Posted on 07/28/2006 3:38:10 PM PDT by andyk
Crawford- Anti-War Activist Cindy Sheehan is going to become a neighbor of President Bush, and local residents are not happy about the mess.
On the Gold Star Families For Peace website, Sheehan explained how Central Texas had grown on her. She now wants a permanent place where she and fellow protestors can go to demonstrate against President Bush.
Peace Supporter, Gerry Fonseca, says he purchased the 5-acre parcel, which cost more than $52,000. It was bought with the money frome her son, Casey's, life insurance policy.
"I doubt they would have sold her the property if she tried to buy it herself," said Foncseca.
"I feel deceived," said Celia Ramsey, who sold the land to Cindy Sheehan through a third party. She talked to News Channel 25 exclusively on the matter. "I would have never sold it to Sheehan. Nobody wants them here."
The Ramsey's claim Fonseca told them he was an evacuee from Hurricane Katrina.
Fonseca told News Channel 25 he "apologized to the Ramsey's for the inconvenience, but we (Gold Star Families For Peace) are going to do everything in our power to not disturb them."
Ramsey told News Channel 25, she plans on talking to a lawyer over the matter.
"I am very sad it came to this point where we had to buy a permanent home," said Sheehan. "I thought President Bush would have resigned by now. But I am happy about a permanent home in Crawford."
Anti-war protesters are scheduled to gather on the Sheehan property in August, when the president vacations in Crawford for the first couple of weeks next month.
Last fall, McLennan County Commissioners passed an ordinance, banning parking on roadways and other traffic and crowd control measures.
A lawsuit has been filed over the matter by Cindy Sheehan and fellow protestors, alleging the ruling by county commissioners violates their First Amendment rights.
UGH, barf!!!!!!!!
Wonder if the SS will go over and tell them to turn their sterio down?
Why do all of these headlines all say she is moving to Crawford. Am I missing something? What I'm reading is not that she will personally move to this property - no house there - but that this is just land for her to use in her stupid and futile antics to call atention to herself.
I wish I had the time (and the stomach) to go to her "new residence" and picket her 24-7, 7 days a week, but I have a job and responsibilities- AND I tend to get rather vomitous pretty easily.
Someone should camp out in front of Cindy's plot saying her unlawful invasion of the area is a quagmire.
For cryin out loud, the property is 10 miles, yes 10 miles from Bush's ranch, why bother?
She's certifiable.
I wonder if there are enough conservatives in Crawford and energetic churches . . . who'd care enough on principle to ring her property with conservative protestors . . . hemming in the supermouth?
A house full of illegal aliens are more welcome in Crawford.They would probably be better for the property value.
Mrs. Ramsey said that the land was 2 miles from the Bush ranch.
I'll bet it wears off, oh, sometime from 11/08 to 1/09.
Judge Napolitano from Fox was interviewing the real estate agent who closed the deal who said it was 10 miles away from Bush.
do you mind if I don't take you up on that bet??
I believe Ted Nugent lives near the Bush ranch also. I wonder just how all three of these properties are situated...
You know, as much as I despise Fred Phelps and his disgusting little hatemongering "church", there is a little sliver of my soul that would dearly love to see the Phelps Church show up at a Cindy Sheewhine protest, just to watch the fireworks.
I can only IMAGINE the competing signs and banners.
:)
10 miles, 10 minutes by car, 7 minutes by private plane, you figure out the scenarios. She shouldn't be allowed that close to our President.
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