Why doesn't Code Pink protest Republicans?

[LoZoccolo]

Poll question: Why doesn't Code Pink protest Republicans?

[NYCGirl]

1. Because the Republicans would have them thrown out of the venue or arrested

immediately.

[Skidmore]

3. But I thought they liked to get arrested.

[NYCGirl]

6. Perhaps, but don't they like to get attention first? NT

[ChairmanAgnostic]

8. it's HOW you get arrested that matters. remember the chicago cop

that could not get his last nightcap.

[John Q. Citizen]

17. Yeah, the Repos tried that at Camp Casey. It drove the freepers crazy, didn't it!

Of course they were arrested when they chained themselves to the gates of the White House.

They have more guts than a lot of so-called progressives, though. They put their money where their mouth is. They put their bodies on the line.

A lot of people talk a good game, but it's all talk.

We need more Code Pinks, not less.

[NYCGirl]

24. I was with the SDS and Yippies in the 60s, I'm a member of a number of progressive

political groups now, and never did we protest against people who were on our side.


:shrug:

[leveymg]

44. I guess you missed the Chicago Democratic Convention, August 1968?

The backlash and the division of the Democratic Party handed the election to Nixon

[NYCGirl]

46. I was in San Francisco at the time. NT

[leveymg]

49. I was too young for Chicago. Joined the NY Yippies in early 70s

I also never protested Democrats.

[JackBeck]

2. Because very few believe that the Republicans will change their minds.

:shrug:

[EstimatedProphet]

7. No excuse

You don't change someone's mind by not arguing with them.

[JackBeck]

15. Many of us have been arguing with Republicans for 6 years.

Very few in Congress have changed their minds. I'd rather argue with Democrats at this point, fwiw.

[EstimatedProphet]

18. Really?

So you'd rather argue with people that are on your side and are working - perhaps slowly, but working - towards what you want, than with people that will only do what they want regardless of what you think?

[JackBeck]

28. When it comes to the war, yes.

Most of my family are Republicans, which makes for lovely holidays. Just a few weeks ago, after my nephew's Baptism, they all are touting the meme that we should nuke em and move on. No saving them.

When in comes to Congress, I'd rather have a dialog with my own party when it comes to the war. I've given up on most Republicans because they continue to frame this as The War on Terror and gave a rubber stamp to Bush when they were in power. I won't ever trust them for a long time to come and would rather have a relationship with those who are working for the common good. I have more of a chance changing their minds than I do a Republican's mind. And we have plenty of Democrats who are not on our side, fwiw.

[YOY]

4. Why do anarchists show up at a peace rally and start destroying/throwing sh*t?

:shrug:

[Hissyspit]

5. Dems are mostly in charge now?

[John Q. Citizen]

9. They do protest Repos, but the Dems hold the power in Congress.. Ever hear of Camp Casey?

Ever hear about the protests at the White House?

Did you join in, contribute, offer any support?

or did you sit those out? Well?

[LoZoccolo]

16. I was on LSD right after the Iraq War started.

I actually did something illegal.

[John Q. Citizen]

19. That about sums it up. You just go turn on tune in and drop out, now. Timmy

Leary would be proud of your sacrifice.

[LoZoccolo]

23. What are you talking about?

I was on Lake Shore Drive.

[sandnsea]

10. Why don't they protest Blue Dogs

And organize in districts that are open to a withdrawal date.

[scarletwoman]

11. What a bullshit poll! I'm no knee-jerk Code Pink supporter, but this is just plain defamatory.

Shame on you.

sw

[LoZoccolo]

14. One person finally yells at me and now look at the floodgates opening. n/t

[scarletwoman]

27. I have no idea what you're talking about. Who "yelled"? What "floodgates"?

I'll repeat, however, that your "poll" is bullshit. Whatever Code Pink does, it's NOT motivated by either payment from, or love for, Republicans. That's just inflammatory nonsense.

They may be tactical idiots, but their anti-war idealism is sincere.

[Moochy]

47. Are you really suprised?

Shame on the OP indeed, flame bait bullshit.

[Forkboy]

12. Just to piss you off.

[Nutmegger]

13. What a disgusting poll.

:puke:

[mdmc]

20. We pretty much know the GOP is the corporate party

some still think the Dems aren't:shrug:

[leftchick]

21. because republicans are not in charge of the 'purse strings'?

just a hunch. :eyes:

[Cleita]

22. Number 3 is that Code Pink isn't a part of the Democratic Party

anymore than they are a part of the Republican Party. They stand alone in their principles and will protest Democrats as well as Republicans for not doing what they percieve is needed to be done for peace. Since the peace card is in the Democratic Party's court now, this is why they are targetting Democrats. Although I agree they, and we, should be giving equal time to the Republicans as well.

[Monkeyman]

32. Can you show me where and when they protested a Replug on Youtube

[MuseRider]

25. They do and they have.

So Democrats should not hear from protesters? Wow, I did not know we had started the unify or be damned already, someone forgot to send some of us the memo. The Republicans would be proud.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

26. Because they'd rather keep weak-kneed Dems feet to the fire.

Who might actually do something to end the war if pressed hard enough.

[Madspirit]

29. Not Fair Poll

Maybe because there is no hope for the Republicans but since the Democrats are politicians and will sink into the complacent easy chair also, they are the ones the Pink People think need the prodding...to do what we elected them to do.
Lee

[shance]

30. You obviously know nothing about CODEPINK.

If you did, you would know that CODEPINK has been protesting Bush, Cheney and the Republicans for the past seven years.

But I guess that doesn't count?

You would just rather criticize them from the safety of your computer chair.

So the great people of CODEPINK are not supposed to confront the war promoters and enablers in our own party?

[cgrindley]

33. Codepink has managed to look pretty stupid

at least twice in the last week. The latest idiots just make my blood boil. They do nothing but damage our cause and make everyone who holds an anti-war position look like fools.

[Monkeyman]

37. In Front of Hastert home No in front of any Republicans home NO

[mmonk]

31. Ridiculous poll.

[yurbud]

34. Why not try to convince Jeffrey Dahmer to be a vegetarian? Put pressure where it MIGHT work

it is an indirect compliment for Code Pink to assume Dems might even consider there arguments.

[yurbud]

35. If they focus efforts on Blue Dog Democrats, they can't do enough to make their lives miserable

[Breeze54]

36. The Occupation Project has many groups involved not just Code Pink.

The Occupation Project

A Campaign of Sustained Nonviolent Civil Disobedience to End the Iraq War

http://vcnv.org/project/the-occupation-project

Participating Organizations

Veterans For Peace
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
North Carolina Peace Action
United for Peace and Justice
The Declaration of Peace
Bloomington Peace Action Coalition
Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition
CODEPINK
After Downing Street
Voters for Peace
International Solidarity Movement - Chicago Chapter
The Collateral Repair Project -- Seattle
Texans for Peace
Alaska Peace Center
North Star Veterans for Peace - Fairbanks, Alaska
Women in Black -- Seattle
Stand Up Seattle
Green Party of Washington State
North Alabama Committee for Nonviolent Action
Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution
National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance
Northwest Indiana Coalition Against the Iraq War
New Hampshire Peace Action

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Occupation Project Updates
http://vcnv.org/occupation-project/updates

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[AtomicKitten]

38. Code Pink is appealing to the party most likely to listen.

[WilliamPitt]

39. Ah...they do.

Medea Benjamin unfurled an anti-war banner on the floor of the RNC, heckled/disrupted Bush at a major speech, and heckled/disrupted al-Maliki during his UN speech.

A better question might be, "Why don't people who ask pointed questions, meant to inflame and insult, get their facts straight before they open their uninformed gobs?"

[LoZoccolo]

40. I think an even better question would be...

"Why didn't they just say 24 business hours to begin with?"

[Hissyspit]

42. Or "Why don't people who don't like others' ways of protesting, go to Washington and do it the way

they think it should be done, instead of acting like a right-wing keyboard warrior and making petty posts slandering people who are trying to do the best they know how in a bad situation?"

[NMMNG]

45. That would take actual effort

It's much easier just pissing all over what everybody else is doing via infinite push polls.

[JackBeck]

50. Bravo. n.t

[stirlingsliver]

41. I Didn't Know That They Didn't

Code Pink doesn't protest Rethuglicans?

News to me.

[davidwparker]

43. because the Dems hold the power in Congress now

[Moochy]

48. Frakkin Flamebait

:mad:

[pinto]

51. Locking.

This is flame bait.

Thanks for your consideration.