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WATCH: Socialist agitators lose it when cameras turn on them
CodePink and allied activists were followed by a news crew during a lobbying event at the US Capitol on Veterans Day. The article says the activists, who often film and confront public officials, objected when they were filmed, refused questions and sometimes blocked the camera; the episode drew attention to tensions over filming and political protest.
The six-hour visit involved groups including BreakThrough News, the People’s Forum and the Party for Socialism and Liberation at an event called “Taxpayer Uprising”. At a breakfast gathering, CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin questioned Representative Dan Goldman about US-Israel military cooperation; Goldman said it concerned technology and national security, and criticised Hamas over aid access to Gaza. The supplied article text ends partway through its account of further encounters.
In short
- Activists who often film officials objected to being filmed at Congress.
- The six-hour visit took place during a lobbying event called “Taxpayer Uprising”.
- Medea Benjamin challenged Representative Dan Goldman on US-Israel cooperation.