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Posted on 10/07/2003 5:32:39 AM PDT by sauropod
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was handed a "pink slip" -- a frilly piece of lingerie -- yesterday from an enraged group of female war protestors who told her to quit her job because she was not doing enough to oppose military action against Iraq.
"Hillary is getting the pink slip," said Medea Benjamin, an organizer from New York, "because she is not representing her constituents. She should get another job."
The New York Democrat spoke calmly during a 10-minute repartee she had with about 50 women from Code Pink, a feminist anti-war group planning demonstrations this weekend in Washington.
Dressed in all manner of pink berets, boats [sic], shawls, scarves, coats, and even a bathrobe, the group members roamed the halls of Congress all afternoon, giving out pink slips to various legislators and hoisting banners such as "Real Democrats Listen to Peoples' Calls for Peace."
The pink lingerie, which demonstrators obtained at thrift shops, were decorated with anti-war slogans and inked-on pleas such as "Hillary, do the right thing."
The women first appeared at Mrs. Clinton's office at 2 p.m., singing, "Hillary, show some spine/We're putting our bodies on the line."
"We'll vote in 2008," vowed one demonstrator, alluding to Mrs. Clinton's rumored presidential ambitions.
The senator's staff finally agreed to make Mrs. Clinton available at 4:45 p.m.
Mrs. Clinton, who arrived 45 minutes late and insisted that all reporters leave the room before she addressed the protestors, explained her reasons for not trusting Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
"I admire your willingness to speak out on behalf of women and children in Iraq," she said. "The only way to change this is for Saddam Hussein to disarm, and I don't think he will. We are in a very difficult position right now. I'd love to agree with you, but I can't.
But when one of the protest leaders, Jodie Evans of Venice, California, tore off her full-length pink slip and presented it to Mrs. Clinton, the senator walked out.
"I am the senator from New York," she said, "and I will not put people's security at risk."
"But you are," the demonstrators shouted at her as she exited.
Another pink slip was handed to staff at the office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, where demonstrators hoisted a sign reading, "Dianne Have Mercy on the Children."
"We don't think it's fair to the Iraqi people that she wants us to go to war," Miss Evans said. Feinstein spokesman Howard Gantman mollified the demonstrators by explaining that out of the 50,000 phone calls her office had received since August, 48,000 have been against war.
The demonstrators, who were mostly over 30 and from various states around the country, presented "badges of honor" to Democratic politicians who oppose war with Iraq. Recipients included Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Barbara Lee of California, Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, John Conyers Jr. of Michigan and Jim McDermott of Washington.
The publicity stunt was a walk-up to more anti-war activities, starting with a "teach-in" today at Shiloh Baptist Church at 9th and P streets NW and a women's march to the White House on Saturday. The National Organization for Women has loaned out a portion of its 15th Street NW offices to Code Pink organizers.
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Hey, I was born at night, but not last night. You must think I'm awfully gullible. This guy's gotta be going for a Janet Cooke award.
She's probably lovin' it:
The "pink slip" is not in any way related to the "pink slippery". Drat, now I have unwanted visuals ...
"Hillary, show some spine
We're putting our bodies on the line."
They're what? Maybe they're expecting Hillary's people are going to shoot them?
1.Those that supported the war
2.Those that supported the continued torture of innocent people.
The "Pink Slippers" are in the later group.
F-ing liberals. They think they are "putting their bodies on the line" by speaking out, when actualy it's those serving in our military that are putting EVERYTHING on the line.
Medea Ping!
I feel they want her to run for prez this year? If she is not representing her constituents now, do you think she would do anything different if she were elected president?
Mrs. Clinton, who arrived 45 minutes late and insisted that all reporters leave the room before she addressed the protestors, explained her reasons for not trusting Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Getting there 45 min late and then saying Saddam Hussein can't be trusted??? Give me a break. This woman is NUTS.
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