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Medea Benjamin Dragged Off DNC Floor in Handcuffs
by Jax
Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2004 at 1:40 PM
Medea Benjamin Dragged Off DNC Floor in Handcuffs For Unfurling "End the Occupation of Iraq" Banner
As Teresa Heinz Kerry gave her prime-time address that never mentioned Iraq, Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin attemped to bring an anti-war message onto the floor of the convention. Moments later police were dragging her out of the Fleet Center.
As Teresa Heinz Kerry spoke last night, on the floor of the convention, Medea Benjamin from Global Exchange and CodePink unfurled a pink colored banner that read "End the Occupation of Iraq." That apparently was not one of the DNC-approved messages of the night because within moments of the banner being unfurled, police were called in to remove Medea Benjamin. Benjamin was dragged off the convention floor and thrown out of the FleetCenter. She said that the DNC was asked whether they wanted her arrested and that they decided that would not look good.
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Damn Democrat party fascists!!!!
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DATE |
| This isn't surprising |
Ben |
Thursday, Jul. 29, 2004 at 7:59 AM |
| OneEyedMan |
KPC |
Thursday, Jul. 29, 2004 at 10:28 AM |
| Free Medea |
Tyler |
Saturday, Jul. 31, 2004 at 3:33 PM |
| Please vote for Nader |
TruthTeller |
Sunday, Aug. 01, 2004 at 1:01 AM |
| democrats |
more rational |
Sunday, Aug. 01, 2004 at 2:37 AM |
| Nope |
now way |
Monday, Aug. 02, 2004 at 4:26 PM |
| OneEyedMan |
KPC |
Monday, Aug. 02, 2004 at 4:40 PM |
| Yes |
Sheepdog |
Monday, Aug. 02, 2004 at 6:29 PM |
| Bumper Sticker fun |
Sheepdog |
Monday, Aug. 02, 2004 at 8:47 PM |
| Vote Nader? |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 5:31 AM |
| What? Not Vote? Anti-American! |
Sheepdog |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 7:45 AM |
| “Not voting better than voting for principled cause” |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 9:16 AM |
| hey |
Sheepdog |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 9:42 AM |
| OneEyedMan |
KPC |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 9:55 AM |
| "Resistance needs to be constant inspired and uncompromising" |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 11:03 AM |
| Mr. November |
Sheepdog |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 11:20 AM |
| "Nader didn't put Dubya in the White House" |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 11:49 AM |
| yup |
Sheepdog |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 12:02 PM |
| "not do something rather than do something." |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 12:19 PM |
| PS... |
Sheepdog |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 12:19 PM |
| "Freedom from choice" |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 12:29 PM |
| I refuse to be intimadated by fear |
Sheepdog |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 12:37 PM |
| I believe in revolution from "within". Not from "without". |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 1:26 PM |
| And furthermore... |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 1:44 PM |
| baffled |
more rational |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 2:05 PM |
| What the f*ck was that? |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 2:13 PM |
| black november is a conservative troll |
more rational |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 2:16 PM |
| devo vs. rush |
more rational |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 2:26 PM |
| Your deductive reasoning skills rank up there with your math skills. |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 2:26 PM |
| correction to "baffled" |
more rational |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 2:28 PM |
| "meant a switch of voting from Kerry to Bush." |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 2:37 PM |
| and the argument about getting Republicans to swith to Kerry |
Black November |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 2:44 PM |
| math |
more rational |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 2:47 PM |
| Bumper Sticker fun |
MadMaxim |
Thursday, Aug. 05, 2004 at 10:40 PM |
| Black November |
fua |
Saturday, Aug. 07, 2004 at 8:37 PM |
| CHOOSE TO GET A LIFE, MAD MAXIM |
Duck Twacy |
Monday, Aug. 09, 2004 at 7:36 PM |
| This just in... |
MadMaxim |
Monday, Aug. 09, 2004 at 7:57 PM |
| No wait, THIS just in |
MadMaxim |
Monday, Aug. 09, 2004 at 8:01 PM |
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