CNN's Carol Costello To Medea Benjamin: People Think You're 'Rude' And 'Crazy' For Interrupting Obama (VIDEO)
Saturday, May 25, 2013
I both watched Obama's speech and read it. What do you think we missed?
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CNN's Carol Costello To Medea Benjamin: People Think You're 'Rude' And 'Crazy' For Interrupting Obama (VIDEO)
Why don't you do some research before you waste my time? For example, Yemen has DEMANDED the repatriation of its citizens (about 100) that are in Gitmo. And you do know that the U.S. has FEDERAL prisons, don't you? SuperMax prisons.
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CNN's Carol Costello To Medea Benjamin: People Think You're 'Rude' And 'Crazy' For Interrupting Obama (VIDEO)
As far as vetoes and appropriations' bills, vetoes are NEVER "a fool's errands". Every tool in the legislative toolbox is a weapon. Just as the bully pulpit is a tool, a veto, especially used by a president with approval numbers as high as Obama's, helps to inform and move public opinion. That comes in handy especially for affecting congressional members' bids for reelection. Obama uses the bully pulpit and veto threats when he wants to - All that his refusal to do so on these issues means is that he doesn't support what he claims to have supported.
The man is a fraud, and the sooner that Obama's 'most ardent supporters' realize that, the sooner he'll work in their best interests. Right now, he's Reagan, reincarnated.
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CNN's Carol Costello To Medea Benjamin: People Think You're 'Rude' And 'Crazy' For Interrupting Obama (VIDEO)
I think #2 has already happened.
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If the ban had been lifted, in actuality, then they'd have been transferred. About 100 are Yemen and about 56 of those have long ago been cleared.
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CNN's Carol Costello To Medea Benjamin: People Think You're 'Rude' And 'Crazy' For Interrupting Obama (VIDEO)
Medea Benjamin isn't a "radical". Speaking truth to power doesn't make someone "radical"; it's the American way. Just like there are no "extreme" or "far left" in the DemocraticParty. They left long ago, and can be found bombing animal testing labs and burning down suburban subdivision sites being built on land where ancient forest have been clear cut. If they vote at all anymore, it's as Independents and rarely for Democrats.
I am an old FDR liberal Democrat. If you think that's far left, then that's what you think about FDR. If you think Obama's a liberal, or any kind of a real Democrat, then you haven't been listening to him - By his own definition, his own words, he's a Reagan-Republican. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r-emodk73w
From my life's experience, my travels around the nation, my work and interaction with Americans from all walks of life, when informed of the issues, most Americans agree with liberal policies. Neither they (nor I) would characterize themselves as far-anything or extreme, but mainstream. For example, nobody likes the idea of abortion, but most Americans do not want the government involved if they find themselves in the predicament of an unwanted pregnancy. And if you frame it as, "You like to kill babies?!?! ?!?!", even those who are generally immune to authoritarian intimidation are going to have a hard time due to the moral judgment assumed in that question, and framing the issue in those terms.
Real Democratic policies aren't that hard to sell to Americans. When most Americans want Medicare and other government programs which they've benefitted from to continue and teabaggers shout "No government control of healthcare; Get your hands off my Medicare", the answer is EDUCATION.
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CNN's Carol Costello To Medea Benjamin: People Think You're 'Rude' And 'Crazy' For Interrupting Obama (VIDEO)
"On topics from Guantánamo to drone strikes, I couldn’t let the president act as if he were some helpless official at the mercy of Congress." ~ Medea Benjamin
She's right.
If Obama was sincere about wanting to close down Guantanamo, here are 3 things he could do without Congress:
He can appoint an official State Department Position responsible for arranging detainee transfers.
He can lift the ban on transferring detainees back to Yemen.
He can veto the National Defense Authorization Act (provisions to the bill expire on September 30th, 2013).
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CNN's Carol Costello To Medea Benjamin: People Think You're 'Rude' And 'Crazy' For Interrupting Obama (VIDEO)
CNN's Carol Costello To Medea Benjamin: People Think You're 'Rude' And 'Crazy' For Interrupting Obama (VIDEO)
Not only aren't "regular folks" given a seat at the table, it's rare that this president even faces questioning by a corporate media that, in general, fawns over him and doesn't challenge his policies.
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CNN's Carol Costello To Medea Benjamin: People Think You're 'Rude' And 'Crazy' For Interrupting Obama (VIDEO)
Anyone who isn't aware of Medea Benjamin, her writings, her speaking out for peace and sane American foreign policies (or Code Pink's activities) prior to 2008 must have been living under a rock, politically speaking.
Medea Benjamin Dragged off RNC Floor for Unfurling "Pro-Life: Stop the Killing of Iraq" Banner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzNpXxfLP2Q
http://www.amazon.com/The-Peace-Corps-More-Travel/dp/0929765044/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1369509784&sr=8-14&keywords=medea+benjamin
http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Be-Afraid-Gringo-Honduran/dp/006097205X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369509784&sr=8-2&keywords=medea+benjamin
http://www.amazon.com/Cuba-Talking-Revolution-Conversations-Antonio/dp/1875284974/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1369509784&sr=8-5&keywords=medea+benjamin
http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Next-War-Now-Effective/dp/B0042P5I4C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1369509748&sr=8-3&keywords=medea+benjamin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXPj4Kr9LZY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVwyjhYVlJw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKkqUHkqgJQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24AcQ1ilGrc
So my questions to you: Where have you been? And, why, on such a beautiful weekend day, you're here online, questioning those who are trying to hold Obama and Democrats to campaign promises of a different foreign policy, a sane foreign policy, a foreign policy that upholds the principles that Americans stand for, a foreign policy that doesn't create more terrorist acts against Americans? And how is this, in your mind, about defending one man, Barack Obama, and not about your defending policies that Obama and Democrats ran on yet now ignore?
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