Good Cindy! That's a girl! (scratches behind her ear)
Posted on 02/01/2006 1:12:39 AM PST by Howlin
| Dear Friends, As most of you have probably heard, I was arrested before the State of the Union Address tonight. I am speechless with fury at what happened and with grief over what we have lost in our country. CindySheehan's diary :: :: There have been lies from the police and distortions by the press. (Shocker) So this is what really happened: This afternoon at the People's State of the Union Address in DC where I was joined by Congresspersons Lynn Woolsey and John Conyers, Ann Wright, Malik Rahim and John Cavanagh, Lynn brought me a ticket to the State of the Union Address. At that time, I was wearing the shirt that said: 2245 Dead. How many more? After the PSOTU press conference, I was having second thoughts about going to the SOTU at the Capitol. I didn't feel comfortable going. I knew George Bush would say things that would hurt me and anger me and I knew that I couldn't disrupt the address because Lynn had given me the ticket and I didn't want to be disruptive out of respect for her. I, in fact, had given the ticket to John Bruhns who is in Iraq Veterans Against the War. However, Lynn's office had already called the media and everyone knew I was going to be there so I sucked it up and went. I got the ticket back from John, and I met one of Congresswoman Barbara Lee's staffers in the Longworth Congressional Office building and we went to the Capitol via the undergroud tunnel. I went through security once, then had to use the rest room and went through security again. My ticket was in the 5th gallery, front row, fourth seat in. The person who in a few minutes was to arrest me, helped me to my seat. I had just sat down and I was warm from climbing 3 flights of stairs back up from the bathroom so I unzipped my jacket. I turned to the right to take my left arm out, when the same officer saw my shirt and yelled; "Protester." He then ran over to me, hauled me out of my seat and roughly (with my hands behind my back) shoved me up the stairs. I said something like "I'm going, do you have to be so rough?" By the way, his name is Mike Weight. The officer ran with me to the elevators yelling at everyone to move out of the way. When we got to the elevators, he cuffed me and took me outside to await a squad car. On the way out, someone behind me said, "That's Cindy Sheehan." At which point the officer who arrested me said: "Take these steps slowly." I said, "You didn't care about being careful when you were dragging me up the other steps." He said, "That's because you were protesting." Wow, I get hauled out of the People's House because I was, "Protesting." I was never told that I couldn't wear that shirt into the Congress. I was never asked to take it off or zip my jacket back up. If I had been asked to do any of those things...I would have, and written about the suppression of my freedom of speech later. I was immediately, and roughly (I have the bruises and muscle spasms to prove it) hauled off and arrested for "unlawful conduct." After I had my personal items inventoried and my fingers printed, a nice Sgt. came in and looked at my shirt and said, "2245, huh? I just got back from there." I told him that my son died there. That's when the enormity of my loss hit me. I have lost my son. I have lost my First Amendment rights. I have lost the country that I love. Where did America go? I started crying in pain. What did Casey die for? What did the 2244 other brave young Americans die for? What are tens of thousands of them over there in harm's way for still? For this? I can't even wear a shrit that has the number of troops on it that George Bush and his arrogant and ignorant policies are responsible for killing. I wore the shirt to make a statement. The press knew I was going to be there and I thought every once in awhile they would show me and I would have the shirt on. I did not wear it to be disruptive, or I would have unzipped my jacket during George's speech. If I had any idea what happens to people who wear shirts that make the neocons uncomfortable that I would be arrested...maybe I would have, but I didn't. There have already been many wild stories out there. I have some lawyers looking into filing a First Amendment lawsuit against the government for what happened tonight. I will file it. It is time to take our freedoms and our country back. I don't want to live in a country that prohibits any person, whether he/she has paid the ulitmate price for that country, from wearing, saying, writing, or telephoning any negative statements about the government. That's why I am going to take my freedoms and liberties back. That's why I am not going to let Bushco take anything else away from me...or you. I am so appreciative of the couple of hundred of protesters who came to the jail while I was locked up to show their support....we have so much potential for good...there is so much good in so many people. Four hours and 2 jails after I was arrested, I was let out. Again, I am so upset and sore it is hard to think straight. Keep up the struggle...I promise you I will too. Love and peace soon, Cindy |
Good Cindy! That's a girl! (scratches behind her ear)
Bruises and muscle spasm's hmmmm I'm reminded of michael jackson on 60 minutes, aftert being arrested:
(paraphrase) I can't raise my arms above here ( with crocodile tears)
Then not 30 seconds later ranting and waving his hands about above his head, I suspect we are not far from the same sort of "stunt" here too.
Casey Sheehan did not die so she could wear some dumb-a$$ shirt in the gallery at the State of the Union.
If there were any left who were not convinced that this woman is the most self indulgent moonbat on the planet, let this remove all doubt.
Will she file a tax return this year?
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45762
It'd be funny if she gets charged for tax evasion. I wonder who she'll blame if she does...
Too professional to have been written so quickly. This says to me that it was written a long time ago, and that her plan all along was to be hauled off in chains.
Those two Officers should get a medal for going well past the call of duty and carrying her.
Me, I would have drug her out by the hair of her head if she had refused to walk.
Security cop heard saying: "Oops! Sorry ma'am! Was that your head clunking the the door of the cruiser? They'll make it better at the jail."
Really?
Are Congresscritters with a little mark on their "police record" not allowed in the building for the State of The Union speech? Somehow I doubt it.
She was searched once, presumably, then went to the bathroom. Notice that? Wanna bet someone left her that tee shirt in the bathroom? Because if she's telling the truth (LOL), I don't think they'd have let her in the gallery in the first place wearing that tee shirt.
The most factual part of her diary.
She could never sit stil and quiet on her fat ass while that one minute sustained applause happened for the fallen soldier's family.
And btw, I sold Mike Weight his townhome in Gaithersburg, MD.
She could never sit stil and quiet on her fat ass while that one minute sustained applause happened for the fallen soldier's family.
And btw, I sold Mike Weight his townhome in Gaithersburg, MD.
Does this mean I can go to the State of the Union wearing an "I'm with Stupid" shirt?
"I read in another article that the ticket was given to her by, Congressperson Lynn Woolsey (D)."
What a Moonbat! She lives in an alternative universe where whatever she wants to do is okay.
it is hard to think straight.
The most honest words she has ever spoken about herself.
If there is any amount of sincerity in your words, Ms. Sheehan, and in respect to your son who you have no respect for, I will personally (and I mean this with all sincerity) pay for your airline ticket so you don't have to live in this country. You are an embarassment to all of us and most definitely a real shame and dishonor to your son.
Cindy thinks that when she's playing the victim, she is at her best. Her 15 minutes of fame are over, and she pulled this stunt to get some more attention. She knew exactly what she was doing last night. Too bad Cindy's communist buddy, Hugo Chavez, wasn't there for her to lean on.
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