Does Medea Benjamin ever come visit? If she does, please tell her hello from me, I think you know what I have to say to her......
Thanks and bump.
Here is the link followed by part of the report for May 7, 2005:
FReepers vs. Code Pink at Walter Reed (round IV w/ Medea & Murphy coming to our side) May 7, 2005Some time after Murphy left, Medea Benjamin came out of the hospital, went back to the other Pinkos, and then walked over to our group carrying the only American flag that the Pinkos had.
SOUND FILE (44 sec, 481 K): Benjamin discusses the death of her protégé. (Marla Ruzicka, former activist with Code Pink's parent organization, Global Exchange, was killed by a car bomb in Iraq several weeks ago as Ruzicka was surveying American-caused civilian deaths and injuries.) kristinn points out that Medea set Marla on the path that got her killed by terrorists who are supported by Code Pink.
SOUND FILE (41 sec, 440 K): kristinn points out the CP reference to our military as "killers." Benjamin discusses her "heavenly" time in Cuba, claiming that she was disillusioned after living there for 4 years. (Later she claimed that she wanted Castro out.)
SOUND FILE (99 sec, 1 M): Benjamin discusses how much better it is that Cuba sends doctors abroad, instead of bullets and bombs. BillF points out that sending bullets and bombs was necessary to beat the Nazis and liberate Afghanistan. BufordP, Always Free, and kristinn discuss matters.
SOUND FILE (36 sec, 385 K): Benjamin wants illegal combatants to be given Geneva POW status, contrary to the provisions of the Geneva Conventions. BufordP and BillF disagree.
Chief Code Pinko Medea Benjamin walks up to kristinn and our side.
SOUND FILE (64 sec, 481 K): Benjamin discusses Afghanistan and infiltration with BillF, BufordP, and Always Free. After Buford mentions Muslim FBI translators who refuse to blow the whistle on fellow Muslims, Medea says that maybe our country is infiltrated. "You're an infiltrator in this country, too," is what I said to Medea.
SOUND FILE (74 sec, 690 K): Benjamin tries to explain the contradiction between her alleged friendship with military members and the Code Pink view of our military as "killers."
SOUND FILE (28 sec, 310 K): kristinn applauds no terrorist attacks in the U.S. after Sept 11, but Benjamin decries an increase around the world. BillF says the increase is caused by her friends.
SOUND FILE (100 sec, 1.1 M): Benjamin talks about working with ANSWER. She describes ANSWER as Stalinists who are "nasty, angry."
SOUND FILE (50 sec, 1.1 M): Benjamin says that neither of our respective sides is as bad as the other says, but kristinn disagrees with respect to them not being as bad as we think they are. BufordP corrects Medea when she accidentally lets the flag touch the ground. Medea says "I like you guys. I love your Mother of All Banners."
SOUND FILE (55 sec, 592 K): Benjamin won't back Hillary in '08, but she says that she normally backs a candidate who finishes in third place or below.
SOUND FILE (46 sec, 506 K): Benjamin explains her choice of "Medea" as a first name. She claims that Medea really did not kill her children.