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War protest resuming despite Sheehan's delay to Crawford
KRISTV,COM ^ | November 22, 2005

Posted on 11/22/2005 12:14:31 PM PST by Howlin

CRAWFORD, Texas -- War opponents say their protest near President Bush's ranch will resume this week although the fallen soldier's mother who led a 26-day vigil this summer will arrive later than planned.

Cindy Sheehan of Berkeley, Calif., has a family emergency and is scheduled to arrive Friday in time for the dedication of the Camp Casey Memorial Garden at the Crawford Peace House. It is named for her 24-year-old son who died in Iraq last year.

Other peace activists have been arriving in Crawford and plan to return Wednesday to the roadside where Sheehan set up camp in August. They say they expect to be arrested, because in September county commissioners enacted two ordinances banning roadside parking within a 7-mile radius of Bush's ranch and prohibiting camping in any county ditch.

On Monday, three protesters filed a federal lawsuit against McLennan County, claiming the ordinances limit their free speech rights.

The demonstrators say they are returning to protest the war with Iraq to coincide with Bush's Thanksgiving ranch visit and that the county ordinances will not stop them.

"Our holidays will never be the same, so we want him to remember that," Sheehan's sister Dede Miller, who has already arrived in Crawford, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Protesters will hold a Thanksgiving meal and other activities on the same private 1-acre lot that a sympathetic landowner let them use for several weeks of the August protest. An anti-war rally is planned for Saturday in a downtown Crawford park and an interfaith service is planned for Sunday.

Sheehan's summer protest drew thousands but also spurred counter-protests of Bush supporters who said she was hurting troop morale. Bill Johnson, who started a pro-Bush camp beside his downtown Crawford souvenir shop in August, said he will hold a pro-Bush rally at the same site Saturday.

"Our goal is to get our story out because she'll get her story out," Johnson said Tuesday. "We see things differently than she does."


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bush; cindy; cindysheehan; crawford; sheehan
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To: Howlin

I think it could be a disaster for the left to find the Katrina $$$ gone into some leftist pocket.

I think that's exactly what happened; I'll ping a few people for the details.

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All of the money that Cindy helped raise went into leftist pockets.

Even by their own admission, Cindy's Veteran For Peace, have only spent a couple thousand dollars of the hundreds of thousands (if not millions) they raised on helping Katrina victims.

They are being investigated by several groups, including I'm reliable informed, the FBI's Katrina fraud operation.

There are a number of threads on this subject at:

Sweetness & Light
http://www.sweetness-light.com/


81 posted on 11/22/2005 3:13:10 PM PST by Sam Hill
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To: Sam Hill; binkdeville

binkdeville, see post #81 for the details!

Thanks again, Sam.


82 posted on 11/22/2005 3:21:12 PM PST by Howlin ("Victory is not a strategy. " ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
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To: YouPosting2Me

Thx.


83 posted on 11/22/2005 3:48:48 PM PST by sauropod ("The love that dare not speak its' name has now become the love that won't shut the hell up.")
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To: Lady Jag
Did I make it too faint, my name on the lower left?

I was tempted to animate this one, too, but decided it wouldn't be postable, so I merely clarified it. :)

I didn't even notice your name on the other one...I just looked back in the threads until I found it.

That pic is absolutely hilarious. I still laugh when I see it.

I agree that animating this one may be a little over the top, but you can always do it up and FReepmail the link, right?

84 posted on 11/22/2005 3:50:28 PM PST by Recovering Hermit
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To: Recovering Hermit
Thanks for replying. I don't always put my name on stuff I do, but I have an odd affection for that one.   :)

I agree that animating this one may be a little over the top, but you can always do it up and FReepmail the link, right?

And reveal the deepest depths of my dipsy doodle?

85 posted on 11/22/2005 4:04:25 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: Howlin; Sam Hill
I think that's exactly what happened; I'll ping a few people for the details

Sam Hill was all over that and the groups collecting funds

86 posted on 11/22/2005 4:56:49 PM PST by Mo1 (Message to Democrats .... We do not surrender and run from a fight !!)
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To: Sam Hill

I should have read down the thread .. I knew you had the info :0)


87 posted on 11/22/2005 4:57:54 PM PST by Mo1 (Message to Democrats .... We do not surrender and run from a fight !!)
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To: Howlin

Her clocks must have all stopped because her 15 minutes of "fame" has long expired.


88 posted on 11/22/2005 5:52:22 PM PST by tobyhill (The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
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To: Howlin

What a pity, her short 15 minutes of fame were over 10 minutes ago and she is stiil standing on her brave sons coffin.


89 posted on 11/22/2005 6:12:52 PM PST by chiefqc
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To: Tzimisce
Who's paying these people? How do they eat? How do they pay for the weed they're smoking? I'm serious - can anyone here afford to take time off for a month long protest?

Follow the money, but I am sure George Soros and/or Michael Moore are supplying funds either directly or indirectly through some front org.

90 posted on 11/22/2005 7:37:25 PM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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To: Polyxene

She's living off The Death Benefits from her son.


91 posted on 11/22/2005 7:44:20 PM PST by usmcobra (30 years since I first celebrated The Marine Corps Birthday as a Marine)
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To: p23185

How do we find out who is funding her protest? I hope it snows in Crawford for Thanksgiving.

Wait til the arrests start making national news again.


92 posted on 11/23/2005 9:16:52 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: Howlin

First Arrests Made in Crawford!

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/23/D8E29VO80.html


93 posted on 11/23/2005 9:59:15 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3

Oh, cool......getting right on it, aren't they?


94 posted on 11/23/2005 10:00:04 AM PST by Howlin ("Victory is not a strategy. " ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
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To: Howlin

Should I start a new thread?


95 posted on 11/23/2005 10:00:29 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3; Sam Hill; kcvl; Mo1

Check out clawrence's post!

A dozen war protesters were arrested Wednesday for setting up camp near President Bush's ranch in defiance of new local bans on roadside camping and parking.


96 posted on 11/23/2005 10:00:53 AM PST by Howlin ("Victory is not a strategy. " ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
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To: clawrence3

That should get some laughs!!

Ping Mo1 and Sam Hill to it!


97 posted on 11/23/2005 10:01:36 AM PST by Howlin ("Victory is not a strategy. " ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
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To: Howlin

I don't know how to link these threads, sorry.


98 posted on 11/23/2005 10:01:38 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: Howlin

Or "Ping" - is there a FAQ section here at FreeRepublic.com?


99 posted on 11/23/2005 10:02:42 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: Howlin

Thanks for the ping. Ironically, I just came from posting it up here:

Sweetness & Light » Cops Bust Camp Casey
http://www.sweetness-light.com/archive/cops-bust-camp-casey-iv/

Too bad Mother Sheehan was too busy with her "family emergency" to get collered.

And yet her sister was there. Go figure.


100 posted on 11/23/2005 10:16:05 AM PST by Sam Hill
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