progressive side of the electorate."

I assume they mean "Progressive" in the Mussolini/Stalin/Hitler/Franco sense of the word.

[Sally II]

The ironic this is that all these "peace" organizations are PRO-WAR.

Yeah, they're only pro-war when it's the commies or the Muslims going to war.

national polls don't necessarily reflect the views of the peace movement.

Just like the peace movement does not necessarily reflect the views of the Nation. It gives me some comfort to know the peacenicks are still something of a subculture. But it's a matter of time before the peace movement joins forces with the one long-standing group that it resembles the most: the neo-nazis. :o(

[Sally II]

LOL! That's just about what I was saying!

[governsleastgovernsbest]

She listened to her inner voice

Reportedly, it sounded strangely like Osama Bin Laden.

[zarf]

The "progressive movement" is the most conservative, backward thinking movement on the scene today.

It's to todays politics as the dadaist movement would be to the contemporary art scene....zzzzzzz.

[dighton]

But Michael Carrigan, program director of Salem-based Oregon Peace Works, said national polls don't necessarily reflect the views of the peace movement.

N s, S.

[Timesink]

Yeah, well ... Cynthia McKinney's has "risen to hero status amongst the left" as well, and she's looking increasingly likely to be booted out by her own constituents in November because they're sick of her socialism and Arab-worshipping. Let them be "heroes" to the irrelevant 5-10% of the population that's ultra-left. It doesn't matter one bit if they're out of power.

[cardinal4]

her father is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army.

Im sure hes real proud.

[Timesink]

Here is a scary thought: this woman runs in the Democrat primary on a "progressive platform." She doesn't get the nomination, but wins enough votes for the Democrat nominee to seriously consider her for running mate or a cabinet posititon.

This sounds like the perfect way for the next Democratic president to set himself up for four or eight years of Clintonian levels of scandals and personal misery.

[Timesink]

But Michael Carrigan, program director of Salem-based Oregon Peace Works, said national polls don't necessarily reflect the views of the peace movement.

The only thing that reflects the views of the self-appointed peace movement is the participants in the self-appointed peace movements. Nobody else thinks like them.

[Hugin]

Reportedly, it sounded strangely like Osama Bin Laden.

And here I thought she was chanelling Tokyo Rose.

[Benevolent Dictator]

"adolesent rebellion" to the nth degree!

IMHO she's got serious issues. But then again, what lib doesn't?

[Toddsterpatriot]

Barbara Lee is the leader du jour.

More like the idiot du jour.

[Paul Atreides]

All I know is I can't go anywhere without hearing what a courageous person she is.

Notice they had to interview 60s holdovers in order to find people to speak favorably of her.

As for her speaking to "soldout" seats, I have just one word; CALIFORNIA. 'Nuff said.

[cardinal4]

Is she the one who asked if the Mars lander would go near where the astronauts landed?

[Bonaparte]

Although other background on her is given in the article, there is no mention of her history as an active communist.

[DeFault User]

Where would we be without Comic Relief?

Republicans should make her the spokeswoman for the Democrat Party along with the "esteemed" congresswoman from Georgia, Cynthia "Jihad" McKinney.