"Last week, John wrote that Ted Cruz “crushed Code Pink” in an impromptu debate with its leader Medea Benjamin regarding Iran. He provided video of the confrontation so that readers could judge for themselves.
"Code Pink had tried to shout Cruz down during a campaign event. Cruz engaged them and decisively out-debated Benjamin.
"A few days later, Dave Weigel of the Washington Post decided to judge the debate. He scored it basically the same as John did.
"Cruz “talked about the deal specifically, [Benjamin] talked about the benefits of diplomacy generally,” Weigel reported. He went on to describe Benjamin as a “punching bag.”
"Damning the debating ability of the protesters with faint praise, Weigel wrote:”Code Pink protesters did not stutter or falter.” True. It’s difficult to stutter or falter when all you are doing is reciting general talking points.
"Weigel also noted that reports of the clash “did not make the rounds on the left [but] went viral on the right.” . . .
Code Pink gives Cruz some early debate practice
The
main heckler stood down, and Code Pink dispatched Benjamin to debate
Cruz. He talked about the deal, specifically. She talked about the
benefits of diplomacy, generally.
"Over $100 billion will flow to Iran that they will use to fund jihadists" that will murder people, said Cruz.
"The only way we're going to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon is through negotiation," said Benjamin, who insisted that Iran's real nuclear ambitions were still mysterious, or over-hyped.
"I think in debates, truth matters," said Cruz. "One entity with whom there is no ambiguity, in terms of whether Iran wants nuclear weapons, is Ayatollah Khameini. . . . I recognize that the Code Pink folks like to hold up signs saying, 'Peace with Iran.' Do you know who doesn't reciprocate those views? Iran."
- See more at: http://readingeagle.com/ap/article/code-pink-gives-cruz-some-early-debate-practice#sthash.XPApQ7bV.dpuf
"Over $100 billion will flow to Iran that they will use to fund jihadists" that will murder people, said Cruz.
"The only way we're going to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon is through negotiation," said Benjamin, who insisted that Iran's real nuclear ambitions were still mysterious, or over-hyped.
"I think in debates, truth matters," said Cruz. "One entity with whom there is no ambiguity, in terms of whether Iran wants nuclear weapons, is Ayatollah Khameini. . . . I recognize that the Code Pink folks like to hold up signs saying, 'Peace with Iran.' Do you know who doesn't reciprocate those views? Iran."
- See more at: http://readingeagle.com/ap/article/code-pink-gives-cruz-some-early-debate-practice#sthash.XPApQ7bV.dpuf
The
result, captured on video by the team at Breitbart News, is among the
most popular conservative entertainment of the past week. - See more at:
http://readingeagle.com/ap/article/code-pink-gives-cruz-some-early-debate-practice#sthash.XPApQ7bV.dpuf
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