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| Bush neighbor to allow protestors on his land |
| 2005-08-17 |
| CRAWFORD, Texas — One of President Bush's neighbors will allow use of his land Demonstrators said Fred Mattlage made the offer because he sympathizes with them. The protesters' makeshift camp off a winding, two-lane road leading to Bush's ranch has agitated other residents, who complained of Mattlage's Monday night offer, accepted by protesters Tuesday, will put them about a mile from Bush's ranch, said Hadi Jawad of the Crawford Peace House, which is helping the group. Demonstrators said they would start moving their tents, anti-war banners and portable toilets to the new site Wednesday and hope to have the new camp set up in time for a dusk candlelight vigil. A distant cousin who owns nearby land, Larry Mattlage, fired a shotgun twice into the air Sunday but no one was injured. Fred Mattlage said he does not share his cousin's frustrations with the group, Jawad said. Tuesday morning, several landowners asked county commissioners to extend for at least two miles the public "no parking" zone around Bush's ranch. The ordinance now prohibits cars from stopping on the road within about a quarter of a mile. |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #16 everbody in Texas wants piece at a price |
| Posted by: half 2005-08-17 20:37 |
| #15 Someone should file a grievance with the EPA about this gathering and how it's impacting the enviroment. Who knows what endangered species these callous campers and slaughtering every night. Who knows the impact they are having on the ecosystem with their 'porta-potties' and unrestricted use of cooking devices. Something must be done! |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2005-08-17 17:36 |
| #14 A good snipe at the liberal meme pushers. I really feel sorry for the Washington and New York press. So totally out of touch with the real USA. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-17 16:17 |
| #13 This won't last long. The carnival will fold up when Congress and President Bush return to D.C., when the media has better things to lie about (Roberts nomination hearings, etc.) |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-17 15:37 |
| #12 Mattlage Acres, home to the largest colony of Fire Ants in Texas. I hope:) |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-08-17 14:27 |
| #11 This whole thing only got so out of control because the media HATES being stuck in Crawford for an agonizing hot dusty boring month every year. But don't take *my* word for it; go now and read Iowahawk's Ode to Crawford. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-08-17 13:53 |
| #10 HADI JAWAD??WHERE'S JIHADI JANE and her bus that runs on corn oil??? |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2005-08-17 10:55 |
| #9 I'm sure he was well paid for his sympathies. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-08-17 09:39 |
| #8 SPOD, I don't think anything will be 'delivered'.... these people pack their own shit and will be eager to 'spread it around'. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-08-17 09:07 |
| #7 From the Hadi Jawad clan of Palestine |
| Posted by: ed 2005-08-17 08:43 |
| #6 Bet Hadi's a good ol' boy, right? Lived in Crawford for what...weeks? And I'm sure he's a big help to the group. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-08-17 08:37 |
| #5 Hadi Jawad? Crawford Peace House? Funded by Soros or Jihad International? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-08-17 08:02 |
| #4 Seems a little late in the season to spread manure, but, hey, ya gotta do what ya gotta do. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-08-17 07:43 |
| #3 Actually I think a delivery of a few loads of liquid dairy effulent should be sprayed on the ranch. That would liven things up. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-17 05:38 |
| #2 And him stuck with the clean up bill. Excellent indeed. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2005-08-17 01:38 |
| #1 Article: Demonstrators said they would start moving their tents, anti-war banners and portable toilets to the new site Wednesday and hope to have the new camp set up in time for a dusk candlelight vigil. Excellent. His place is going to smell like an open air latrine and look like a landfill by the time these guys are done with it. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-08-17 01:03 |