CINDY SPEAKS!!!! (Talks about her bruises and spasms!)

Free Republic ^ | February 1, 2006

[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

Kos

DU

[MamaTexan]

CINDY SPEAKS..... really isn't a headline.

CINDY SHUTS UP... Now THAT'S a headline!

[NavyCanDo]

"I was never told that I couldn't wear that shirt into the Congress. I was never asked to take it off"

Turn you ticket over Cindy and read the back. Good lord what an idiot. I'm not sure what procedure is used to communicate the house rules to gallery guest, back of the ticket, pamphlet, program, invitation, sign at the door, or something else, but I'm sure it is communicated somehow. You can't get a ticket to a football game, basketball game, hockey, or the opera without some sort of rules written on the ticket or program.

[Porterville]

Poor bitch.

[tom h]

"CINDY SPEAKS!!!!

I am sure no man has asked her to take her shirt off in a long time."

... because they're afraid to find a hairy chest.

Ever wonder what kind of a mother she is? Her husband left her and who's watching her other two children while she spends her days galavanting around the country and world?

[eyespysomething]

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.

I never ever thought I would roll my eyes when a mother talked about losing her son in a war. Thanks Cindy.

[acsrp38]

Kay- Cindy - Kay- Cindy

Tough choice huh?

[Brian Allen]

That mad cow makes me long for the Good old days when we had hospitals and asylums that cared for folks like her and saw to it they got their meds on time.

[freema]

I'm sorry, those were the President's remarks, not mine- I neglected to put them in parenthesis.

But I'll answer the question for him : ) since you asked:
"Who do you propose teach those science and math programs?
The NEA would fight your proposals. Never underestimate
their ability to embrace whatever is wrong for America's
children. It's all about the NEA holding onto the power they've 'earned.'"

I propose teachers teach the science and math programs. Of course the NEA will fight his proposals. The are an obnoxious dare I say socialist organization. Yes, I dare say it because I'm not the president : )

Never underestimate their ability to embrace whatever is wrong for America's children? This girl has rarely underestimated them. I could write the book on how teachers embrace whatever is wrong for America's children, believe me. In fact, I was asked write a book to help parents navigate public schools some time ago-before I was threatened with arrest, escorted off, and banned from property.

Perhaps I should reconsider and write the book, as the principal in question hasn't worked another day in this school system the 5+ years following "a transfer" to a lesser position- and the superintendent resigned in closed session immediately following a public school board meeting soon after the incident when I attended to present a list of grievances. That was a month or so after I attended, sporting a new bracelet. A handcuff ; )

I think home-schooling is great, for some. However I think it is very wrong to leave and give the NEA a blank check to educate, as THEY see fit, all those left behind.

I agree it's about the NEA holding on to the power they think they've earned. However, it's a two way street, whether they like it or not. I never abdicated my responsibility to see that my children and my fellow citizens were educated as expected.

I don't care if the NEA fights the proposals. I just usually fight a lil' harder : ) I ain't skeered of 'em : ) And none of my kids were skeered either. My middle one had a rough way to go, likely because he thought much the same as me, but wasn't always as PC as me LOL.

After having been refused permission during his junior year to use the bathroom, he left and went to a nearby field. All the farmers around heard about it. He made sure. I made sure. The general consensus was he should have pulled his britches down in the class and 'shat' on the floor.

He is a legend among kids, his last act before graduation was to 'shat' in the faculty john.

Kids learn more than what's presented in the classroom. Are we at fault for teaching them to tolerate 'mediocrity'? (And mediocrity is generous, IMHO) You betcha.

Uh oh...have we hijacked this thread? LOL!

[freema]

Wanna have some fun??

We need a pic of that grin of Hillary's from last night- with her head wagging back and forth... and Cindy. Sista Soldias. Cindy hates Hillary. Hillary would have used her in a New York minute if she weren't so busy trying to look like the lone ranger. But they're both wolves in sheeps' clothing.

[MomwithHope]

Which is it, she says she just happened to be wearing that shirt and then later says she hoped the cameras in the chamber would show her wearing it.

call the whambulance.....Cindy tell it to Alito...(insert Nelson HaHa)

[weegee]

When you visit Congress, you are presented with a list of rules:

They include no talking, no reading, no writing, no phone calls, no...

I can be certain that "protest banner" and "disruptions" are among them.

You haven't lost your country, Mrs. Sheehan. You have lost your mind in believing that you could treat it as your own den.

[freema]

One more thing. LOL.

There are a lot of teachers who really do want to teach but are so stifled. They can't stand it themselves. There are some who are being encouraged to do it anyway, by parents and communities. At least, around here. It is a tough battle, though, and very tiresome.

[DesignerChick]

Thats exactly what I thought. They probably all knew/saw the shirt and wanted something to happen. CS is a tool.

[weegee]

Just be grateful that she didn't attend wearing a vest of explosives.

[woofie]

meanie...

[popdonnelly]

My main complaint is with this little smartass Woolsey woman, who gave her the invitation in the first place.

[macrahanish #1]

I appreciate your responses:)
Many teachers around here(Northern PA)do want what's best
for the kids. The biggest problem comes in getting rid of
tenured mediocrities. The drop-off in our music program
here demonstrates this. The elementary teacher is a GREAT
teacher and loves kids. The middle/high school teacher also
loves kids, but is a mediocre teacher with little ability
to control a classroom.
We do have an option here, besides homeschooling. There are
two schools just across the border, in NY, that have
excellent music programs and superior vocational education
programs. We are in the process of investigating them right
now for our ten year old.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Sheehan, the crazy maker, has been consorting with our enemy while we are in a time of war. She inflames American citizens with her hate speech and she has been stalking and threatening our President.

Has it occurred to these mental midgets that the police may have been protecting *Sheehans* life by removing her from a large pro-American crowd.

Sometime this idiot may run into a group of people who wish she would go away for real~then she will wish for the days she had police protection.

If President Bush were not the patient and compassionate man he is, he could make a quick case for having Sheehan arrested and not heard from for a long time. (*sheesh*)

The only reason why anyone other than rabid moonbat care what Sheehan is doing is because she is like watching a train wreck- she is tabloid titillation, nothing more.

[pollyannaish]

Sigh.

[outofhere2]

Cindy Sheehan:

I love getting arrested. It's the only way to get attractive, strong men to touch me!