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Protest Site Near Bush Ranch Draws Few
AFP via Turkish Press ^ | Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Posted on 08/15/2007 6:40:17 PM PDT by kristinn

While US public has heavily turned against the Iraq war, the protest site near President George W. Bush's Texas ranch had just one permanent demonstrator Wednesday -- two if you count the dog.

"She's full time, and I'm full time," Carl Rising-Moore, 61, said cheerfully of "Sunny," a frisky stray dog bounding around the arid grounds of the camp that anti-war mom Cindy Sheehan set up in tribute to her slain Iraq soldier son.

Rising-Moore, a Canadian-born naturalized US citizen, said he runs workshops on how to hold non-violent protests and that the goal is to "create a movement here" and put pressure on lawmakers to remove Bush from office.

The five-acre plot's new owner, television personality Bree Walker, wants to turn it into a "permanent, active" base to nurture "a national effort, in its infancy" against preemptive war, according to Rising-Moore.

But on this scorching day -- about 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in the sparse shade at the camp -- reporters easily outnumbered protesters while Bush enjoyed his annual August vacation from Washington just a few miles (kilometers) away.

The three demonstrators included "Reno," a self-described US navy veteran who would not give his last name but explained that he had grown conflicted about the use of violence during his service in the Kosovo conflict.

Reno, sitting at a picnic table not far from the dormant firepit used to roast hot dogs, said he had joined the navy in 1995 because "I wanted to go around kicking people's asses like they do on TV."

"I'm still for killing, to be perfectly honest," he said, drawing a nervous chuckle from his audience.

The sparse attendance -- a stark difference from the thousands who packed the site when Sheehan first launched her protest in 2005 -- came despite US poll numbers showing that the public mostly opposes the war.

Rising-Moore doesn't mind: "I love the Texas people. We don't agree a lot about politics, but when we talk as friends and people, we get along fine.... You can disagree, but you can still be neighbors."


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: campcasey; crawford; damnedlies; drivebymedia; iraqwar; lonemoonbatanddog; msm; texas
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reporters easily outnumbered protesters

The sparse attendance...came despite US poll numbers showing that the public mostly opposes the war.

But they give 'em a nice story anyways. Which do you think reporters are going to believe to gauge public support for defeat in Iraq: The polls or your own lying eyes?

1 posted on 08/15/2007 6:40:19 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

it’s stupid.


2 posted on 08/15/2007 6:41:32 PM PDT by ken21 (28 yrs + 2 families = banana republic junta. si.)
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To: kristinn
The opening sentence is a lie. But that's to be expected from the MSM.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 08/15/2007 6:42:05 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: kristinn

Oh, please. He’s getting out soon (as we say in the military).


4 posted on 08/15/2007 6:42:15 PM PDT by rljv
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To: kristinn

Just a bunch of trashy people...


5 posted on 08/15/2007 6:42:23 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: kristinn

>> While US public has heavily turned against the Iraq war

I see AFP is a bit out of phase with the “entire US public is against the war” meme. I’m not sure it was ever really true, but in any case it’s rapidly going out of style since it is obvious the surge is working... but AFP hasn’t caught up yet.


6 posted on 08/15/2007 6:43:12 PM PDT by Nervous Tick
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To: kristinn
LMAO! If the lying media polls were correct, thousands should be besieging Crawford. Instead we have a woman and a dog. I don't know the dog's opinion on the War. Maybe reporters should ask. BOW WOW, BOW WOW, BOW WOW

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

7 posted on 08/15/2007 6:44:27 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: kristinn

It was a scorcher of a day when you guys were here last summer in Crawford. I almost got a heat stroke that day.


8 posted on 08/15/2007 6:46:00 PM PDT by lormand
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To: kristinn
Carl Rising-Moore, a Canadian-born naturalized US citizen and another example of why we need immigration reform. America already has enough home-grown sissies and girlymen.
9 posted on 08/15/2007 6:46:31 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (You know you are a great American when a Kennedy calls you a traitor.)
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To: kristinn
While US public has heavily turned against the Iraq war

Oh really? Guess that's why I don't get my news from the Lame-Stream Media any more. Liars, the whole lot of them.

10 posted on 08/15/2007 6:47:46 PM PDT by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: kristinn
"The three demonstrators included "Reno," a self-described US navy veteran who would not give his last name but explained that he had grown conflicted about the use of violence during his service in the Kosovo conflict. Reno, sitting at a picnic table not far from the dormant firepit used to roast hot dogs, said he had joined the navy in 1995 because "I wanted to go around kicking people's asses like they do on TV."

So Reno joined the NAVY in 1995 to "kick ass"? How much action did he even see in Kosovo? I wasn't aware that Clinton was sending sailors inland to engage in "violence". I think Reno's been roasting more than hotdogs in the last 12 years.

11 posted on 08/15/2007 6:50:57 PM PDT by boop (Trunk Monkey. Is there anything he can't do?)
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"a frisky stray dog bounding around the arid grounds of the camp that anti-war mom Cindy Sheehan set up in tribute to her slain Iraq soldier son.

My guess is "Acrid Grounds"

a self-described US navy veteran who would not give his last name but explained that he had grown conflicted about the use of violence during his service in the Kosovo conflict.

And just how much "use of violence" did he see during Clinton's Illegal War?

12 posted on 08/15/2007 6:51:21 PM PDT by digger48
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two if you count the dog.

Why does every FR have to drag Helen Thomas into 'em?....... What???? I'm sorry. Wrong thread!

13 posted on 08/15/2007 6:51:30 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: kristinn
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
14 posted on 08/15/2007 7:04:11 PM PDT by Popocatapetl
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To: lormand

I’m just glad no one told me until later how hot it really was!


15 posted on 08/15/2007 7:07:31 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: goldstategop
Here is a pic of the lone Crawford protester(s) some 38 years ago (to this very day even!) on Yasgur's farm ....

Woodstock '69 photos

16 posted on 08/15/2007 7:11:42 PM PDT by Mr_Moonlight (Peace and Love, man ... Flower Power, baby .......)
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To: kristinn

“Rising-Moore, a Canadian-born naturalized US citizen, said he runs workshops on how to hold non-violent protests and that the goal is to “create a movement here” and put pressure on lawmakers to remove Bush from office. “

The only movement this guy ever created was a bowel movement.


17 posted on 08/15/2007 7:16:18 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: kristinn
...two if you count the dog.

I hope that dog doesn’t dig up a uterus...

18 posted on 08/15/2007 7:17:56 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: kristinn
Few= 1

I hate that new math.

19 posted on 08/15/2007 7:33:43 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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Lately, whenever I read about folks who want President Bush to be impeached, I think of the Half Hour News Hour bit on the move to disinter and impeach President Lincoln. I thought that was pretty clever.


20 posted on 08/15/2007 7:47:02 PM PDT by Theresawithanh (FRED!)
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