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Rev. Al Sharpton plans to join 'Peace Mom'
AP - Yahoo ^ | 8/25/05 | AP - NYC

Posted on 08/25/2005 6:12:43 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

NEW YORK - The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to join peace activist Cindy Sheehan, known as the Peace Mom, on Sunday near President Bush's Texas ranch.

Sharpton's office said Thursday he would participate in a prayer vigil Sunday with Sheehan in Crawford, Texas. Sheehan returned on Wednesday to Camp Casey, named after her 24-year-old son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, who was killed last year in Iraq.

Sheehan began her vigil on the road leading to Bush's ranch Aug. 6, vowing to stay through his monthlong vacation unless he met with her. She left last week to visit her 74-year-old mother, who had suffered a stroke, in Los Angeles.

Sheehan's protest in Crawford has encouraged anti-war activists to join her and prompted peace vigils nationwide. But Sheehan continues to draw harsh criticism from those who support the U.S. effort in Iraq.

Sheehan plans to leave Crawford at the end of August and embark on a bus tour ending in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemite; cindysheehan; join; liberalbigots; mediahound; peacemom; plans; religiousintolerance; sharpton; thebitchintheditch
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To: hoboken109
I know. I worked in Antwerpen, Belgium and the typical mood is that America is ... merde. Charles DeGaulle told Sec State Dean Rusk that he wanted all of the Americans to leave France. Rusk responded with the question: "Do you want to dig up the graves of 55,000 Americans buried on French soil?"

When my daughter was in Paris on an exchange program years ago (she speaks fluent French) she overheard the Parisiennes refer to Americans as 'couchon' (pig). Being my daughter, she approached these folks and asked (in French) if they spoke French. They responded, "oui."

My daughter's retort in English was: You're welcome."

81 posted on 08/26/2005 12:55:10 AM PDT by Cobra64
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To: Cobra64

%99 of the people I met here this week ALL believe that Bush put together 9/11 attacks to get rich off of oil.EVERYONE believes this , common knowledge.No backing , no facts just a strong held belief here.I have to admit the anti Muslin sentiment here in Holland is growing , a BIG change from last year . They all FEEL for Sheehan in this case.
PS Can't believe how shameless Sharpton is ..SOO SOOO obvious he is ..yet thousands believe he is sincere. SICK


82 posted on 08/26/2005 1:28:58 AM PDT by hoboken109
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To: NormsRevenge

The fat lady is tuning up...


83 posted on 08/26/2005 2:49:15 AM PDT by NYpeanut (gulping for air, I started crying and yelling at him, "Why did you lie to me?")
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To: Cobra64

" ... There's one member missing. The JessMeister Jackson"

Oh, please God, please make it happen! And Howard Dean, too.


84 posted on 08/26/2005 3:02:38 AM PDT by manwiththehands
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To: NormsRevenge

85 posted on 08/26/2005 6:47:55 AM PDT by SolidRedState (E Pluribus Funk --- (Latin taglines are sooooo cool! Don't ya think?))
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To: Fedora
I vote to deploy Roy Innis to Crawford! I wanna see him knock Al down again. I wish I could find a picture of that online--Fat Al kinda kinda resembles a balloon with a Roy Orbison haircut and short stool-like legs when he's rolling backwards head over heels after standing up to talk smack and getting knocked on his backside :-)

I completely missed that! When did that happen? Details man! Details!

86 posted on 08/28/2005 3:44:08 AM PDT by bad company (what the hell happened to the 11th commandment?)
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To: bad company
Morton Downey Jr. dies of lung cancer at 67

During one now-infamous show a fistfight erupted between civil rights spokesmen Al Sharpton and Roy Innis.

Details: This was back around maybe 1987-1988. Mort was broadcasting his show from Harlem at the Apollo Theater that week. He had Al Sharpton on one night and asked Sharpton why he only denounced white racists but never criticized black racists. He challenged Sharpton to prove he was even-handed in criticizing racism by naming an example of a black racist. After some hemming and hawing, Sharpton--then at odds with Innis over the Tawana Brawley case--cited Innis as his example, saying Innis was "a bigot. . .and a sellout". So Mort--who had previously had Innis on his show--invited Innis to come on the show the next night to answer Sharpton face-to-face. Mort asked Sharpton to repeat to Innis' face what he had said the other night and explain to Innis why he was a bigot. Sharpton answered that he wouldn't explain to Innis, but he would tell the audience, and proceeded to repeat what he'd said the previous night. Innis was then given an opportunity to reply. Mort asked him, "How does it feel to be called a bigot after years of supporting civil rights?" Innis shook his head laughing and began to reply. He noted that he had defended Sharpton once on Mort's show despite Sharpton's "shenanigans" in the Tawana Brawley case. . .At this point, Sharpton interrupted, "That's a lot of crap. That's a lot of crap," and began talking over Innis. Innis raised his voice, saying, "Brother, you had your chance." Sharpton continued talking over him. Innis, refusing to be talked over, stood up shouting, "Brother!" Sharpton started to stand up. Wham! Innis shoves him in the chest with both hands and Sharpton goes tumbling over his swivel chair backwards head over heels, looking like a beachball as he bounces off the floor. As Sharpton begins to climb to his feet, Innis starts moving around the fallen chair looking like he's about to throw some punches. Sharpton's bodyguards are beginning to move in and members of the audience are starting to get up, but Mort and his crew intervene and cut to a commercial break. When the show comes back on, Mort is standing between a sullen Sharpton and Innis with one arm around each and explains that during the break they have agreed to settle the matter through a charity boxing match. They shake hands and resume the show. The match never came off, last I heard. . .

87 posted on 08/28/2005 12:34:51 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: NormsRevenge; Boazo; bitt; Bassfire; CHARLITE; CounterCounterCulture; Echo Talon; Impeach98; ...
CBS/ABC/NBC/CNN Movie Of The Week:


88 posted on 08/28/2005 1:03:12 PM PDT by End_Clintonism_Now (MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL CLINTON!)
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To: End_Clintonism_Now

Sharpton is a dirty dog tryin' to grab Cindy while shes on the rebound... :D


89 posted on 08/28/2005 1:23:41 PM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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90 posted on 08/28/2005 1:30:19 PM PDT by Boazo (From the mind of BOAZO)
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To: End_Clintonism_Now
Thanks...will rerun in Today's Toons 8/30/05....in spite of the fact that Cindy got a proposal from Joan Baez...


91 posted on 08/28/2005 2:11:05 PM PDT by pookie18 (Clinton Happens...as does Dr. Demento Dean, Bela Pelosi & Benedick Durbin!!)
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To: Fedora

Oh I love it. It's gotta be on tape somewhere.


92 posted on 08/28/2005 2:13:22 PM PDT by bad company (what the hell happened to the 11th commandment?)
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To: NormsRevenge

Just what that protest need ANOTHER antisemite.


93 posted on 08/28/2005 2:20:05 PM PDT by weegee (The Rovebaiting by DUAC must stop. It is nothing but a partisan witchhunt.)
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To: End_Clintonism_Now; Boazo; SolidRedState
the only other idiot we haven't heard from lately is:


94 posted on 08/28/2005 2:58:46 PM PDT by bitt ('But once the shooting starts, a plan is just a guess in a party dress.' Michael Yon)
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To: Boazo
Excellent. ROTFL!!! Where have I seen this person before?

Bonanza!!!!

95 posted on 08/28/2005 3:23:35 PM PDT by End_Clintonism_Now (MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL CLINTON!)
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To: bitt

Love it! Ol' Ron's probably saving his act for when the Sheehan Circus hits Washington.


96 posted on 08/28/2005 3:27:39 PM PDT by End_Clintonism_Now (MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL CLINTON!)
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