War Backers Start Camp Near Bush Ranch

Yahoo News ^ | Aug. 20, 2005 | ANGELA K. BROWN

[Quinotto]

"We're asking for a meeting with the president, period," said Michelle DeFord, whose 37-year-old son, Sgt. David W. Johnson, was in the Army National Guard from Oregon when he was killed in Iraq last fall. "We don't want to debate with people who don't understand our point of view."

Right, as if Bush will understand your point of view. They just confirmed what we always knew about Liberals: anyone else who doesn't agree with their point of view are insignificant fools.

[sam_paine]

Fair, can you check on this and repost something about a discrepency. The original Link in your article now points to this:--------

Baez Performs Near Crawford War Protest
By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
CRAWFORD, Texas - Iraq war protesters camping out near President Bush's ranch are getting support from a prominent figure in the anti-Vietnam war movement: folk singer Joan Baez. ADVERTISEMENT
"In the first march I went to (opposing Vietnam) there were 10 of us. This is huge," Baez told relatives of fallen U.S. soldiers Sunday as she prepared to perform a free evening concert in Bush's adopted hometown.
The concert was expected to draw more than 1,000 people to a 1-acre lot offered by a landowner who opposes the war. Not far away, protesters continued a camp-out started by grieving mother Cindy Sheehan.
Meanwhile, more Bush supporters arrived at a downtown pro-Bush camp. As of Sunday afternoon, more than 150 people had visited the large tent with "God Bless Our President!" and "God Bless Our Troops" banners and a life-size cardboard cutout of Bush.
"When we saw this, we said, `Thank God you're here'," said Frances Lee, who arrived in Crawford with her Douglasville, Ga., neighbor Brenda Bohanan. They planned to hold pro-Bush banners down the street from the protesters.
"We said, `We wanted y'all to know that there are people from all over the United States that care'," Lee said.
The pro-Bush camp is called "Fort Qualls," for Marine Lance Cpl. Louis Wayne Qualls, 20, killed in Fallujah last fall. His father, Gary Qualls of Temple, said the anti-war demonstrators are being disrespectful to soldiers.
Sheehan's 24-year-old son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, also died last year in Iraq. He is among more than 1,800 U.S. soldiers killed since the March 2003 invasion.
Sheehan, of Vacaville, Calif., started the anti-war demonstration on Aug. 6 and vowed to remain until Bush agreed to meet with her or until his monthlong vacation ends Sept. 3. She flew to Los Angeles last week after her 74-year-old mother had a stroke but is expected to return to Texas in a few days.
Bush has said he sympathizes with Sheehan but won't change his schedule to meet with her. She and other families met with Bush about two months after Casey died, before she became a vocal opponent of the war.
In addition to the "Fort Qualls" camp, a few Bush supporters have stood with signs in the ditch across from the demonstrators' camp. Down the street, another group of about a dozen set up tents and pro-Bush signs on private property over the weekend.

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What's up with that? Same link, nearly no mention of pro-Bush.

[FairOpinion]

Thanks for pointing it out.

Yahoo changed the link, so the original link about the pro-Bush demonstators now points to an article about the anti-war protesters.

The ^%%##*! I know this is not my mistake, I had this happen to me before, sometimes they left the same article, but changed the slant or changed the title. Now this!

But I did find the NEW link to the article I posted.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050821/ap_on_re_us/peace_mom_4

AM, could you please update the link at the top of the article, to have it point at the correct article. Thanks.

[sam_paine]

Oh, I knew it wasn't your fault, cuz I had followed the previous link before.

It does point to a drawback of FReePub though. Other mirror/archive sites that are below the political radar (waybackmachine) etc can archive copies, but FR cannot. So things like the image of Cindy Sheehan with Bush are lost.

Oh well, such is the new media!

[4integrity]

Chieftain, thank you for your service to our great country. And, thank your sons for their upcoming service. May God bless and protect them always!

[4integrity]

Wow! Thank you, Zacs Mom, for posting the awesome picture of the young woman who makes it VERY CLEAR that she supports her neighbor, as well as her military Dad and our other great troops.

[lolhelp]

That is an awesome picture, made me cry and want to go hug her. I'm just a ole Mamaw, who loves this country and am very fearful for it right now, but not too old to not make sure the powder is dry and enough arms for the whole family, I think we are going to need it, thanks to the MSM, liberals, etc.

[Just A Nobody]

I sure wish I lived closer!

So do I! It was great fun having you join us! When is your next trip East?

[longtermmemmory]

"War Backers" ?

How about liberators?

How about america supporters?

[jan in Colorado]

Thanks so much for posting that picture of the young woman with her wonderful sign.

Additionally, I will be putting together a group of images showing Pro-Bush/Support Our Troop rallies and gatherings that you can all use

I look forward to seeing the pictures.

[jan in Colorado]

When is your next trip East?

Not soon enough, my FRiend!

I'm working on it. ;o)

[Just A Nobody]

I'm working on it.

Great - looking forward to seeing you again.

[BushisTheMan]

First I've heard of this (on FR). Guess the OLD MEDIA is still having their noses up Sin-dy's butt.

[beckysueb]

I noticed the MSM calls the caravan "pro war" or "pro Bush", never a "support the troops" group.