Posted on 09/03/2008 9:46:21 PM PDT by kristinn
One of Barack Obama's elite fundraisers from the anti-American group Code Pink attempted to storm the stage last night during Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's acceptance speech at the GOP convention in St. Paul.
Jodie Evans, one of a group of about 500 top financiers who have bundled tens of thousands of dollars for the Obama campaign was seized by the Secret Service after she had made her way to side of the stage and and started to yell at Palin.
The Washington Post reported on the incident:
10:45 p.m. A pair of Code Pink activists just got to the very edge of the stage and were a moment away from apparently running on stage, right by the Kentucky slot on the floor next to a host of McCain's most senior staffers.
Secret Service men grabbed them at last minute and literally dragged them out.
--Paul Kane
Evans has bundled between $50,000 and $100,000 for Obama as well as contributing the maximum $2300 to Obama's presidential primary campaign. She co-hosted Obama's breakout Hollywood fundraiser at the start of his campaign in February 2007.
As a bundler, Evans has been given perks that include regular briefings by top campaign staffers on policy and private meetings with Obama and his vice presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Evans is infamous in conservative and military family circles for publicly endorsing the terrorists in Iraq against the American soldiers who toppled Saddam Hussein and have fought to keep free Iraq from falling to the hands of Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups and nations.
Evans has worked with state sponsors of terrorism including the governments of Castro's Cuba and the the late Saddam Hussein. She has also met with Venezualan dictator Hugo Chavez and has professed her "love" for him.
Evans has led Code Pink's campaign against the Marines in Berkeley where the group has called the Marines "assassins" and Evans herself has compared the Marine recruiting center in Berkeley to a porn shop.
Code Pink issued a press release a short while ago bragging about their attempt to disrupt Palin's speech:
Co-founders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans, who were given their tickets to the speech by a Republican delegate who was frustrated with the Republican party and Sarah Palin, caught the attention of Palin with their banners and shouting about 15 minutes into her speech. Palin stopped talking for a moment to turn to look at them.
After another moment, security then grabbed Benjamin and Evans and escorted them one at a time out of the St. Paul Xcel Center, where they were held until the end of the Palin’s speech and told they would be arrested if they tried to reenter. They were told they’d committed an arrestable offense but they were not charged.
“Sarah Palin is not a woman’s choice,” said Jodie Evans, co-founder, moments after being released. “That’s it.”
CODEPINK is a nonpartisan women’s peace group. They vehemently oppose Palin’s pro-war, anti-environment, anti-choice positions. More details to come. For questions, please call Jodie Evans at 310-913-4821.
Obama has rejected several requests from troop support groups that he renounce Evans for her support of the terrorists in Iraq.
“Does my hand smell funny to you?”
[gross!]
That SS fella probably went through 2 entire jugs of Purelle after that!
Yeah, but not as bad as Sheryl Crow's.
Which ‘reporter’/RAT let them in?!
read the article above...it states how they got in...a disgruntled mccain delegate gave them passes....
Does anyone have a video link of this madwoman? Thanks.
Sarah Palin is not a woman’s choice,” said Jodie Evans, co-founder, moments after being released. “That’s it.”
Pffft. Snark.
Like anyone associated with Code Pink has a clue what a real woman is in the first place.
unflappable, no ummm’s...no ahhhh’s....perfect speech, composure. she is showing the whole package.
She’s a precinct committeeman. Sounds like she needs to be replaced by a Republican.
I thought the same thing, the SS was down on the job last night, for allowing this Obama wacko to get all the was to the very edge of the stage.
the delegate who gave them the tickets should be expelled from the convention and prevented from tonights speech.
Also the other delegates should be VERY aware to prevent these trolls from getting close.
ping
*gag*
Code Stink
Bump to the top for YET ANOTHER story suppressed by the media. Imagine if a McCain supporter had done this to Obama? Reporters would be after the story for days, demanding McCain disavow this fundraiser and return all money raised.
Why do you suspect her as being the traitor delegate?
The Republicans who gave Jodie Evans the tickets ought to be arrested and thrown in jail!
There is no way in hell this whack job should have been allowed in the arena. If she can get in, then so can a terrorist with a bag full of biological weapons.
That’s a great graphic!
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