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VIDEO: Code Pink's Medea Benjamin: Unions Not Behind 'Occupy Wall Street'
MRCTV (Media Research Center TV) ^ | 10/6/2011 | Joe S.

Posted on 10/06/2011 5:43:24 PM PDT by blog.Eyeblast.tv

On October 6, 2011, Medea Benjamin, head of radical anti-war group Code Pink, told MRCTV at 'Occupy DC' in Freedom Plaza that unions are not behind the formation of the recent demonstrations, despite the SEIU's Stephen Lerner being one of the people behind the initial 'Day of Rage'.

On August 19, The Blaze reported the following on Lerner:

"Now, the US Day of Rage protests, staged by a collective of activist groups allegedly in conjunction with Lerner and Rathke, are planning the actual “occupation” of Wall Street September 17, complete with a tent city set smack-dab in the middle of Manhattan’s financial district. Similar protests are purportedly set to take place across the nation — and even world — at the same time. Some Day of Rage organizers are even calling on activists to squat in Manhattan’s financial district for months at a time."

When asked about the SEIU organizer, Benjamin- whose organization is supporting the demonstrations- said he was not part of it and the likes of Van Jones and Stephen Lerner did not want to even touch it, despite Van Jones promising an 'October Offensive' and progressive uprising. Jones held a rally outside of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on October 5, 2011.

(Excerpt) Read more at mrctv.org ...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: codepink; medeabenjamin; occupydc; occupywallstreet

1 posted on 10/06/2011 5:43:33 PM PDT by blog.Eyeblast.tv
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

Yeah, okay.


2 posted on 10/06/2011 5:44:27 PM PDT by Howie66 (I can see November (2012) from my house.)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

Code Pink silent on predator strikes on US citizens.


3 posted on 10/06/2011 5:45:38 PM PDT by NoLibZone (Democrats are violent. Prisons are overflowing with democrats convicted of violent crimes.)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

Wellllll Aaron Klein is going to have a report about that tomorrow so we’ll see who it is regardless of their mindless dribbling propaganda.


4 posted on 10/06/2011 5:46:31 PM PDT by tutstar
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To: Howie66
So who's missing? Cindy Sheehan? Jesse Jackson? Rev. Sharpton?
5 posted on 10/06/2011 5:47:19 PM PDT by ladyvet ( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.


6 posted on 10/06/2011 5:49:46 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

I heard some moron on the news today say that these “protests” were “spontaneous”. Just another example of why I believe we should not legalize “recreational drugs”.


7 posted on 10/06/2011 5:51:38 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you always tell the truth, you won't have to remember what you said.)
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To: ladyvet

Put them all together in one area.......please!?


8 posted on 10/06/2011 5:55:45 PM PDT by Howie66 (I can see November (2012) from my house.)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv
Whack-job: noun, A complete loon-ball. A crazy person. Nut-job.
9 posted on 10/06/2011 5:59:23 PM PDT by JPG (America is worth saving. All hands on deck!)
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To: Howie66

10 posted on 10/06/2011 6:04:20 PM PDT by Salamander (Alice Cooper hit me with a stick.)
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To: Salamander

That dude kills me... and hair by Osterizer.

LLS


11 posted on 10/06/2011 6:50:10 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("Americans are hungry to feel once again a sense of mission and greatness." Ronaldo Magnus)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Same here but Ancient Aliens is fun to watch sometimes.


12 posted on 10/06/2011 7:10:41 PM PDT by wally_bert (It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

They should have a tank drag race down the street that day.

It might get a little slippery, but tanks are built to beat that.


13 posted on 10/06/2011 7:11:01 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: LibLieSlayer

LOL!

He always makes me think of the “Flowbee” hair cutter gizmo commercials.

;D


14 posted on 10/06/2011 7:31:00 PM PDT by Salamander (Alice Cooper hit me with a stick.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

That’s true — despite what we sometimes say around here, unionized labor actually works for a living, and pays income taxes. Thanks blog.Eyeblast.tv.


15 posted on 10/06/2011 7:39:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: wally_bert

Yep... I watch it from time to time and enjoy it... but that dude cracks me up... the hair... better than Don King!

LLS


16 posted on 10/07/2011 4:13:27 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("Americans are hungry to feel once again a sense of mission and greatness." Ronaldo Magnus)
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To: Salamander

I had one of those once... it worked... maybe that is how he does it... that is a lot of hair!

LLS


17 posted on 10/07/2011 4:14:59 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("Americans are hungry to feel once again a sense of mission and greatness." Ronaldo Magnus)
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