I just find it so funny that they spend $30,400 just to present Obamanation with a petition. What do you think?
Jodie Evans, a co-founder of Code Pink, paid $30,400 for a pair of tickets to the VIP dinner, where she presented Obama with a petition from women in Afghanistan urging him not to send additional troops. Evans said she spent several minutes discussing the war there with the president and told him that the country’s women “want a place at the table” in resolving the conflict.
On the streets outside the hotel, Obama’s reception was less enthusiastic, with protesters on the left and right hurling criticisms of his policies and leadership style.
“People in the Bay Area are very sensitive to the two critical issues right now – health care and Afghanistan – and they’re unhappy on both fronts,” said Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink. “They want single-payer and they want an exit strategy.”
Obama is backing health care reforms that include private and government insurance plans, while he is considering whether to send more troops to Afghanistan amid a Taliban insurgency. READ MORE…
