Sheehan Violates Probation, Is Arrested At Bush Ranch

Sweetness & Light ^ | December 28, 2006 | N/A

[Sam Hill]

From the Waco (TX) Tribune-Herald:

Sheehan, other protesters arrested near Bush ranch

Thursday, December 28, 2006

By Erin Quinn

Tribune-Herald staff writer

CRAWFORD — War protester Cindy Sheehan and several fellow peace activists were arrested this morning outside President Bush’s ranch where Bush is meeting with Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and others on Iraq war policy.

Sheehan, arrested just after 11, said she and others were conducting a “peace surge” to address concerns that Bush may increase U.S. troop numbers in Iraq. The Bush administration is under mounting pressure to change its tactics in an increasingly unpopular conflict. Among the suggestions Bush is considering is a temporary surge in U.S. troops.

Just before she was arrested, Sheehan was sitting in the middle of the road near Bush’s 1,600-acre ranch. This morning’s protesters said they fully expected to be arrested for demonstrating near the ranch.

Protesters have been arrested before for violating a county ordinance that forbids camping out along the side of the road or blocking traffic, which Sheehan and some of her followers appeared to be doing this morning. One protester was lying in the middle of the road, apparently to symbolize the dead of the Iraq war.

Bush has been on a working vacation at his ranch since Tuesday. He and the first lady are due to return to Washington, D.C., on New Year’s Day.

Between two and three dozen protesters were outside the ranch this morning, many of them armed with signs and banners decrying the war and chanting “Arrest Bloody George.”

The woman will do anything to keep herself in the news.

But remember, Cindy Sheehan is on probation after her recent conviction for her disruptions at the United Nations:

Cindy Sheehan convicted of trespassing

12/12/2006

... Sheehan and three other women were acquitted on Monday of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing government administration but were convicted of trespassing for leading a protest across the street from the United Nations. They had faced up to a year in jail if convicted of all counts.

A judge sentenced them to conditional discharge, which means they will not face any punishment as long as they do not get arrested in the next six months. The judge also ordered them to pay $95 (72 euros) in court surcharges...

So this arrest should guarantee Mother Sheehan some jail time in New York.

Or are America-haters always given a different set of rules?

[Sam Hill]

Something tells me her arrest will be ignored by the NYC judge.

[Sam Hill]

Sheehanigans ping!

[massgopguy]

Hey Cindy, that little red dot on the back of your hat is coming from the roof of that house behind you.

[LIConFem]

Anything to keep herself in the public eye. Can't wait 'til she figures out that no one gives a rat's tush.

[samtheman]

One protester was lying in the middle of the road, apparently to symbolize the dead of the Iraq war.

Or maybe simply to symbolize idiot protesters lying in the middle of the road.

[kcvl]

What is the judge's name? I think I will email him/her and 'remind' him/her.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Nothing an F350 crew cab couldn't cure.

[exile]

"One protester was lying in the middle of the road, apparently to symbolize the dead of the Iraq war."

Wow, a speedbump that smokes dope and smells bad!? The Future is Now!

[samtheman]

Can't wait 'til she figures out that no one gives a rat's tush.

She criticized Hildebeast Almighty and was excommunicated but now that the First Coming of Obama has eclipsed the beast, the Sheepig thinks maybe she can oink her way back into the limelight again.

(The show must go on.)

[MikeHu]

Send Geraldo, send Chris, send Keith -- to get the story that will define their careers! -- and their lives here on earth.

[Chi-townChief]

You have to wonder if Peace-Skank Sheehan will eventually end up in David Letterman's yard.

[samtheman]

she and others were conducting a “peace surge”

Well isn't that special?

[boxerblues]

Momma Cindy deserves to spend some time in the clink just for being a press hoe

[mylife]

Here is her latest Christmas rant at Truth?Out!.org

[andy58-in-nh]

she and others were conducting a “peace surge”

I think I once had one of those after drinking a six-pack in an hour and a half.

[seanmerc]

Cindy WHO???

[ConservaTexan]

Sheehan was sitting in the middle of the road

The roads here in Texas are full of the decaying carcasses of deer, raccoons, armadillos, rabbits and other varmints. I am surprised anyone even noticed her!

[Just A Nobody]

PING!

[Sam Hill]

"What is the judge's name? I think I will email him/her and 'remind' him/her."

That's a good question and a good idea. But I noticed in all of the reports of her NYC trial that those details were left out.

Here's all the details they gave:

"The jury trial began Dec. 5 in Manhattan Criminal Court. Sheehan’s co-defendants were Melissa Beattie, 57, of New York; Patricia Ackerman, 48, of Nyack, New York, and Susan "Medea" Benjamin, 54, of San Francisco."

I suspect that Medea and some of these others were amongst those arrested down in Crawford. So they should all do time in New York.

[L98Fiero]

"Nothing an F350 crew cab couldn't cure."

I dunno. Have you seen the pic of that woman? You might get over her but tear off a crossmember in the process. :)