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Related: About this forumSuggestion for Philly...
...let's just INVITE Medea Benjamin to come in and hold up her banner the whole time.
Make her an "honored guest", maybe.
It'd make us look less heavy-handed than Trump and neutralize any disruptive capacity she might have.
Besides, on foreign policy, she and Code Pink are basically right about most things.
Let's try the "you get more bees with honey" approach on this one.
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Suggestion for Philly... (Original Post)
Ken Burch
Jul 2016
OP
Hmm. I'm even more uncomfortable talking about "neutralizing" someone I dislike
bluedye33139
Jul 2016
#4
bluedye33139
(1,474 posts)1. Obama's hecklers
are not on my list of peoplepeople to coddle.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)2. Not coddling, neutralizing.
She WANTS to be seen being led out by the cops.
bluedye33139
(1,474 posts)4. Hmm. I'm even more uncomfortable talking about "neutralizing" someone I dislike
At least we're not talking about rubbing her out.
RandySF
(59,811 posts)3. I suspect Dems will treat Code Pink better than Republicans did.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)5. She can hold her sign up outside as well.