Peace Activist and Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Beaten, Arrested for Silent Protest at Clinton Speech

[rjb0zy]

Do you mean, we are looking at actual footage of a man being violently arrested simply for standing with his back to the speaker? A man who served this country for decades and some bitch who obviously won't swallow? They arrested the wrong person?

[dwightirons]

A rare glimpse of honest jouralism, rarely seen in this country, on DemocracyNow

[asynkronos]

She is a fake liberal like Obama and the rest of his administration. She pretends not to know what is going on in front of her! Clinton, Obama and their criminal pals do not represent us any more than Bush and Cheney did. That is why Ray and other peaceful protesters are arrested and manhandled by government goons. They are being treated as if they were dangerous criminals. It is a despicable frame job. We know who our worst enemies are - a bunch of snakes in suits in Washington.

[r0ll0t0masi]

US is a Nazi country, no doubt...

[blavallee4]

FUCK THE GOVERNMENT

[Notagayusername10]

Liberals try to screw our country over and surpress our rights 

[blazestudios23]

@Notagayusername10 She is not a LIberal. There have been no real liberals in power since JFK. Lincoln, Washington and Jefferson where liberals.

[blazestudios23]

@Notagayusername10 She is a corporate owned stooge.

[TheMindlessConsumer]

She has a wide smile, near laughter, as Mr. McGovern is yelling "this is america."

Rehearsed or not, the fact that she continued speaking without pause or even the slightest hesitation is very odd.

[fredgorey]

HERO!!!!!

[GaGirlie777]

Third thought on this. The whole thing was staged as I wrote below. Hillary had no response of surprise at all about what was going on while she was speaking. I've seen others and at least the speakers pause. Not her....she knew this would happen. More tricks they play.

[GaGirlie777]

I've slept on this one. This could have been staged to deter anyone else from protesting war. Just a thought. This man was once "one of them". Just saying it could be staged, or it could be real.

[Idolcruisefix]

@GaGirlie777 even if it is real, it might still be to "deter anyone else from protesting" the "best" lies are told by those who believe the lies and the "best" staged event has real "actors." just aside thought on your comment.

[mbandrews1]

@GaGirlie777

This was not staged because McGovern is a part of veterans for peace, and he also got into a heated debate with Rumsfeld about lies that were told concerning WMD in Iraq.

[GaGirlie777]

@mbandrews1

It's called "controlled" opposition.

[Galv140577]

Ray McGovern you are the man!

You exposed the reality behind the facade.

She's stood there lying that she condems violence against protestors while in fact advocating it.

[GaGirlie777]

@Galv140577

That's why we are hated arounded the world. Other countries see our hypocrisy.

[GaGirlie777]

Gee...he's yelling and she keeps going like nothing else is going on.

[rmcnnlly]

The Empire hates dissention. They are setting us up for war. It doesn't matter: Republicans or Democrats...take your pick. Because if you do, you believe in the Delusions you have been sold.

So folks, get ready for WWIII, and I'm sure your snickering, gafa-ing, rolling your eyes because most likely you have bought into the delusion. But rember this: When the WAR comes....you were warned. People just don't want to hear the truth...so tune into your BS to itch your itching ears.

[rmcnnlly]

Truth is Now Treason in the Empire of Lies.

The next stop. Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! The only problem is the NWO can't seem to find someone we would follow, because we no longer believe in either party. And they have no problem beating on former CIA, USMC, Army, Ron Paulites, etc.

[rmcnnlly]

The Kinder and Gentler Oceania of George Orwell.

[Veloce3]

Those sitting there in cowardly ignorance should be ASHAMED of themselves. Don't worry, your turn will come.

[oldskoolbrawler]

Yes I am a Patriot,but NOT in the support of the Patriot Act!!

[umair987]

LOL @ 1:11

[CerpinTaxt37]

@umair987

Not funny at all.

[1family4me]

The Police States of America expands more every day.

[GaGirlie777]

@1family4me

Absolutely.

[Dogface276]

The Liberals have awaken....We all need to unite and impeach Obama,Clinton and the others from our government.

[1Guitarslayer]

@Dogface276 Impeach obungles?!! Thats a laugh... you know your candy ass will arrive early at the polls to vote for your charlatan but it will do no good. Palination headed south to hunt skunk...

wow that scank bitch communist anchor is an eyesore... drill baby drill!

[Dogface276]

@1Guitarslayer ...Hun Bunn, I'm no more of a Republican than a Democrat....I couldn't care less about the collection of common black and white trash in either party.

[AllWeNeedIsAHero]

Turn your back on a politician and get beat down , yup thats a great democracy . Americans must be so proud to be so free .

[FalconSixOne]

When anything or anyone threatens us with the truth of our essential fragmentation, the quickest, easiest, and most common defense available—to hide the truth of our weakness and to give the illusion that we possess some sort of power—is aggression. Get help Hillary.

[iknownothingnow]

The hypocrisy of this government. Same politicians that say they are for freedom yet sell the bullets and gas canisters to dictators to suppress the freedom protestors.

[uncleardegree]

I'm not a fan of Hillary Clinton and it wouldn't break my heart if this moment becomes her legacy. A seventy-one year old veteran and former CIA analyst being dragged out of a public meeting and brutalized for daring to make a silent protest of her unusually thick BS. The assault victim is military veteran Ray McGovern who was the CIA briefer to President George H.W. Bush. I can't wait for the lawsuit when the "security arrangements" and the names of the thugs-for-hire involved are revealed.

[CosmosPrivateer]

What portion of Kafka's work was Ray talking about???

Help anyone

[dawes777]

The unprovoked assault on veteran and CIA analyst Ray McGovern - without the intervention of Hilary Harlot Clinton typifies the out-of-control psychopaths supporting the most corrupt nation on the face of this planet. But what was even more tragic was the attitude of the pathetic sheeple at the event; they all behaved like the three monkeys, as though nothing untoward took place whilst an innocent man was attacked and brutalised. Are Americans cloned zombies?

[jim1088]

Mr. McGovern did a great job. Hillary's hypocritical posturing backfired on her.

[trishanne1]

What a wonderful man.... :D

[thisiswrongpeople]

I get sick every time this ugly cow shows.....I hope this is enough the morons who want to vote for the bitch!

This is an OUTRAGE, can hardly wait for the lawsuit!

[questdental]

Fascists!. This is not America anymore.

[iLovePalestineDotCom]

The UGLY American regime makes you want to PUKE!

It is time for a new American revolution!

[micahgee]

WHAT THE FUCK???

So you get beaten up by security forces for peaceful dissent, while Hillary Clinton talks about how other countries shouldn't use violence!!!!!!!!!

This is absurd, its 1984, the real life version!

[Origen305]

Internet freedom! the US lecturing on internet freedom when just recently Lieberman did everything in his persuasive power to lock down wikileaks, going so far as removing them from DNS servers, even Mubarak didn't manage that.

Hypocricy and oleaginousness sanctimony!

Pass me the air freshener!!!!

[zck7]

Amy Goodman pretends to be a dissident but she is not. She's stuck in that adolescent phase of only trusting her own clique and as such she doesn't really understand politics.

[Origen305]

@zck7

I think a degree in Anthropology from Harvard plus numerous awards for her political journalism would seem to testify to the contrary.

Do YOU understand politics?

[troutfish70]

Well 2 faced seems about right

[minakelada]

Sad seeing a great nation governed by a bunch of morons you wouldn't trust with a potato gun

[Shadoweye12]

I'm not going to say whether or not stopping protests with or without violence, is or isn't bad, but what I'm going to say is this woman clearly doesn't see the "stopping protests with violence" happening in several states inside the U.S such as the G8 or G20 meeting, or even in allied countries. Instead all she says is "These Ahrab dictators are using violence to deny basic human rights"

Really. I wouldn't have guessed. Then I wonder why it happens in the U.S and all they say is "so what?"

[centurion180ad]

That lunatic TRAITOR disgusting criminal BITCH!

She is a War Criminal, and a perpetrator of Crime Against Humaity.

That sack of shit, must be immediatly arrested.

[tSp289]

I can understand roughly removing people who heckle or make threatening moves - the security detail can't take the risk that it might escalate, but standing quietly... that's a bit borderline. They could have at least approached him more gently and only got rough if/when he resisted. All they achieved was to give his protest publicity and make Clinton look like a hypocrite.

[notdemocratic]

you go glen coco!

[horsesflu]

Hilary is the epitome of a soulless, blind political automaton.

Her cold, dead eyes, her plastic skin, crocodile smile - that empty space where the soul should be: she's not human.

I won't be surprised when somebody names a missile after her.

[DickOPlenty]

i'm no hillary fan but mcgovern was CIA so he knew that would happen

[gamoonbat]

Hillary! !

[NIKKElsix]

~•~

I used 2 think that D personal life of a politician didn't affect their political performance.

I was WRONG!

If this is D kind of woman that would tolerate a man who lies & cheats on her, why would America Xpect her 2 care about TRUTH & KEEP her WORD.

In D end, people R who they R, public life doesn't change that.

& this 1 doesn't mind being used as a

HYPOcrite CHARM BRACELET

1st by Clinton & now by Obama

~• DiSAPPOiNTMENT •~

2 little girls' American dreams*

[dualisticnature]

@galleryhall I notice you have "Wounded Knee" on your profile. That's interesting. I guess you might be familiar with Russell Means. There is a video on youtube called "Russell Means: Welcome To The Reservation". It's an interesting perspective. Take care. Peace.

[daftvader75]

hilary the hypocrite

[128pad]

@galleryhall It's you who is blinded by the 2 party political trap...he's a constant critic of the establishment period, not just the Obama administration. Don't defend Hillary's hypocrisy!

[galleryhall]

@128pad You are an idiot.. 

[dualisticnature]

@128pad in most cases, for the majority of people who believe in the 2 party system, it isn't their fault. we are all victims of propaganda. we have this shit drilled into our heads from day one. i'm sure you know that already. i even have family who buy into the lie. it really isn't their fault. they are victims in many ways. it doesn't make them bad people or stupid people, really. i guess at some point, i was like that myself. i can't remember how long ago. go easy on these ppl if you can. ;)

[dualisticnature]

@galleryhall McGovern was one of President Ronald Reagan's intelligence briefers from 1981–85; he was in charge of preparing daily security briefs for Reagan and "Vice President" George H.W. Bush. That was some time ago. It was the first Bush. McGovern confronted Rumsfeld too. People need to stop being Democrats and Republicans and start being Americans. The people are divided and conquered by design. Those bruises are not a scam, but the two party system is. Right wing. Left wing. Same bird.

[simichbrau]

And, you expected Hillary to act like a human? These people are traitors to the Constitution.

[gamoonbat]

@simichbrau - As are GWB, John Ashcroft, and all those Republicans who pushed through The Patriot Act!

[sharpgg]

@gamoonbat And, of course, our current president, who renewed the PATRIOT Act.

[euro944t]

@sharpgg

TeaParty favs all voted to extend Pat Act, including RP, Bachman, etc

any of them see a war they didn't want ? other than RP ?

[oldskoolbrawler]

@euro944t Ron Paul did NOT vote to extend the patriot act

[euro944t]

@oldskoolbrawler

"I've had a lot of reservations about the Patriot Act," Paul said when asked whether he's leaning toward voting for an extension. "We're reviewing it and we're going over it, and we will have something out probably in the next couple of days," he added. "We won't be shy about it when it comes out."

Are you a "Patriot" ?

[grendelcatt]

a sad day for the U.S. and, Clinton didn't bat a lash. shame on her...

[huskerbird1]

One of the countless, minimalized heros in our country. Amy Goodman is another. Thank god for democracy now, should be on every area in the country yet no one has even heard of it.

[notthere83]

@huskerbird1 i don't know about "no one"... i think there's a reason why democracynow pretty much "exploded" over the last couple of years, as amy noted in the broadcast just yesterday.

but sure, democracynow should get the ratings of at least msnbc.

[toomanysheepleinUS]

@huskerbird1 This hag is a BITCH!

[huskerbird1]

@toomanysheepleinUS Got more balls than ur sorry butt. She has put herself in harms way many times in the past. East Timor comes to mind, but that said She and Christiane Amanpour have more balls than most American men.

[landlogger]

Why are those students not standing with him? Damn. Why sit and listen to a liar. This has to stop. It gets sicker ever day.

[kurydebarcelona]

and no one did anything to protect the gentleman.... remember germany people

[SharkTheArdvark]

so we can't stand up and face away from the speaker? This is a new one. Sad for your ordeal.

[TheMooticus]

All hail the United States of Hypocrisy.

[MoLahBel]

Hey, World! Don't do what I do! Do what I say! Tha'ts how US of Israhell works!

[Aiden057]

Watch "It can't happen here" by Frank Zappa. This is just amazing and kudos to Ray for being brave and enduring Thank you, Mr. McGovern.

[BeantownJim]

Why worry about Egypt? When it's happening here!