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ucrdem

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17. Scahill and Benjamin banter on Twitter after the speech:

Thu May 23, 2013, 11:15 PM

May 2013

Looks like Medea is free to line up interviews and Twitter with her pals including Occupy Wall Street:

See you there, @jeremyscahill

jeremy scahill jeremy scahill ?@jeremyscahill 6h

We should put @medeabenjamin in Guantanamo.
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Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin ?@medeabenjamin 3h

Lots of press coverage from today. Will @BarackObama listen and #CloseGitmo & #StopDrones? http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?id=6413 …
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Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin ?@medeabenjamin 4h

Here's my invitation from an anonymous admirer! You never know who is on @codepink's side pic.twitter.com/UMzMR9IIar
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allisonkilkenny allisonkilkenny ?@allisonkilkenny 7h

Protesters are rude. Droning civilians is pragmatic.
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Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin ?@medeabenjamin 6h

@HuffPostPol thanks. Drone strikes got the best of me.
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Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street ?@OccupyWallStNYC 6h

BREAKING! @BarackObama acknowledges heckler @MedeaBenjamin from @CodePink End the #Drone wars! http://ow.ly/ll2Im
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CODEPINK CODEPINK ?@codepink 6h

Today @medeabenjamin spoke truth to power @BarackObama. Check out the transcript here: http://gawker.com/obamas-national-security-press-conference-just-got-hec-509566920 … via @Gawker #drones #gitmo
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Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin ?@medeabenjamin 6h

Thanks for the support. Call Alli to schedule interviews: 860 575 5692.

https://twitter.com/medeabenjamin

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Media Makes Medea The Headline [View all] otohara May 2013 OP

How many people will only see the heckling on the news and none of his speech? dkf May 2013 #1

How many would have seen the speech on the news? burnodo May 2013 #2

Yes he was going to get only a snippit and now she is part of the time they will allocate. dkf May 2013 #6

If all one can do is yell... Pragdem May 2013 #3

That's actually a good point but here's how I look at it: ucrdem May 2013 #7

Mission accomplished? ucrdem May 2013 #4

what is 'the ratpack's gospel of drone' and how is scahill defending her? HiPointDem May 2013 #5

Where have you been the last year ? ucrdem May 2013 #8

it's your phrasing that's the problem; i have no idea what 'ratpack gospel of drone' even means. HiPointDem May 2013 #9

Here let me help you: ucrdem May 2013 #10

you made the statement. i politely asked what it meant. you won't tell me. goodbye, jerk. HiPointDem May 2013 #13

Okay you don't do google, fine. ucrdem May 2013 #14

Scahill defends Medea in real time via Twitter: ucrdem May 2013 #16

Scahill and Benjamin banter on Twitter after the speech: ucrdem May 2013 #17

Scahill explains why Obama is worse than Bush, Cheney, Romney, and McCain: ucrdem May 2013 #18

I have a question burnodo May 2013 #20

Are you seriously asking if I can dispute Scahill's claim that Obama is worse than Bush? ucrdem May 2013 #21

just a hunch bobduca May 2013 #11

I'm sure the White House would prefer the focus be on her rather than the drone policy. morningfog May 2013 #12

Why was she never mentioned when she was protesting the Bush-Wars. SalviaBlue May 2013 #15

Ding! Ding! Ding! vanlassie May 2013 #19

Yup. HappyMe May 2013 #22