Large Delegation Inducts Members of Congress Into the Hall of Shame Today

CODEPINK Women for Peace led a coalition of anti-war groups on a tour
through the halls of Congress on Monday afternoon targeting members
who are staunch supporters of the Iraq war, encourage military strike
against Iran, violate civil liberties, and those who receive oil and
defense monies. The delegation estimated to be 50 turned out to be 150
with members from over 25 states and dozens of national and local
peace organizations. The 150 broke up into 5 groups according to
region and visited 15 Members of Congress and presented them with a
Certificate of Induction to the People's Hall of Shame. A special
visit to Ike Skelton's office was added to the list because he used
profanities when referring to the CODEPINK women present at the
Petraeus hearing last week. The always creative CODEPINK women sang
him a special song using his own description of us to the tune of
Yankee Doodle (The song's chorus is Americans Seek Soldiers Home Our
Leaders Evade Solutions).

"Many people in Congress have become totally disconnected from the
people. We see this in their support for the war in Iraq and a new war
in Iran, and for taking away our precious civil liberties," says
CODEPINK cofounder Medea Benjamin. "The outpouring of people in
Congress today shows that Americans are willing to travel the
distance, skip work and spend precious time away from their families
to deliver the message to Congress that we want them to work for peace
and to stop supporting this war!" says Desiree Fairooz, CODEPINK DC
Coordinator.

CODEPINK is the national women's peace group that has most recently
garnered international attention when its members "disrupted" General
Petraeus' report on Iraq. Started in the lead-up to the Iraq war,
CODEPINK has inspired thousands of women throughout the United States
and the world to make the color pink synonymous with political rabble
rousing. CODEPINK also rents a house a few blocks from the Capitol and
has had since March over 250 women visit to participate in actions in
the Halls of Congress.
Order as follows:

1. Duncan Hunter              Rayburn 2265
2. Dana Rohrbacher          Rayburn 2300
3. Dan Burton                   Rayburn 2308
4. Brian Baird                   Rayburn 2443
5. Ike Skelton                   Rayburn 2206
6. John Boehner               Longworth 1011
7. Rahm Emmanuel               Longworth 1319
8. Bob Etheridge              Longworth 1533
9. Roy Blunt                    Cannon 217
Senators
1. Lindsey Graham         Russell 290
2. John McCain              Russell 241
3. Mitch McConnell         Russell 361A
4. James Inhofe              Russell 453
 (take tunnel to Hart via Dirksen)
5. John Cornyn              Hart 517
6. Joseph Lieberman      Hart 706