Sunday, August 28, 2005
Code Pink Walter Reed Protest genuine?
I was reluctant to write about the folks standing outside Walter Reed, where many of our nation's most severely wounded are recuperating, holding signs that read things like "MAIMED FOR A LIE," because I was sceptical that even Code Pink could be that stupid and vile, and suspected maybe some right-wing idiots had set them up.
Turns out that there was something to that suspicion.
Don't know if they're right wing ringers or not, but even Code Pink is not happy with what's going on at their vigil.
Code Pink's a bunch of idiots. But there is nothing wrong with the stated purpose of this vigil, which is to draw attention to a veterans medical system inadequate to deal with 28,000 wounded, and the gates of Walter Reed seem like as good a place as any to do it, to me.
Code Pink is stupid for a lot of reasons. But maybe this isn't one of them.
On the other hand, look at all the other things they specifically take credit for, and encourage, including commandeering the names of our dead to plaster on recruiting offices, and making signs that say 'You can't be all you can be if you're DEAD' and "All coffins 50% off"
So were they hijacked by the left or the right? Don't know. One commenter says the guy in the Walter Reed video is the same guy LT Smash had a run in with back in his protest covering days. Which would, if true, suggest that Code Pink was coopted by the left instead of the right.
Or, it's thoroughly possible that it's all Code Pink, and they're just lying through their teeth to try and distance themselves from their dumber members. Which is tough to do if stupid people make up the majority of your organization.
Splash, out
Jason
Turns out that there was something to that suspicion.
Don't know if they're right wing ringers or not, but even Code Pink is not happy with what's going on at their vigil.
In recent weeks, the vigil has attracted some people who have tried to change the tone and message of the vigil, including yelling and holding up inappropriate signs. The organizers have asked the newcomers to be respectful and wonder if they might indeed be infiltrators whose aim is to disrupt the vigil.
Code Pink's a bunch of idiots. But there is nothing wrong with the stated purpose of this vigil, which is to draw attention to a veterans medical system inadequate to deal with 28,000 wounded, and the gates of Walter Reed seem like as good a place as any to do it, to me.
Code Pink is stupid for a lot of reasons. But maybe this isn't one of them.
On the other hand, look at all the other things they specifically take credit for, and encourage, including commandeering the names of our dead to plaster on recruiting offices, and making signs that say 'You can't be all you can be if you're DEAD' and "All coffins 50% off"
So were they hijacked by the left or the right? Don't know. One commenter says the guy in the Walter Reed video is the same guy LT Smash had a run in with back in his protest covering days. Which would, if true, suggest that Code Pink was coopted by the left instead of the right.
Or, it's thoroughly possible that it's all Code Pink, and they're just lying through their teeth to try and distance themselves from their dumber members. Which is tough to do if stupid people make up the majority of your organization.
Splash, out
Jason
Comments:
You're taking Code Pinkos' word for it that they are being set up? Even there 'vigil' is vile without the most offensive things being said and done there. If they want to protest the war, they should do it down the street at the Capitol or the White House.
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