Posted on 08/27/2005 4:56:23 PM PDT by YaYa123
CRAWFORD, Texas — Several thousand people descended on President Bush's adopted hometown Saturday, most in a cross-country caravan for a pro-Bush rally and others to support an anti-war demonstration led by grieving mother Cindy Sheehan (search).
Bush supporters gathered for an event marking the culmination of the "You don't speak for me, Cindy!" tour, which started last week in California. The crowd of about 1,500 chanted, "Cindy, go home!"
"You are giving hope and encouragement to the enemies of America," said former California Assemblyman Howard Kaloogian (search), a Republican who co-founded the group that coordinated the rally.
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YIKES...how did I do that????
Excuse me...the title is :
"Thousands Protest in Crawford"
0,2933,167216,00.html, How do you pronounce that?
That would be supercalifragilisticexpealidocious. Check the live thread. They have GOOD pictures.
Could you correct my title?
It should read "Thousands Protest in Crawford
cute, Boazo.
I'm blushing, and you're making jokes!
I'm loving the live thread, just got so excited when I found AP coverage.
Pasted the link into the title box. It happens.
I just couldn't help it,I'm sorry Hee Hee
Your right those are good pictures.
Yaya you're a sweet heart.
t.
Maybe when jimrob makes his southern swing
we can all get together. It's been a while.
I'm out in Villa Rica now.
Do you know Jim Rob's route?
I see even FOX is referring to Cindy as a grieving mother..give me a break..she hasn't been grieving since the cameras showed up and her handlers started telling her how to act..this is the "cindy show" pure and simple..
(I like this one)
"Pro-Bush Crowd Tells Peace Mom To 'Go Home!'
Both Sides Now Have Backing Of Big P.R. Organizations
POSTED: 9:35 am CDT August 27, 2005
UPDATED: 5:05 pm CDT August 27, 2005
CRAWFORD, Texas -- Thousands of people descended on President George W. Bush's adopted hometown Saturday to attend rallies either supporting Bush or peace activist Cindy Sheehan.
A pro-Bush rally was the culmination of the "You don't speak for me, Cindy!" tour, which started last week in California in response to Sheehan's protest that started Aug. 6 near Bush's ranch.
Several times the crowd of about 1,500 chanted, "Cindy, go home!"
Meanwhile, busloads of war protesters gathered several miles away at "Camp Casey," named for Sheehan's 24-year-old son who died in Iraq last year. Organizers estimated the crowd at more than 2,000 but it appeared smaller.
Sheehan has vowed to remain in Crawford unless Bush talks to her about the war with Iraq that claimed the life of her son and more than 1,800 other U.S. soldiers. Bush's vacation ends Sept. 2.
Sheehan and other grieving families met with Bush about two months after her son died last year, before she became a vocal opponent of the war."
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/4905266/detail.html
No, just remember he said he'd be coming south on one of
his trips.
Fox is dissapointing to say the least. You'd think they would cover what the left wants to hide.
here's a great AP picture
http://apnews.myway.com/image/20050827/PEACE_MOM.sff_TXSW107_20050827190337.htm
and the article accompanying it:
"Aug 27, 7:45 PM (ET)
By ANGELA K. BROWN
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CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Several thousand people descended on President Bush's adopted hometown Saturday, most in a cross-country caravan for a pro-Bush rally and others to support an anti-war demonstration led by grieving mother Cindy Sheehan.
Bush supporters gathered for an event marking the culmination of the "You don't speak for me, Cindy!" tour, which started last week in California. The crowd of about 1,500 chanted, "Cindy, go home!"
"You are giving hope and encouragement to the enemies of America," said former California Assemblyman Howard Kaloogian, a Republican who co-founded the group that coordinated the rally.
Meanwhile, busloads of war protesters gathered several miles away at "Camp Casey," named for Sheehan's 24-year-old son who died in Iraq last year. Several hundred people attended a bell-ringing ceremony honored soldiers serving in Iraq.
"I know that the Camp Casey movement is going to end the war in Iraq," Sheehan said, adding that no other families should have to suffer the loss of a relative. She led the crowd in chanting "Not one more!"
A few Bush supporters went to the edge of the anti-war camp on Saturday, trying to remove some of the hundreds of white crosses bearing fallen soldiers' names. They had a list from families who did not want their sons' or daughters' names associated with Sheehan's group.
Sheriff's deputies said they could remove the name tags but not the crosses, so the group removed a few tags and left without incident.
There also were some heated moments at the pro-Bush rally when Bush supporters mistakenly identified two people as war protesters. The two walked in with a sign that read "Say No to War - Unless a Democrat is President."
Many Bush supporters only saw the top of the sign and believed the men were war protesters, so they began shouting and chasing the pair out. One man tore up their signs.
When Will Marean of Minneapolis kept repeating that he was on the Bush side, one Bush supporter shook his hand and apologized.
Sheehan, of Vacaville, Calif. started camping out off the road leading to Bush's ranch on Aug. 6, soon after the president's Texas vacation began. She vowed to remain unless he talked to her about the war with Iraq that claimed the life of her son Casey and more than 1,870 other U.S. soldiers.
Sheehan said that after the protest ends Wednesday, some of the group will spread its message on a tour, with the first stop probably in the Texas district of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Republican.
Bush has said he appreciates Sheehan's right to protest and understands her anguish but will not change his schedule to meet with her. His vacation is to end Sept. 2.
Sheehan and other grieving families met with Bush about two months after her son died last year, before she became a vocal opponent of the war.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050827/D8C8FM680.html
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