Posted on 04/14/2008 1:32:00 PM PDT by Syncro
The co-founder of the radical anti-war group Code Pink has bundled more than $50,000 for Sen. Barack Obamas presidential campaign, and pro-troops groups are demanding that he return the money.
Jodie Evans, a Code Pink leader, gathered at least $50,000 from friends and associates and donated it to Obamas presidential campaign, according to information compiled by the nonpartisan watchdog group, Public Citizen.
Evans and her son, a student who lives at her Southern California address, each also gave the maximum individual allowable donation of $2,300 to Obamas campaign.
The donations have raised questions about Obamas association with the more radical elements of his base. Code Pink has harassed, vandalized and impeded military recruiters across the United States in a campaign it calls counter-recruitment. The group also gave $600,000 to the families of Iraqi terrorists in Fallujah, whom it called insurgents fighting for their homes.
Families United for Our Troops and Their Mission, Move America Forward,
Military Families Voice of Victory, The Band of Mothers and FreeRepublic.com, issued a statement this week saying Obama should cut ties to his radical bundler.
"Barack Obama's judgment to be commander-in-chief is seriously in question because of his association with Code Pink's Jodie Evans and her war against the American military, the groups said in a joint statement. "If Sen. Obama wants to earn the trust of the American people to send their sons and daughters in harm's way, he should immediately renounce Evans and return all contributions associated with her."
Obamas campaign did not respond to repeated attempts to get comment on the latest controversy to hit his campaign.
As somebody who has stood toe-to-toe with Code Pink, I am sickened that Senator Obama would accept large donations from the leader of the hateful, anti-American group, said Melanie Morgan, chairman of Move America Forward, the nations largest pro-troop group.
Code Pink has also waged a campaign of psychological warfare against
America's wounded warriors and their families by protesting at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, targeting them with signs bearing messages such as
Maimed for a lie and Enlist here and die for Halliburton, the joint statement from pro-troops groups said.
The rest can be read at Human Events along with the comments.
I hope the McCain camp is paying very close attention to all of this and hammers him for it come election time.
Don’t let the voter forget the kind of crowd that Obama associates himself with or the crowd that associates themselves with him.
The Sarge told me that the protesters had been there about 2 hours singing their stupid songs. They stood on the sidewalk in front of the office but people were able to walk around them so they did not block the entrance. The Sarge said, “They know we have no problem moving them if they block our entrance.” Ha Ha.
There is also an Army and a Navy office at this location. I think I would like to start a phone tree so we can contact people faster when they do this. We never know when they are going to show up. They do not have a set schedule. Last time they told us they were returning the next week and then they didn't show up. If anyone lives in the Bay Area, and especially the East Bay, and would like to get on the phone tree, please send me a private reply and I will start a list. No worries, I am not a kook. As a reference, I am a member of the Lafayette Flag Brigade.
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I will give my personal recommendation to usflagwaver. Over the years, he and I have been on a number of FReeps together and he is a patriot of the highest order... He stands tall. I know his work outside of FR...
That said, I'm not sure a phone tree is needed. Code Stink is most likely passing these messages and events by email (perhaps by phone), and by signing up for their newsletter or whatever, we could hear about these events. Or, better yet, we could just let them have their way on minor events and let them embarrass themselves. I seriously don't believe we need to go head to head with them.
Well, thanks, except I am a she, not a he, Ha Ha. I think you are thinking about my good friend Jim. Like you said, no worries.
indeed...I must be confusing the names....I’m sure your OK too(grin)
These two paragraphs about Jodie Evans, a Code Pink leader, really strike at the heart of how reprehensible these radical leftists are:
The FBI reported that RAN and the Earth Liberation Front committed more than 600 criminal acts and racked up $43 million in damages over seven years. Evans sat on the board of directors of the Rain Forest Action Network (RAN), a coalition of capitalist-hating environmentalist groups. The cofounder of RAN also founded the violent and radical Animal Liberation Front, which the FBI listed as one of the largest domestic terrorism threats in the United States.
Obama seems oblivious to the seriousness of associating with these domestic terrorists. Either his "inexperience" is really showing, or he is radical himself. Likely the later considering he was schooled by his favorite Uncle, the Rev. Wright.
If Obama chooses to keep the Code Pink donation, I hope both McCain and Hillary make it an issue. Granted, imo, if Obama does get the Dem nomination it will be no contest for McCain to get elected. Many Dems have said they'd vote for McCain if Obama is nominated.
As a nation we cannot afford to have a radical President.
"they are so blinded by their hatred of the US and its military that they dont care if they support a group who degrades their women as long as theyre against us."
only worse...
They support any other group, cause, or nation that hates the United States and/or our military. It's amazing to me none of them have been charged with treason.
That’s exactly what I’ve said. Why are these women not in prison for treason?
Can you imagine that if during WWII there was a group or orginization based in the US that gave money to the Nazi regime in Germany?
I guess this country no longer enforces the law of treason.
The USCode is very specific about Treason & Sedition during a time of war, and they've committed both according to the law. The fact that the Feds have not stopped them leads me to believe there are politicians protecting them.
18 USC CHAPTER 115 - TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES
Crimes and Criminal Procedure - 18 USC Section 2388
Sec. 2388. Activities affecting armed forces during war
(a) Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, WILLFULLY OBSTRUCTS THE RECRUITING OR ENLISTMENT SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE INJURY OF THE SERVICE OR THE UNITED STATES, OR ATTEMPTS TO DO SO - Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years or both.
(b) If two or more persons conspire to violate subsection (a) of this section and one or more such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in said subsection (a).
(c) Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has REASONABLE grounds to believe or suspect, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under this section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(d) This section shall apply within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and on the high seas, as well as within the United States.
I would LOVE to know who these policticians are. They are just as guilty as far as I’m concerned.
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