Posted on 07/09/2008 7:02:34 PM PDT by Libloather
Protesters blockade Rep. Ackerman's houseboat
BY JANIE LORBER | janie.lorber @newsday.com
9:31 AM EDT, July 9, 2008
WASHINGTON - A flotilla of peace protesters in canoes and rafts attempted to blockade the houseboat of Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica Estates) early Wednesday morning in reaction to legislation he submitted that would impose sanctions on Iran.
The Queens Democrat emerged from his home on the Potomac River smiling and clapping after the demonstrators, known as Code Pink, had been chanting for nearly 30 minutes. They want Ackerman to withdraw the legislation because they believe it symbolizes the first step on a path to war. Instead of force, Code Pink is calling for direct talks with the Iranian government.
"This is not an embargo," Ackerman told the protesters. "We're not calling for a blockade. It is basically what the UN is doing. The UN has imposed sanctions on Iran."
Ackerman said he would be willing to meet with any Iranian government official without preconditions, including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but would not retreat from his legislation.
**SNIP**
Ackerman said he expected the bill, which already has 220 co-sponsors, to pass the House easily, though no date has been set for a vote.
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I was just going to post this ridiculous Code Pink needs attention. My question is Rep. Ackerman D-NY lives on a houseboat and my first thought was to avoid taxes?
Send Code Pink to Iran!
When I observe the likes of Code Pink, I wonder if there shouldn’t be a threshold of ignorance and stupidity at which one can no longer be considered genuinely human. I’m actually beginning to regard these types of people as mutants.
Years of safety features and government regulations have allowed stupid people like these Code Pinkos to survive, when they used to kill themselves and other dummies from accidents created by their own stupidity.
Good question. The RAT lives on a boat apparently in Jamaica Estates. Time to look up that area's tax code.
You may color me suspicious. I checked his congressional website and learned that he wears that carnation every day. So he probably keeps a refrigerator full of them.
My own guess is that he decided he needs to run a little to the right for now and wants to be seen taking one for his principles and Medea Benjamin of Code Pink has “grown in office” sufficiently to start hiring out her services.
When are they going to take Barack HiThere Obama to task for saying that we need to pressure Iran to comply through non-violent means?
Seems they are letting the Golden Child skate by this one.
Code Pinko shouldn’t be protesting anything or anyone.
They all should be in jail for treason. Unfortuneatly that will never happen.
I so desperately despise these people.
With all of that pink attire, I see them as fluffers for dictators.
Ackerman’s houseboat is on the Potomac River. Do you pay taxes if you live on a houseboat on the Potomac?
There was a video of it on Fox... Ackerman actually hugged one of them. The “protestors” were smiling. It’s a farce and a game and they think they’re gonna fool the voter. They just may.
holy cow I know where this pic was taken thats downtown Austin at the corner of 5th and lavacca....i used to work at the bar who’s front door these mutants are standing at.
You got me on that one. Are those boats - or rich RAT owned YACHTS?
I so desperately despise these people.
...if only I owned a flame-thrower....
(sigh)..Dare to dream...
Code Pink and Gary Ackerman deserve each other..
Send Code Pink to Iran!
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agreed..
as human shields..
Let their bodies back up what their mouths profess.
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