Flanked By Radicals
There’s substantial proof that Barack Obama surrounded himself with radicals. That’s why it isn’t surprising that one of CODE PINK’s co-founders is an Obama fundraising bundler:
A co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink, which has made a name for itself by interrupting hearings on Capitol Hill, is a fundraising bundler for Barack Obama. Jodie Evans has pledged to raise at least $50,000 for Obama, according the Democrat’s campaign site.
According to research being circulated by GOP sources, Evans has a record of inflammatory statements such as saying that women were better off in Iraq under Saddam Hussein, “Men are dying in their Hummers in Iraq so you can drive around in yours” and, my favorite, that the invasion of Iraq amounted to “global testosterone poisoning.”
Sen. Obama has surrounded himself with extremists, whether we’re talking about William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Otis Moss III, Michael Pfleger or Jodie Evans. I didn’t know that Jodie Evans was a co-founder of CODE PINK but I’ve known forever that they’re a radical, hatemongering organization. Ms. Evans is a radical in her own right, though. Here’s what Sarah Rode wrote about Ms. Evans in Human Events:
While Code Pink activists condemn President Bush for his “fear-based politics that justify violence,” they applaud brutal dictators like Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro. Three of their top leaders, Cindy Sheehan, Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin, took a trip to Venezuela last year to meet and socialize with Dictator Chavez. He endorsed their efforts to subvert American authority and denounce the President of the United States as imperialistic. Jodie Evans reported after the meeting, “He called Cindy (Sheehan) ‘Mrs. Hope.’”
Miss Evans’ approval of Mr. Chavez was gushing: “He was a doll. Generous, open, passionate, excited, stimulated by the requests and happy to be planning with us. He was realistic but willing to stretch.”
Ms. Evans isn’t just another anonymous contributor. She’s a fundraiser who pledged to raise $50,000 for the Obama campaign. The question demanding answering is whether there’s proof that Sen. Obama is a postracial, postpartisan politician. Wherever we turn, we’ve seen radicals at Sen. Obama’s side. What I haven’t seen is proof that he’s anything but a radical partisan.
For once in my life, I agree with Michael Dukakis. His most famous line during the 1988 campaign was “If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck.” You’re known by the fruit you bear and the company you keep.
BTW, am I the only one who’s getting sick of hearing shit-for-brains pundits like Dick Morris saying things like “Of course nobody thinks that Obama is a radical” right after talking about Obama’s radical connections? Note to idiot pundits: If the guy surrounds himself with radicals, then refuses to distance himself from radicals until it’s politically expedient, shouldn’t we at minimum entertain the possibility that he’s a radical?
This latest episode of having a radical anti-war activist being a prominent fundraiser just raises more questions about whether Sen. Obama is a radical. Here’s a final question: Just because the Adoring Media won’t talk about Obama’s radicalism, does it mean that he isn’t a radical?
Technorati Tags: Obama, Code Pink, Anti-war Activists, Jodie Evans, Otis Moss, Jeremiah Wright, Michael Pfleger, William Ayers, Michael Dukakis, Election 2008
Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog
June 13th, 2008 at 8:09 am
This just in! Breaking news to report! A surprise to absolutely every person in this country, no, the world: Democrats support Barrack Obama. The world will never be the same.
June 13th, 2008 at 9:01 am
I wonder how moderates would react to Barry’s association with radicals.
June 13th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Most of us living in California have become accustomed to the behavior of Code Pink and the myriad other “radical” groups active here. I walk by them every day in Berkeley and see these people as a pathetic annoyance… like little barking Chihuahuas. However, my relatives in the Midwest, Texas and Appalachia are appalled by what they see and hear from these groups. This will be a major hurdle for Barry.