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In reply to the discussion: PINK PROTEST (on convention floor during Ryan speech) [View all]GReedDiamond
(5,311 posts)49. ..."foolish politics"...first of all, who made you the Great Political Strategist?
...I find your attitude about Code Pink to be disgusting, not the word VAGINA.
Foolish Politics would be, infiltrating the Rethug Cross Burning Ceremony, and being a polite dissenter, which, therefore, nobody would even know about having happened.
BTW, I've been living my WHOLE FUCKING 57+ FUCKING YEARS OF LIFE through political hack scum fucking shitbags running everything, and the results have been less than astounding.
Anyone who has the balls to do what these Code Pink women did tonight should be respected, not trivialized with prudish concerns about the welfare of Eddie Munster's poor innocent chillens.
It's ALL FOOLISH POLITICS, ALL THE TIME! for over THIRTY FUCKIN YEARS and COUNTING!!
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I saw that. They are the bravest women in America I think. They were out there when it
roguevalley
Aug 2012
#32
..."foolish politics"...first of all, who made you the Great Political Strategist?
GReedDiamond
Aug 2012
#49
The two CodePink protesters tonight were Laura Mills and Ann Wright (whom I love dearly!)
kas125
Aug 2012
#8
IIRC - the person with the sign, stood directly in front of the Ryan family and held the banner
mzmolly
Aug 2012
#44
What I'm wondering is why you think it's more important that Ryan's kids not see
kas125
Aug 2012
#63
Yes, it is that hard to grasp. They weren't "targeting" his kids, they were targeting their father.
kas125
Aug 2012
#33
CodePink is non partisan, they cannot endorse a candidate or even say they prefer one. And
kas125
Aug 2012
#52
I think I see your point. There will be people who tune into this, or see it live,
jtuck004
Aug 2012
#64
Helping Obama win??? The purpose for CodePink is NOT to help Obama win, it's to bring
kas125
Aug 2012
#62