Sheehan meets Greg Stillson,
the candidate for the Senate in Stephen King's THE DEAD ZONE!
Posted on 08/29/2005 10:02:58 AM PDT by SmithL
CRAWFORD, Texas - Cindy Sheehan hasn't achieved a meeting with the president during her three-week war protest, but she met a man who plays one on TV. Martin Sheen, who portrays the president on NBC's "The West Wing," visited Sheehan's makeshift campsite Sunday.
"At least you've got the acting president of the United States," Sheen said as the crowd of more than 300 people cheered. "I think you know what I do for a living, but this is what I do to stay alive."
Sheehan arrived in President Bush's adopted hometown Aug. 6 and promised to stay until she could question Bush about the war that has claimed more than 1,870 U.S. soldiers' lives - including her son Casey. Bush's vacation ends Friday.
She was among a group of grieving families who met President Bush about two months after her son died last year, before she became a vocal opponent of the war. Bush has said she has the right to protest and he sympathizes with her, but his aides have said there are no plans to change his schedule to meet with her again.
Earlier Sunday, the Rev. Al Sharpton spoke at an interfaith service at the camp, saying he was compelled to meet Sheehan.
"I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation," said Sharpton, a former Democratic presidential candidate.
During the service, several cars with pro-Bush signs drove slowly down the road by the protest campsite. Later, one man who had been walking down the street was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly shoving an anti-war demonstrator, McLennan County sheriff's deputies said.
Amid all the comings and goings around Camp Casey on Sunday, peace activists Genevieve Van Cleve and Peter Ravella got married.
The aisle was strewn with hay, and the crowd hummed "Here Comes the Bride."
"This is meaningful. This has substance," said Van Cleve, 34, of Austin. "We completely support what they're doing, and we just wanted to add whatever love, fidelity, loyalty and honor that we could."
After the war protest ends and Sheehan packs up camp, the anti-war group plans to spread its message on a bus tour, with the first stop likely in the southeast Texas district of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
Martin Sheen.......publicity whore.
Do you think Sheen ever stayed in a Holiday Inn?
Let me get this straight....Al Sharpton is going down there amongst Sheehan AND David Duke? LOL. This is rich.
Just how far left is this Sheen? Sharpton is just another shameless publicity hound ala Jesse Hijackson.
Once I know that I am on the opposing side of an issue from Al Sharpton I know I am right, for certain.
Right SIN-dy, it's not political at all. /sarcasm
This is just business. Needs some quality exposure for ratings on the next tv series he books.
Ho-hum. More loony left-wing has-beens cluster around Cindy the Moonbat. It must really suck to be them.
Martin Sheen...was his mouth taped?
Martin Sheen only stands 5'2" tall. They had to bring in a couple of crates for him to stand on in order to look taller.
Keep saying that. Sooner or later you will believe it.
I didn't realize the woman was still there. I didn't hear much about her on the news this weekend ... with all the hurricane coverage ... obviously, a Karl Rove plot ... :>)
And the AP continues on its promote Cindy Sheehan brigade.
They definitely have all the fruits & nuts in one basket.
We soooo need some new South Park episodes.
Who compelled him to do that - J.J. ??
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