I'll be here all week, try the veal!
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| Wackos Back In Crawford - World Rolls Eyes |
| 2005-08-24 |
| A fallen soldier's mother who started an anti-war demonstration near President Bush's ranch returned Wednesday after a weeklong absence for a family emergency. About a dozen protesters who have continued the peace vigil picked up Cindy Sheehan at the Waco airport Wednesday afternoon, six days after she flew to Los Angeles when her 74-year-old mother suffered a stroke. âThis is where I belong, until Aug. 31, like I told the president,â Sheehan said at the airport before driving about 20 miles to the Crawford site. More than two weeks after Sheehan started camping off the main road leading to Bush's ranch, vowing to stay through his monthlong vacation unless he met with her, she continues drawing harsh criticism as well as support. Conservative activists and military families were en route to Crawford from California on a tour called âYou don't speak for me, Cindy!â The caravan coordinated by Move America Forward plans to hold a pro-Bush rally in town Saturday. Among those defending Sheehan are former U.S. ambassador Joseph Wilson, who believes that his wife's identity as an undercover CIA operative was leaked in retaliation for his criticism of the Bush administration in a 2002 New York Times op-ed piece. Joe Wilson is like a disease. Like moths to an outdoor night light. âThe Bush White House and its right-wing allies are responding to Cindy Sheehan and the military families vigil in Central Texas in the same way that they always respond to bad news â by unleashing personal attacks and smears against her,â Wilson said in a statement released Wednesday. Later Wednesday, Bush was to return to Texas after a three-day trip to Idaho where he met with some military families and gave speeches to rally support for the war. He said Tuesday that he appreciates Sheehan's right to protest and understands her anguish, although she does not represent the views of a lot of families with whom he has met. Sheehan and other grieving families met with Bush about two months after her son died last year, before reports of faulty prewar intelligence surfaced and caused her to become a vocal opponent of the war. |
| Posted by:Captain America |
| #8 and Lady looks like a Dude (apologies to Aerosmith) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-24 22:43 |
| #7 DMFD, man just saw the photo, isn't she supposed to be in mourning? Looks instead like it's party time. |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-08-24 22:39 |
| #6 How sad that she only gave herself one week with her mom. Life is too short, having only one shot at it, she needs to spend it with her family, not be camped out with a bunch of strangers manipulating her. I'm reminded of the Star Wars mind control on the weak minded.... |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-08-24 22:36 |
| #5 From LGF: I'll be here all week, try the veal! |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-08-24 22:34 |
| #4 Who? Were? How does that effect the price of gas? The weather? Other important stuff like my cats? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0´ Doom 2005-08-24 21:50 |
| #3 Wilson is the |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-24 21:47 |
| #2 If Wilson supports her she gots to be legit. |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2005-08-24 21:29 |
| #1 And from August 31st and onward, I expect that Mother Eva Braun will be on tour to every radical speaking venue her handlers can come up with. School will be back in session, and these university speaking funds are fat and managed by liberals. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-08-24 19:46 |