Have you heard about code pink protesting in front of veterans

[quinnox]

hospitals where soldiers are recovering from injuries? Or is this another false rumor put out by the right wing? Because I think it would be really low and vile to protest outside of hospitals against wounded veterans trying to recover, but I doubt it is true anyway.

[eleny]

1. where did you hear or read about it?

[quinnox]

2. when I would sometimes browse at the "other side"

Free republic - they would be talking about it. This was months ago but I remembered it because of code pink being in the news recently.

[eleny]

11. thanks - and no, i never heard that rumor

[cboy4]

23. Why don't you keep their right wing propaganda bullshit to

yourself?! :wtf:

You may love reading their crap, but I loathe it.

As well as the people who write there.

[gatorboy]

3. If you doubt it's true,

Then what's your point posting this? :shrug:

[EFerrari]

4. No. n/t

[Tom Joad]

5. I think that is a hoax. Furthermore, do remember Pink attire can be bought by anyone

It's not like a military uniform, anyone can wear one.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Yes they are at Walter Reed every Friday night

protesting against the war and the failure to take care of our soldiers when they come home.

I don't understand why you think this is "low and vile" to want better treatment for our troops. :shrug:

[BeFree]

7. Well

I think it really low and vile to pass off such a rumor and then call out someone on our side based on that rumor.

[MissMarple]

8. Maybe he just wants a fact based response. I would.

And knowing that they are at Walter Reed and why they are there is important to know.

[BeFree]

12. But of course

But for some reading DU the inflammatory OP needed to be shown for what it was.

It does seem now that CP is using its freedom to state its case at WReed, but that freedom should never be declared low and vile, lest each of us exercising our freedoms might be called the same by thine enemies.

[Bluebear]

19. Or maybe this poster likes to just throw stink bombs. nt

[cboy4]

25. He knows how to research the internet for crine out loud.

Why should I believe a word he has to say about anything, when he gets his information from the Freepers.

It's ridiculous, and it's clear he won't understand anything Code Pink does.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Google is your friend

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=%5CSpecialReports%5Carchive%5C200508%5CSPE20050825a.html

Appeal to Our Vets and Active Duty Soldiers Inside Walter Reed

The Walter Reed Vigil is a very discreet, dignified project taking place for two hours each Friday evening between 7 and 9 pm. We want those who have paid a terrific price for their country to be kept close to our hearts and minds. We don't call for you to be honored with parades and flags; others will do that. We are calling on the country to honor its veterans, active duty, reserves, and National Guard, with full benefits, commitment to long-term health care, and an economy that will provide good jobs, hopefully union jobs.

We understand from talking to some of those inside Walter Reed and other soldiers, the importance of the bonds you have with the comrades still in the field. You worry about them; you pray for them. So do we-that is why we want them home again. Whether you agree with that solution for the situation we are in-or not-we hope you can come to trust our sincerity. We try to prove it with the consistency of our little vigil outside the main gate of Walter Reed. You proved your commitment to your brothers and sisters in arms and to your country. We stand by the main gate each Friday evening for just those two hours as a commitment to you, that we will not forget you, and we don't want the rest of the country forgetting you either.

NOW TODAY, there are some who are so unsure of their own position that they feel they cannot tolerate even our small, short, weekly vigil. These people wave the American flag but they have lost the essence of what it means. They say God Bless The Troops but they don't understand what it is that you and your comrades fought for, are fighting for. Their goal is to silence us, and what will they do then?

HOW DID it come to this? That a small, humble vigil of ten people or so, should turn into such a storm? What are we saying that gets them so angry?
Support Our Troops. Full Benefits for Our Vets. Bring the Troops Home.

PLEASE HELP US. If you believe we have a right to our simple vigil, if you can trust us not to ever do any of our veterans harm, please join us some time between 7 and 9 pm any Friday evening. Show the world that you don't believe in the lies told about us, that you believe in our right to have our vigil for our soldiers. Some of us are mothers of soldiers. Some are veterans. Some of us are simply citizens who want to do a little thing for people who have done so much for them.

Thank you.
http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?list=type&type=81

http://baldilocks.typepad.com/baldilocks/2005/08/dissecting_code.html

[quinnox]

10. ok I see

that is different than what I thought, if they are supporting the troops and veterans that is fine.

[niyad]

14. just as a matter of curiousity, why didn't you check into this when you first saw that despicable

rumour, especially considering which site you were on?

[quinnox]

16. I guess I just dismissed it at the time

but then I remembered it when all the threads about code pink were here lately, so I wanted to find out the facts about it.

I like to be objective, and if a group even if friendly to the left is doing something that is wrong I want to know about it. But it seems that they are in fact suopporting the veterans and that is fine.

[Bluebear]

17. "I like to be objective"

:spray:

[niyad]

24. you like to be objective? BUT, you were believing BS that you got on FR, without even bothering to

check on it, and just assuming that code pink might have been doing something wrong--that is hardly objective.

[John Q. Citizen]

15. If what you thought was based on posts at freeperland then you might reassess your choice

of news sources.

Code Pink are the good guys.

Freeps are the bad guys.

Just saying...

[tehehehe]

13. Check the reports.............

http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?list=type&type=81
Join in the fun! The Freepers try to stop us:
http://www.geocities.com/buford_p/FR/WRFreeps.html
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/boggess/060218
But we persevere! We especially like our "Maimed for a Lie" signs we carry to publicize the issue! It helps keep our solidarity!
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=%5CSpecialReports%5Carchive%5C200508%5CSPE20050825a.html
Afterwards, we all go out for wine and cheese at a local pub! This stuff really aggravates the repugs and the soldiers, but they can't do anything about it cause we have permits!

[Bluebear]

18. You're referring us to an Alan Keyes webpage? bwahahahaha

[wicket]

20. Did somebody order a pizza?

:evilgrin:

[Bluebear]

21. Why yes I did, when will it be arriving?

Did you order one too?

[cboy4]

26. It's my f-a-v-o-r-i-t-e

brand!

[Lex]

22. "Some people say . . . "

nt

[onenote]

27. given how often DUers post questions that could easily be answered by an internet search

or otherwise misstate information, I'm not sure why the OP, who has been here a long time, is being beaten up so badly. Maybe the question wasn't worded as well as it could've been, but asking a question here for which an answer can be found through google is hardly unique.

[Sonicmedusa]

28. No kidding!

Shesh, it was just a question and I am sure the OP asked HERE to get less right-wing spin. Why do so many eat thier own here?

Just for shits and giggles, I just did a Google search using "Code Pink" and "Walter Reed". This was the first thing that came up:

"Anti-War Protests Target Wounded at Army Hospital"
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=%5CSpecialReports%5Carchive%5C200508%5CSPE20050825a.html

Sure, we know that is bullshit- the protesters are protesing the TREATMENT or lack of treatment of our wounded troops- They are not TARGETING them.

[Bluebear]

29. "Why do so many eat thier own here?"

Oh, they are not always 'thier own'.