Video: Code Pink lunatics beclown themselves at Rumsfeld’s arrival
posted at 6:15 pm on May 14, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
I’m not sure what would be the most amusing part of this video from the nutroots-fringe group Democracy Now!, which apparently defines democracy as “the state in which one yells louder in someone’s face than anyone else. Is it the the screeching of “War Criminal” by the two activists, one of whom is Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin? Is it the ludicrous allegation that Rummy killed “millions of Iraqis”? (Even the Lancet study wasn’t that bad.)
For my money, it’s the subtler moment of the woman pretending to be a news anchor, announcing this with, “Video has emerged …” Of course it emerged. You took it!
Actually, I think Tommy Christopher picks the best moment:
My favorite part is when the first one says “I wish I had some handcuffs!”
Really? The only thing standing between you and slappin’ the cuffs on Rummy is a missed shopping trip to Spencer Gifts?
This kind of thing annoys me, because it makes all liberals look stupid. Code Pink has become such a joke, even liberal politicians are calling them out.
Actually, you’ll notice that both morons protestors take care not to touch Rummy, especially not to slap some handcuffs on him. Had they been that stupid, they would have been spending their money on attorneys, court dates, and perhaps emergency-room bills.
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Yep, but the problem is if you arrest them and try them, you give them a forum, which is exactly what they want. If you arrest them and release them, then they will file civil suits, again with the purpose of seeking attention.
Blake on May 14, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Is it me, or is there something hot about Medea Benjamin?
Potfry on May 14, 2009 at 8:07 PM
If it weren’t for the fact that these people are so dangerous, they would simply be pathetic.
Loxodonta on May 14, 2009 at 8:18 PM
IT’S YOU!!!
You need to blog less and get out in the real world more.
landlines on May 14, 2009 at 8:21 PM
My lord the left OWNS the ugly constituency. That lock jawed corpse introducing the video probably has never experienced a tender moment in her life. And how pathetic do you have to be to act like a spoiled 14 year old girl to flap your arms and yell inanities around a grown man?
Hatred and bigotry WHOLLY owned by the American left and the democrat party.
daesleeper on May 14, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Oh GAWD that’s funny!!
R D on May 14, 2009 at 8:38 PM
ctdad saw Donald Rumsfeld at the Capitals game the other night. Happily, Mr. Rumsfeld was being treated with courtesy and respect by all those around him.
ctmom on May 14, 2009 at 8:38 PM
wheres an over zealous head kickin a*shole cop when ya really need him?
equanimous on May 14, 2009 at 8:59 PM
It’s an infection.
rockbend on May 14, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Deck the bitch.
Code pink had a little protest march across the Golden Gate brige on Mothers Day. I take great pride in having had the opportunity to give them the finger out my window while laying on the horn. I felt so…um ‘empowered’. Weird thing is that half the marchers were either high school boys or men in the 70s.
F*ing hippies.
EZnSF on May 14, 2009 at 9:02 PM
I don’t care if they didn’t physically touch him, screaming in a man’s ear is physically damaging. I wish he had whipped out his cell phone and called the cops for assault. Or gone to the front desk and gotten security. This was intimidating, threatening, possbily physically damaging (his hearing) behaviour that should get the perps in trouble with the law.
And I don’t care if that would have given them a platform… the law is the LAW.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on May 14, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Whoa there, Dude! Intervention alert!
Hooking up with a narcissist who also sports the hallmarks of Borderline Personality Disorder is not a good plan!
Bruno Strozek on May 14, 2009 at 9:10 PM
The next time your children say mother you are embarrassing me, play this video for them and then tell them to be thankful neither of these idiots are their mother. I think if I was Mrs. Rumsfeld, I’d have had to have fainted into one of them and then knocked her head off trying to regain my composure.
Sue on May 14, 2009 at 9:13 PM
These two woman are soft and have too much time on their hands. If I was Rummy’s wife I would have slapped the both of them.
How about the goof clapping? Complete assclowns!
Frances on May 14, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Bugler on May 14, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Good Eye!!!!
FontanaConservative on May 14, 2009 at 9:19 PM
That was Amy Goodman all right and OUR tax dollars at work. THAT’S what makes me mad.
gitarfan on May 14, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Was good to see Rummy . . . Hope he had a good evening
is spite of those idiots.
He doesn’t get enough credit.
Texyank on May 14, 2009 at 10:21 PM
I really, really, really want to see Rummy whip out the katana of bad-asticism and school these yentas.
spmat on May 14, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Bad-assticism! Can I use that word now? Great thinking!
Rummy, wielder of the Katana of Bad-assticism in the name of Justice and Truth in Reporting!
Gawd, I love that guy! Press on, Sir. We still love ya here in Real America.
Subsunk
Subsunk on May 14, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Hmmm…if you are atrracted to Squeaky Fromme – maybe….
AprilOrit on May 14, 2009 at 11:17 PM
They have that fug anchor and we get Prejean. No wonder they are always so angry.
SouthernGent on May 14, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Code pink urban terrorists not wearing pink?
What are the rules regarding non-uniformed illegal combatants?
Shy Guy on May 14, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Wow. Pathetic dried up hags trying to recapture the idiocy of the 60′s.
It’s strange, but comforting to know that if the Iraq war had never happened, these whacko’s would be acting just as insane protesting some other perceived injustice.
csdeven on May 15, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Would have been awesome to see Mrs. R turn around and clock the witch.
AZfederalist on May 15, 2009 at 1:20 AM
Goons. Mentally ill goons.
Zorro on May 15, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Any chance of burying Medea under those stairs Officer? – just until she shuts up of course.
Mattmax on May 15, 2009 at 8:10 AM
That freeze frame looks like they’re doing the Wahtoosie….
CynicalOptimist on May 15, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Oh… I’m sorry… he was about to backhand her with his “Nazi” glove…..
CynicalOptimist on May 15, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Carful what you say or think wasn’t code pink given special status in the Hate crimes bill that just passed..?
Badbrucskie on May 15, 2009 at 9:32 AM
The only way that Medea could be hot is if she were burnt at the stake. Historically, auto de fe has been a great success with witches.
thuja on May 15, 2009 at 9:50 AM
who give a poot about code pink, she should be arresting for annoying the hell out of everyone at the party.
la.rt.wngr on May 15, 2009 at 10:09 AM
I propose that she henceforth be referred to as Medusa Benjamin, due to the non-un-seeability factor.
Marauder on May 15, 2009 at 10:55 AM
How quickly we forget.
As our pal frankj would tell us,if one of these bog-witches laid a hand on Mr. Rumsfeld he would have called for his strangling gloves.
Didn’t Medea go to Lebanon a while back and find herself astonished that she was not treated the same way she was here?
Uncle Pinky on May 15, 2009 at 12:29 PM
They shifted gears and jumped onto the anti-AIG bandwagon some weeks ago. Now that the AIG story is yesterday’s news, who knows what their next “cause of the week” will be?
sarahpalinfan99 on May 15, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Where was security at this event for the guests? The WHCD should have anticipated Code Pink would show up for this type of event. That’s what these whackos live for.
I love how the Rumsfeld’s blew them off.
sarahpalinfan99 on May 15, 2009 at 12:38 PM
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