CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin Mocks Jon Stewarts' Slacktivism!

On Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" hit the National Mall, in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, Peace and Justice activists from CODEPINK were putting on a colorful Alice-in-Wonderland skit not far from the main stage of the event. It addressed some of comedian John Stewart's recent politically naive and thoughtless remarks about the honorable work of antiwar activists in this country to end immoral and illegal wars, occupations, and torture. Medea Benjamin, co founder of CODEPINK, shared her views about Stewart's "do nothing" attitude towards aegrerious wrongdoings and also the paramount need for the U.S. Congress "to stop funding these 'crazy' wars!"
For background, see: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/10/27-6

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[Yemilady]

Thank you Medea for your humanity and your unwavering activism.

[mrfabulocity]

I'm a Tea Partier and think she makes a lot of sense. You should only be beholden to your own mind and not to a party.

[lourak]

She should "restore her own sanity" and stop pretending that she really cares about anything but her own precious self. The tell-tale signs of her self absorption are glaringly obvious.

[echo1er]

code pink. helps the taliban

[trakkaton]

@Dulcimerea

"He's a plant and safety valve of the Right" - That's exactely my point. Except that the "Right" really is the "Extremist Right".

[Dulcimerea]

@trakkaton

John Stewart an extremist? Ridiculous. He's a plant and safety valve of the Right, just like NPR and the PBS Newshour are. The idea is to fool progressives into thinking they have a voice in the media.

John Stewart is not even a liberal, but a conservative in a liberal disguise. He knows who signs his check and how long his dog chain is, and he is just fine with that.

"Slactivist" is a great description of him.

[pandajerk19]

War is insane (morally and financially). RON PAUL 2012

[rachelgolem]

I agree, let's get out of Iraq and let them kill each other.

You can always blame it on Jewish Republicans.

[holseyd]

oh look it's a Madusa Benjamin. this is what a rat would look like if you could train it to walk on it's hind legs and put a blond wig on it.

[mrtp76]

"We are commy dykes, we are commy dykes, we love gov, we love gov, undermine the united states, reinstate communism in its place, that's what these bitches want, that's what these bitches want."