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Protestors Unveil Monument Honoring Sheehan
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| Nov. 25, 2005
| Angel K. Brown
Posted on 11/25/2005 5:08:23 PM PST by digger48
Protestors Unveil Monument Honoring Sheehan By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer 27 minutes ago
CRAWFORD, Texas - Anti-war demonstrators, back in Crawford to protest during President Bush's holiday vacation, unveiled a stone monument Friday with the words "Sheehan's Stand" in honor of the woman who inspired their efforts.
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Cindy Sheehan, who staged a 26-day protest outside Bush's ranch in August, cried when she saw the 2-foot-high sandstone marker.
On the other side of the rectangular slab is the word "Why!" and names of more than two dozen soldiers whose families were part of the vigil. The name of Sheehan's 24-year-old son, Casey, is among them.
"Nobody knew what was going to happen, and we made up Camp Casey as we went along, and it grew and grew and grew," said Sheehan, of Berkeley, Calif. "We're here to say that the killing has to stop, that we're not going to justify any more killing on our losses."
The artist who carved the 1,200-pound monument, Ron Teska of Wind Ridge, Pa., drove to Crawford the last week of the protest with the stone slab in the back of his pickup. He spent about 45 hours carving it.
The marker was placed at the Crawford Peace House, which opened downtown a month after the war began in March 2003. An anti-war rally was planned for Saturday and an interfaith service Sunday.
Several Bush supporters also gathered in Crawford on Friday with a sign reading: "The price of freedom is not free." Hundreds were expected to attend a pro-Bush rally Saturday.
"I disagree with her claims that the president is a murderer and a liar," said James Vergauwen of Windthorst. "When you're at war, you need to be at war as a whole country and not as a divided country."
TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; bitchintheditch; communistwhore; copperhead; crawford; gagonturkey; lefties; mediawhore; proalqaeda; proterror; terrorsupporter; traitor; ugly; whore
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In case you need to purge your leftover turkey dinner.....
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:08:25 PM PST
by
digger48
To: digger48
sorry, no picture. 45 minutes to carve?
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:11:21 PM PST
by
digger48
Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: digger48
There's not enough urine in the world...
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:14:50 PM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: digger48
Talk about a Sheehan burnout.
To: digger48
I also had a monument to her, but I flushed it.
To: digger48
the other neighbors ought to erect a Cindy Sheethan Memorial outhouse....
I can't believe the folks around there tolerate this .
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:17:19 PM PST
by
injin
To: Baynative
Well, it said 2 foot high and 1200 pounds. I guess sis is a little taller than that, but pound for pound, I don't know....
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:17:26 PM PST
by
digger48
To: digger48
Casey Sheehan is killed in Iraq and "the bit*h in the ditch" gets the statue. Nice. Somebody's priorities are really ------ up. Hippies stink.
God Bless Casey Sheehan.
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:17:36 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(It's no coincidence that the Democrat mascot is a jackass.)
To: digger48
The article says 45 hours, not minutes.
To: digger48
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:18:08 PM PST
by
TASMANIANRED
("You cannot kill hope with bombs and bullets." Sgt Clay.)
To: July 4th
At least we know where the urinal is at the Peace House.
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:18:19 PM PST
by
digger48
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
I also had a monument to her, but I flushed it.
I think this monument is made of the same material.
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:19:37 PM PST
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: digger48
You can get a free miniature version of it when you purchase a copy of the "Rock Against Bush Xmas Album". Order Now!!
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:19:48 PM PST
by
The Fop
(They attacked 2 of America's main arteries, so we invaded the heart of Arabia. It's that simple)
To: perfect stranger
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:19:54 PM PST
by
digger48
To: digger48
![](http://rmeek141.home.comcast.net/LiberalSearchingFor.JPG)
Sheehan's stand
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:20:26 PM PST
by
TASMANIANRED
("You cannot kill hope with bombs and bullets." Sgt Clay.)
To: digger48
The Barking Moonbats (BM for short) better find a good place to hide it, because someone will make a BBQ pit out of it five minutes after they leave.
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:20:38 PM PST
by
decal
(Mother Nature and Real Life are conservatives; the Progs have never figured this out.)
To: ARCADIA
I think this monument is made of the same material.Cindy sure is!
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:21:04 PM PST
by
digger48
To: digger48
It is a good height for peeing.
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:21:12 PM PST
by
new yorker 77
(FAKE POLLS DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO REAL VOTERS!)
To: digger48
Gee lets hope the caretakers don't lose this like they lost Caseys boots.
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posted on
11/25/2005 5:21:38 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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