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Tom Wheeler actually said something very much like that at the beginning of his speech. I think that when it is clear that they are not listening to your phone calls, letters, etc. sometimes you have to resort to unconventional methods. Some may call it radical, but as Glenn Greenwald said at his event last night in DC, "Those who are considered radical are liberated by history." I will not sit by and let this happen in front of my face.

They just took me outside and took away my visitor's badge. They were actually nice, I thanked the cops for being nice. They did check my ID when I came into the session at the beginning, but I don't think they would remember my name to blackball me from future sessions.

It is clear they are not listening to us. I am not usually a fan of disruption, and this is actually the first time I've ever done it, but this is an issue I really care about. When it is clear that they are not going to listen, I am convinced that you must go above and beyond. They heard me, I can guarantee you that. And the way I did it makes it clear that we are so pissed about this that we are going to color outside the lines and fight this any way possible.

When Medea Benjamin, founder of CODEPINK, interrupted Obama on May 23, 2013, after she was hauled out he paused for a second and I thought I could see the humanity in his eyes. He finally opened his mouth and said, "The voice of that woman is worth paying attention to." The more of us that stand up and interrupt them, shine light on their dark doings, and show them that we will not come easily and quietly when they try to do such things, the more we can make a difference.

I do think that you are trying to distract from the issue at hand, but if you want to talk about this - the foundation that had the money invested in those companies belonged to her parents. Since Medea inherited it, she has divested from all companies on the BDS list.