D.C. Chapter's Fun With Code Pink and Cindy Sheehan Thread: March 7, 8, 9, 2006

Monday, March 6, 2006 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all FReepers and lurkers in good standing to join us this week as we welcome Cindy Sheehan and Medea Benjamin back to our nation's capital.

Fresh from their excellent New York adventure, the dynamic duo of treason are bringing their roadshow to Washington, D.C. for media stunts and meetings with the Treason Caucus in Congress.

We're posting their publicly announced schedule so you'll be able to make your plans accordingly. As always, the D.C. Chapter's rules for protesting will be in effect. Briefly, they are: No violence, no profanity, no racism, no provocations, obey the law and treat all law enforcement officers with respect.

Tuesday, March 7
8:30 am -4 pm
Congressional lobby visits: click here for more details
Iraqi and U.S. delegates will make office visits to both House and Senate Members to share the realities of living under U.S. occupation and to discuss a Women's peace plan for Iraq. Organizers include United for Peace and Justice coalition. Click here for more info on UFPJ Iraq-related legislative action.
Meet at 8:30 am in Longworth Cafeteria, at the back dining area (up the steps, opposite the food court) for breakfast and lobby briefing. This will be our base for the day.
Longworth House Office Building on Independence Ave (between South Capital and New Jersey, S.E. on South side of Capitol – metro South Capital or Union Station).

5-6:30 pm
Meeting Hosted by National Council of Women’s Organizations. Space limited
1050 17th St, NW (Between L and K Streets)
Metro Farragut North

7-9 pm
Women Say No To War Public Forum and Music event : Gold Star Moms Cindy Sheehan and Elaine Johnson, Anas Shallal, Eman Khamas, Nadje Al-Ali, Faiza Al-Araji, Medea Benjamin, Ann Wright and others…Musical Guests: In Process, Holly Near and Emma’s Revolution.
Foundry United Methodist Church
1500 16th St., N.W. (16th and P)
Washington, D.C. 20036
Dupont Cirlcle metro stop or #30 buses
$10 online at codepinkalert.org/catalog or at the door*
*Proceeds from the reception support travel for the Iraqi women and their programs in Iraq

Wednesday, March 8 12-2:30 pm
Rally at Iraq Embassy & March to White House to deliver Women’s Call for Peace and signatures.
Meet at the Iraqi Embassy at Noon 1801 P streets, NW (corner of 18th and P) Dupont Circle Metro
March Route: West on P to Dupont; South on Connecticut; East on K; South on 16th through Lafayette Park to the South Side. Rally at South Side of Lafayette Park.

5pm-6:30 pm
Official Release of the Report "Iraqi Women Under Occupation" hosted by Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
1537 Longworth House Office Building to release report: Iraqi Women Living under Occupation. Open

Thursday, March 9 11:30 am- 1pm
Iraqi Women’s Briefing and Q&A
for Congress, Staff and the People
Sponsored by Out of Iraq Caucus

Room 122 Cannon House Office Building (between 1st and Independence ave. SE, on South side of Capitol – metro South Capital or Union Station)

Peace group hosts March 9 discussion
ARNOLD, Maryland -- Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of Codepink, a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement, will lead an upcoming discussion called "Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism."

The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at the Pascal Center for the Performing Arts at Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway.

Ms. Benjamin will be joined by a woman from Iraq who will talk about her experiences and the efforts of Iraqi women to achieve peace in that country.

Ms. Benjamin is also the co-founder of Global Exchange, an international human rights organization that addresses issues of globalization. The former economics and nutritionist with the United Nations and the World Health Organization is the author or editor of eight books.

Her talk is part of the college's Women's Month celebration. The talk is free and open to the public.

[reagan_fanatic]

Sure wish I was in the DC area. I would absolutely love to FReep these a-holes with ya.

Thanks for all your tireless efforts there.

[Dinah Lord]

bump

[Spiff]

I'm sure you've probably thought about this also--I suspect the "pinkies" will try for a larger than normal turnout at WRAMC this Friday (3/10) because the leaders are in the DC area.

Have we been FReeping the Pinkos or have we been sticking to a pro-troop thing on the 4 corners? If the leaders are in town and such, should we consider a more targetted FReep of the Pinko moonbats this Friday?

[Redbob]

"Gold Star Moms Cindy Sheehan and Elaine Johnson

Pink Star Moms is more like it."

How about "Red Star Moms"?

Purely in the interest of accuracy, mind you.

[tgslTakoma]

I just got back in from the afternoon's fun and games with the traitors of Code Pink and their foolish followers.

I didn't get many photos, and only a bit of video, too. Short report: Kristinn, I and our friend Nofel were at the Iraqi Embassy to greet Medea Benjamin, Gael Murphy and Cindy Sheehan as they delivered their manifesto to a representative of the government of Free Iraq. As Cindy Sheehan approached the Embassy Gate to deliver the papers, Kristinn opened up on them with his booming voice, chiding Cindy Sheehan for marching with a group that is funding terrorists who are killing more American soldiers. Sheehan was stunned by the sight and sound of counterprotesters.

The rest of the PinkOs were also not pleased.

Nofel and Kristinn had other responsibilities after the Embassy Freep, so I left them and headed down to the White House to meet up with Angelwood. When Code Pink and approximately 100 of their followers arrived, we lit into them again.

Again they were greatly displeased with our commentary.

Note: although Cindy Sheehan was front and center at the Iraqi Embassy, we couldn't find her in the White House crowd. The lefties tried repeatedly to shout us down, to block our signs, and to curse at us; but my voice just kept on giving today. Thank you Jimmy Valentine's brother, for the voice lessons.

OK, that's about it for now. I'll post a full report - well, as full as my memory will allow - later tonight.

The leaders of Code Pink and Cindy Sheehan are surely popping antacids like candy right about now.

One last thing... I wore my gray and black "Army" hoodie sweatshirt, that Doctor Raoul gave me recently, and it was funny how the lefties who approached me reacted to it. One woman said, "You're not in the Army! Why are you wearing that?" Another woman said I had no right to wear it because I wasn't in the Army. I told her that they were my home team and I liked to show my support for the home team. She sputtered that I was an idiot, and then some man came up and told me I was ugly, too. The Moonbats really showed their poor debating skills today. It was fun.

:-)

[Hoodlum91]

So bummed I missed it. The only day all week I'm not 2 blocks from the White House....

I'll be out on Friday though!

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

We'll have to see about getting you a smokey bear hat.

[trooprally]

RE signs @ WR -- We've been holding pro-troop signs since we took over all 4 corners, but there are plenty of anti-Code Pink signs still in the bags of signs we have on hand.

[Doctor Raoul]

Great job. If you can't wear that sweatshirt because you're not in the army, they HAVE to wear a Che beret!!!

[trooprally]

Oh I wish I was there.
But, we will be there tomorrow.
Thanks for the short but entertaining ping.
Loved it.
[Mrs T]

[Doctor Raoul]

People who knew that we were FReepers, mostly those who recognized Kristinn, kept coming up and saying that they hoped that we didn't do anything disruptive. Kristinn kept telling them that "We're not like you. We don't do that," and would mention that we didn't have any signs or banners hidden in our jackets for us to stand up and disrupt the event. They were not pleased and seemed worried that we did, in fact, plan to disrupt. I think our demeanor made them nervous.

The Code Pinkos are Wackos. When they do those kinds of things to other people it's OK. Yet it's inappropriate and wrong if someone does it to them.

One of the Code Pinko Wackos' defense against an arrest at the RNC was that she was just doing what everyone else was, standing on a seat, holding a sign and yelling. But she WASN'T like everyone esle, she was there to protest. However, Code Pinko Wackos engage in the most childish of excuses.

When they hang a banner from a hotel room, they pile every stitch of furnistings against the door and refuse the hotel security and/or police admittance to the room when demanded. Ultimately, they have to force their way in, damaging the room and furnishings. Code Pinko Wackos with a straight face say, "We didn't damage anything, you did." And then they have the litle pink balls (like they gave to Howard Dean) to ask for a refund of the room charge because they did not get to stay the night.

Code Pink will go to an autoshow and stand on vehicle hoods and roofs, damaging them, and the Code Pinko Wackos laugh about damaging the property of others. It shows a lack of consideration for the freedom of others. They feel they are "correct" so anything they do to others is "correct".

So I'm amused by their fear of their own tactics.

[Doctor Raoul]

How about "Red Star Moms"?

Excellent idea.

[Doctor Raoul]

One thing I forgot to mention. When the Code Pinko Wackos do their standard shtick, they either get ejected or arrested. After which they claim police brutality, suppression of free speech and a police state.

So the Code Pinko Wackos asking you to not engage in their tactics admit that they would install a brutal police state that would suppress free speech if they ever held power.

Well for once at least they were as honest as one might get from a Code Pinko Wacko.

[Flora McDonald]

Another good one!

[Albion Wilde]

Another brilliant report, and counteroffensive to the overripe pink Marxist teen clique.

[BillF]

Great report, Spiff!

Super FReep, well done!

[BillF]

DC will be beautiful in the next few weeks. Spring and the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Please come visit. FReep with us and also see the tourist sites.

Smithsonian's vast array of Museums (Air and Space Museum is most popular and now has an extensive and amazing annex in nearby Virginia close to Dulles Airport), the Iwo Jima Memorial, Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln Monuments, the Vietnam and WWII Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, and the International Spy Museum are among the more popular places to visit.

Spiff is from another state and is here on business, but still FReeps after working hard. We've also been honored to have FReepers join us from Texas, Colorado, Pennslyvania, California, and New Jersey, some who traveled to DC specifically to join us at the Walter Reed FReeps. See the latest WR report here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1592838/posts

Join us and you can do good and have fun at the same time!

PS. And thanks for all the laughs that you've given us with your great graphics!

[BillF]

Another great report and FReep! Thanks.

[reagan_fanatic]

Please come visit. FReep with us and also see the tourist sites.

One day I will. It's pretty tough with the job and a new member of the family to deal with though. Sometimes it seems that God just didn't make enough hours in the day!

[tgslTakoma]

Reminder PING!

Next stop on the tour:

Anne Arundel Community College. This part of the liars tour begins at 7:30pm.

This college-sponsored (read Maryland taxpayer-funded) event is free and open to the public, so of course, Freepers and like-minded friends may choose to go inside and "join the discussion" to offer an America-supporting perspective. Medea Benjamin, Gael Murphy, and the Baathist womyn will have the dictator-supporting perspective covered.

Here's a couple of maps of the location for tonight's festivities, courtesy of Yahoo:

I'll be there, as will the trooprallies (Mr and Mrs). Anyone else up for the ride?