Friday, May 24, 2013
Medea Benjamin Explains Why She Disrupted Obama's Speech
During President Obama's first major counterterrorism address of his second term, he said the United States cannot continue waging what he described as a boundless global war on terror. He also discussed his administration's efforts to close down the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay. He was repeatedly confronted by CodePink's Medea Benjamin in the audience, ultimately stopping his speech to address her directly. We air the complete exchange between them. "The voice of that woman is worth paying attention to," Obama said in response to Benjamin. "Obviously, I do not agree with much of what she said, and obviously she wasn't listening to me in much of what I said. But these are tough issues, and the suggestion that we can gloss over them is wrong."
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He lies and it makes me sick the people being killed are those like us the little people women and kids to the count of millions counting the injured and maimed. How can anyone be so evil?
ReplyDeleteI think Medea Benjamin is a VERY BRAVE LADY! Thank-You for your courage to see evil for what it is and speak against it. Thank-You for standing your ground regardless of the threats you have received to your person. You, Ms. Benjamin, give a voice to the voiceless.
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