Posted on 08/12/2005 1:14:01 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush and his motorcade passed the growing camp of war protesters outside his ranch Friday without incident.
As Bush passed on his way to and from a political fundraiser, law enforcement blocked two intersecting roads where the demonstrators have camped out all week. Officers required the group to stand behind yellow tape, but no one was asked to leave.
The motorcade didn't stop.
Cindy Sheehan, the California mother who started the vigil along the road leading to Bush's ranch, held a sign that read: "Why do you make time for donors and not for me?"
It was unclear whether Bush, riding in a black Suburban with tinted windows, saw the demonstrators.
He had said Thursday that he sympathized with Sheehan but believed it would be a mistake to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq.
Sheehan, whose son died in Iraq last year, says she wants to meet with him again — they spoke in June 2004 — in light of information since then discrediting the war rationale that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
On Friday, Bush arrived before noon at a neighbor's ranch for a barbecue that was expected to raise at least $2 million for the Republican National Committee.
About 230 people were attending the fundraiser at Stan and Kathy Hickey's Broken Spoke Ranch, a 478-acre spread next to Bush's ranch. All have contributed at least $25,000 to the RNC, and many are "rangers," an honorary campaign title bestowed on those who raised $200,000 or more for Bush, or "pioneers," those who have raised $100,000 or more.
Sheehan, 48, of Vacaville, Calif., set up camp last weekend a few miles from Bush's ranch, and the group with her has now grown to more than 100.
Because those donors don't make common cause with America's enemies?
"Useful Idiots"
"President Bush and his motorcade passed the growing camp of war protesters"
Funny how they call it "growing" yet manage to omit any numbers.
She is quickly regressing to 9 years old!
I heard that the Secret Service gave the protestors a "pressed ham" as they drove by.
Which leaves 299,999,900 Americans who AREN'T idiots at this protest. MSM is blowing this all out of proportion.
After a week, and still, only a hundred or so protesters.
I like the part where she spews talking points about the reasons for war being disproven, but everything she cites has been proven true in numerous ways.
If she'd get out of the eclipse of Michael Moore, she could see the light of truth. She just ain't lookin for it.
Sheehan, 48, of Vacaville, Calif., set up camp last weekend a few miles from Bush's ranch, and the group with her has now grown to more than 100.
From what I've read so far, Cindy Sheehan has passed grieving mother status.
She may still grive for her son but there's something else (or someone else) that motivates her.
There's something unseemly about it but yet, it's hard to openly attack her.
She reminds me a lot of Patty Wetterling who ran from Congress in Minnesota's 6th District last year. Her son was kidnapped and likely murdered 10-12 years ago.
She was deeply involved in missing children issues as well and she had almost a force field of sympathy around her that made it hard to attack her on the issues.
Cindy Sheehan has the same sort of thing going for her.
I heard 50 on Rush today.
Where was Jenna and her unique wave that reporters caught a few months ago, when you really need it?
I just realized yesterday where Vacaville was.
To her peers at home, this is "normal" behavior.
Because the Secret Service is fairly confident that donors won't harm the President?
If they are growing, they should need some fertilizer.
Sounds about right.
Wonder where she and the rest of her merry men are staying at night and who is picking up the tab. Where do they go to the bathroom, do they pick up their litter, are their cars parked overnight on the side of the road and last time I checked, it was illegal for someone to put a memorial on public property more than 24hours.( a lot of people use to put crosses and flowers at the site of a relative's/friend's accident)
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