Posted on 01/31/2006 5:45:38 PM PST by NapkinUser
Edited on 02/01/2006 3:43:42 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Just in.
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Reuters Additional Information
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police at the U.S. Capitol arrested anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Tuesday, shortly before President Bush was to give his annual State of the Union speech, a police spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman, Capitol Police Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, said she had no immediate details.
Sheehan had been invited to be a guest at the address to a joint session of Congress by U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a California Democrat.
Sheehan, who became a central figure for the U.S. anti-war movement after her soldier son Casey was killed in the Iraq war, won wide attention with an anti-war vigil outside Bush's Texas ranch.
CNN said Sheehan was arrested after unveiling a banner and was being held on Capitol Hill for about an hour, which would keep her away from the address, which was set to start at 9 p.m. EST.
Sheehan and other activists were arrested in September for protesting outside the White House without a permit, a misdemeanor that carriers a $50 fine.
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"..Posted at 09:55 PM
SHEEHAN [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
A newsroom type shares notes:
This from Sgt. Kimberly Schneider of U-S Capitol Police.... Cindy Sheehan was arrested in the gallery of the house floor tonight and charged with demonstrating in the Capitol--a misdemeanor. ...Sgt. Schneider says she was wearing a T-shirt with a slogan on it and was asked to cover it up. Sheehan did not cover it up and she was arrested. ....She is being processed at Capital Police hd and is expected to be released at some point tonight. The misdemeanor charge carries one year in jail. .."
I knew she would try something like that since she is part of the CODE PINKOS!
Oh please, pleeeeease Cindy, REACH into your handbag as if you're going for a weapon, go on, DO IT!
Welcome home Cindy! Wish you had not returned? I do!
She was in the chamber and had a banner which is against the rules.
Figured she'd try something like that...
"She will certainly allege torture and panties being placed on her head."
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They are going to give Sheehan an atomic wedgie?
Oh please, God, PLEASE let the democrats decide to let Sheehan do their follow-up response to the SOTU address!!!
Throw away the key.
She got it from Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
Not the annointed Liberal vanguard.
How did she even get the banner in? When I visited both houses of congress the search was quite thorough and this was way before 9 11
Since they are being defined by the company they keep I hope they keep it up!
Okay, she got into the gallery, but she still couldn't wait until the speech started. Moron.
Lynn Woosley, congressthingie from the Gay Area (act surprised).
Anyone know which Democratic Congress member invited her?
(Round up the usual suspects.)
What a bunch of no-class losers.
That woman needs a straight jacket..
Her group and Code Pink had a meeting today at 3 PM. They were going to rattle pots and pans outside the Capitol to disrupt the speech.
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