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Mother's Iraq Protest Plays to Smaller Crowd
Washington Post ^ | 11/28/05 | Rosalind S. Helderman

Posted on 11/27/2005 7:40:00 AM PST by oldleft

CRAWFORD, Tex., Nov. 26 -- Dancing to reggae music and hugging her supporters, Cindy Sheehan led an anti-Iraq war rally Saturday at a one-acre campsite adjoining the ranch where President Bush is spending his holiday weekend.

As in August, when she galvanized attention and made headlines for days with similar protests, there were songs and speeches and demonstrators holding signs reading "Bring the Troops Home" near the main entrance of the 1,600-acre ranch where Bush has been vacationing since Tuesday.

Unlike then, when hundreds came from all over the country for major events at the two campsites named after Sheehan's son, who was killed in Iraq, Sheehan found herself addressing a crowd of only about 100 Saturday afternoon.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 15minutesareover; badmom; bloodlust; cindysheehan; idiot; lefties; loser; moonbat; psycho; sheehan; warprotest
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To: Bahbah
Where were the DUers, at home eating turkey and driving their families nuts?

The way some of the DUers act, you would think they have nothing to be thankful for. They were probably at home playing video games in their mothers basement..

21 posted on 11/27/2005 7:59:00 AM PST by cardinal4 ("One man gone and another to go....")
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To: Coop
ROFLOL!!!
22 posted on 11/27/2005 7:59:15 AM PST by Mo1 (Message to Democrats .... We do not surrender and run from a fight !!)
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To: Mo1
Sheehan found herself addressing a crowd of only about 100 Saturday afternoon

snicker

I'm surprised it was that many. By the looks of that picture posted, it seems that many of her "supporters" are tiring of her also.

23 posted on 11/27/2005 8:02:42 AM PST by kstewskis ("Thank you ladies and gentlemen, you've been a wonderful audience" ...Rocky Rhodes)
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To: oldleft

The name of her book is insulting to fathers everywhere-Not one more mother's child-she seems to infer that men do not grieve as much when a child dies and this is pure B.S. I read an article on sheehan where she mentions her estranged husband and the fact that since he did not carry Casey in the womb or nurse him he is not as vocal about his grief. Just because he is not as vocal about his grief does not mean he does not hurt every bit as much as she does and maybe even more.


24 posted on 11/27/2005 8:04:18 AM PST by LoudRepublicangirl (loudrepublicangirl)
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To: oldleft
THere is nothing sadder than an actor who misses his cue to exit.

Cindy: Your fifteen minutes are up. You had a good run of it. Now off to obscurity with ye!

26 posted on 11/27/2005 8:05:08 AM PST by IronJack
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To: oldleft

As a mother, she's worthless. As a grieveing mother she would at least be pathetic if she weren't so addicted to encouragemnent from a large collection of zombies.


27 posted on 11/27/2005 8:05:35 AM PST by stevem
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To: veronica
Go home Cindy, and take care of your aging mother. What a creep.

Her mother is a creep?

just kidding
28 posted on 11/27/2005 8:07:12 AM PST by MaryFromMichigan
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To: Mo1
Sheehan found herself addressing a crowd of only about 100 Saturday afternoon

...98 of which were reporters...

29 posted on 11/27/2005 8:08:10 AM PST by COBOL2Java (The Katrina Media never gets anything right, so why should I believe them?)
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To: Herodian
... How many of that 100 were reporters?

Well, lessee....one...uh, two...don't forget the folks whom they rented the circus tent...three, four, five...band menbers in the background (who are curiously absent...)


30 posted on 11/27/2005 8:12:18 AM PST by kstewskis ("Thank you ladies and gentlemen, you've been a wonderful audience" ...Rocky Rhodes)
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To: oldleft
So the party is finally over and she comes to the realization that she has her mess of a life to face and she is not going to party like a rock star anymore.

How much worse did she make the death of her son by openly displaying her hatred for everything her son stood for?

I hope her family will forgive her for what she has done and take care of her.

31 posted on 11/27/2005 8:13:37 AM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (A fun way to send care packages to troops: anysoldier.com)
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To: oldleft

Where's Jesse? Why hasn't Babs called me? And what happened to my adoring fans, damn it!


32 posted on 11/27/2005 8:14:49 AM PST by COBOL2Java (The Katrina Media never gets anything right, so why should I believe them?)
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To: oldleft
Sheehan found herself addressing a crowd of only about 100 Saturday afternoon

Fox News reported the crowd as only about a dozen actual "supporters".  Even the Post's disgusting attempts to multiply the truth ten times the actual amount makes her look pathetic.

Bye bye Cindy!  Maybe you can find other family members you can exploit for you own deraged agenda?

33 posted on 11/27/2005 8:15:33 AM PST by softwarecreator (Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires.)
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To: oldleft
Dancing to reggae music and hugging her supporters, Cindy Sheehan led an anti-Iraq war rally...

Way to dance on your son's grave, Cindy Jihad. At least now you're dancing alone, showing the world your true face.

34 posted on 11/27/2005 8:17:00 AM PST by JRios1968 ("Cogito, ergo FReep": I think, therefore I FReep.)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
I hope her family will forgive her for what she has done and take care of her

Maybe I am not a very nice person because I don't.

She deserves nothing from these people who's faces she spit in.

35 posted on 11/27/2005 8:18:28 AM PST by softwarecreator (Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires.)
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To: softwarecreator
Fox News reported the crowd as only about a dozen actual "supporters".

Oh, I don't know. Most of the MSM can be included among her supporters. So, if there were 100 persons in attendance, and 88 of them were reporters, it would probably still be accurate to say that "about 100 supporters showed up."

36 posted on 11/27/2005 8:23:20 AM PST by JCEccles
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To: kstewskis

I'm surprised it was that many.

They may have included all the MSM people, they are her most strident supporters.


37 posted on 11/27/2005 8:23:57 AM PST by ConservativeGreek
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To: oldleft

Why doesn't she recognize that only 3 of her Democrat heroes voted to bring the troops home immediately. Go whine to the spineless lefties about it who are all talk.


38 posted on 11/27/2005 8:26:08 AM PST by Democratshavenobrains
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To: oldleft
Ann Wright, a former U.S. diplomat . . . said many of those who support the cause are in New Orleans, helping to lead efforts to clean up the city after Hurricane Katrina.

Ha! What a load of spin!
39 posted on 11/27/2005 8:33:38 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Thanx for that great link, Doc.

The Sheehan Circus was even giving away free food--and lots of it! And still, nobody came. (Ma Sheehan's sis is the lady at the pix.)

40 posted on 11/27/2005 8:34:21 AM PST by elli1
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