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  • Cindy Sheehan, Re-revisited (Barf Alert)

    08/30/2007 11:59:00 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 10 replies · 682+ views
    Yahoo! News/The Nation ^ | August 30, 2007 | Katha Pollitt
    A few weeks ago, I wrote a post saying Cindy Sheehan would probably not do very well against Nancy Pelosi, and therefore I was sorry she had decided to run. I said she was more valuable to the antiwar movement as an activist. I said leftists waste a lot of time on futile electoral contests, and cited examples of such contests. These remarks, which were couched in terms of deepest respect for Cindy Sheehan, have evoked much bile and wrath in this blog's comment section and elsewhere in the blogosphere. So much fun are commenters having discussing what a traitor...
  • DOUBLE FIREWORKS, SUCCESSFUL COMMUNIST AT WALTER REED #123 (REINFORCEMENTS NEEDED)

    08/30/2007 8:47:47 PM PDT · by BillF · 40 replies · 4,468+ views
    DC Chapter ^ | Aug 24, 2007 | BillF with photos by trooprally (Mrs.)
    <p>On Aug 24, FReepers from DC Chapter and beyond, together with friends,  held our weekly Friday night support the troops gathering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WR) in Washington, DC.</p> <p>This was another hot and humid summer night with temperatures of about 90 degrees at starting time. We hope for cooler weather now, but, before you know it, we will be cold and snowy.</p>
  • NYP: ANSWERING ANSWER (and The Gathering of Eagles, Freepers, etc.)

    08/29/2007 5:36:39 AM PDT · by OESY · 16 replies · 926+ views
    New York Post ^ | August 29, 2007 | Michelle Malkin
    ...The Gathering of Eagles turnout was unprecedented. The Cindy Sheehanistas and socialist rabble-rousers had never been met and matched with such force. Now, the Eagles are organizing a return to Washington at a historic moment in the global war against jihad. Gen. David Petraeus, top commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker are expected to testify before the Senate on 9/11. Yes, that 9/11. Four days later, Sept. 15, is the deadline for the president to submit reports to Congress on how Iraq is meeting benchmarks for progress since the troop surge was announced. ANSWER will lead...
  • They're Marching, But for What? (Anti-war demonstrators and Gathering of Eagles)

    08/29/2007 1:42:03 AM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 29 replies · 1,195+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | August 27, 2007 | William M. Arkin
    Four thousand marched against the Iraq war in Kennebunkport Saturday, an event that I surely would have missed except for being in Maine, where the Portland Press-Herald had multiple days of respectful page one coverage. The Kennebunkport march isn't the kind of event that makes national news -- and indeed it didn't -- but it got me thinking: How many other similar protests and marches are going on out there? With public opinion so overwhelmingly against the Iraq war, even with crystal clear results in last November's elections, surely these protesters must see by now that the war isn't going...
  • Voices on War (D.C. Chapter Featured)

    08/25/2007 7:02:49 PM PDT · by kristinn · 12 replies · 785+ views
    Medill ^ | Thursday, August 23, 2007 | Trang Do
    WASHINGTON—On Oct. 7, 2001, the United States launched Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Four-hundred twenty-three U.S. troops have died in the conflict as of Aug. 23, 2007. Nearly 1500 have been wounded. Operation Iraqi Freedom began less than two years later when a largely American and British force invaded Iraq to topple then-dictator Saddam Hussein. Hussein was captured on Dec. 13, 2003, but nearly four years later, the United States military remains a major presence in Iraq. To date, 3,706 U.S. casualties have been reported as a result of the continuing operation. And more than 27,000 troops have been wounded....
  • Walter Reed FReep #122, 17 Aug 2007 - "RightwingHaters!"

    08/23/2007 6:16:27 PM PDT · by BufordP · 89 replies · 2,816+ views
    23 Aug 2007 | BufordP
    <p>Fresh off the heels of the local Fox News affiliate's report Groups Using Internet to Spread Hate featuring FreeRepublic.com, we decided the theme for this week's Walter Reed Freep would be "Rightwing Hate".</p> <p>Be sure to check out the transcript then have a look at BillF's background post and his letter to Fox5. Two thumbs up!</p>
  • WALTER REED #121 - BLACK CAT ATTACK

    08/17/2007 12:20:54 AM PDT · by BillF · 94 replies · 3,635+ views
    DC Chapter ^ | Aug. 16, 2007 | BillF with photos by tgslTakoma
    On Aug 10, FReepers from DC Chapter and beyond, together with friends,  held our weekly Friday night support the troops gathering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WR) in Washington, DC. The FReepers had to withstand sweltering humidity and heat, probably about 90 degrees as we got underway at 6:30 pm, albeit nothing compared to the 140 degrees that our troops in Iraq must put up with. We had a black cat attack as will be described below. (Here is a web page with the background of the event, which is also a FReep of the cruel Code Pinko hate...
  • Inside Code Pink, D.C'.s Most Visible Anti-War Group.

    08/14/2007 4:00:15 PM PDT · by kristinn · 16 replies · 704+ views
    The New Republic ^ | Tuesday, August 14, 2007 | Britt Peterson
    SNIP Along with Gael Murphy and Jodie Evans, Benjamin (born Susie) launched Code Pink in 2002 as a female-led antiwar protest wing of the antiglobalization nonprofit Global Exchange, which she founded with her husband 20 years ago. The group is now independent from Global Exchange and functions as a loose national coalition of chapters, unified by weekly strategy phone calls. Code Pink's main goal is ending the Iraq war (their platform, as explained to me by Benjamin, includes a phased withdrawal taking place as soon as possible and the impeachment of Bush), but side projects have focused on bringing peace...
  • Cindy Sheehan announces candidacy for House against Pelosi

    08/10/2007 5:56:58 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 78 replies · 1,512+ views
    KTRK-TV ^ | August 10, 2007
    A tearful Cindy Sheehan cited her son, killed in Iraq, as her inspiration as she announced her candidacy Thursday for the U.S. House against Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Sheehan last month said she intended to run against Pelosi, the House speaker, if the San Francisco congresswoman didn't move to impeach President Bush by July 23. Sheehan said Thursday that Pelosi had "protected the status quo" of the corporate elite and had lost touch with people in her district, most of whom, she asserted, want American troops out of Iraq. Nadeam Elshami, a spokesman for Pelosi, would not comment on Sheehan's candidacy...
  • FReep 120 - Aug 3, 2007 - Enthusiasm for the Troops

    08/08/2007 6:09:12 PM PDT · by Tom the Redhunter · 25 replies · 1,591+ views
    August 8, 2007 | Tom the Redhunter
    Maybe the traffic was lighter than usual, maybe the FReeprs wanted to scoot out of work early, or maybe we all were just anxious to get to Walter Reed early so as to show our support for the troops. But it wasn't long after I got there at 6:30 that all four corners were filled with FReepers showing their support for our troops. And indeed what a magnificent job brave men and women in uniform are doing in Iraq and Afghanistan. Anyone who is not a Democrat or leftard (oh wait those are one and the same) knows that the...
  • Split in anti-war left (Pop some popcorn)

    08/07/2007 9:10:11 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 35 replies · 2,052+ views
    The Hill ^ | August 8, 2007 | Manu Raju
    Congress’s failure to secure a timetable for withdrawing American troops from Iraq has split anti-war activists on the tactical question of whether to attack Democrats, who now control Capitol Hill. The split has also underlined accusations among some activists that MoveOn has abandoned its credentials as an issue-based advocacy group and now instead provides cover for Democratic Party leaders. Anti-war activists throughout the country are united in spending August pressing lawmakers to bring U.S. troops home. But tensions within the movement have been bubbling for months over tactics and whether their fire should be aimed exclusively at Republicans. The divisions...
  • Antiwar leader Sheehan says it’s war with Pelosi

    08/03/2007 8:26:25 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 68 replies · 1,602+ views
    The Villager ^ | Lincoln Anderson
    Two days after announcing she will run against Nancy Pelosi because the House speaker won’t impeach President Bush, Cindy Sheehan was in Union Square to help kick off a new “wear orange” campaign to protest the Iraq war. Sheehan had given Pelosi a July 23 deadline to introduce articles of impeachment against Bush or promised she would run against her in 2008 as a third-party candidate. Sheehan charges Bush’s taking the U.S. to war on the false pretense that Iraq had W.M.D.s is an impeachable offense. “I’m going to hold Nancy Pelosi accountable. I’m going to run in her district....
  • WALTER REED #119, SURPRISE ENDING

    08/03/2007 12:08:09 AM PDT · by BillF · 32 replies · 2,548+ views
    DC Chapter ^ | August 3, 2007 | BillF with photos by trooprally (Mrs)
    Having conducted over a hundred of these support the troop events at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WR), FReepers are rarely surprised at these events. On July 27, FReepers from DC Chapter and beyond were rewarded with a wonderful surprise ending after they braved several lines of storms before and during the weekly support the troops gathering. (Here is a web page with the background of the event, which is also a FReep of the cruel Code Pinkos and their fellow travelers assembled down the block to continue their vicious taunting of wounded troops. It also describes the intense hatred...
  • "WAR HAPPENS. DEAL WITH IT !" —Walter Reed FReep #118, 7/20/07

    07/26/2007 8:41:42 PM PDT · by Albion Wilde · 102 replies · 3,291+ views
    DC Chapter | July 26, 2007 | Albion Wilde, with photos by [Mrs] Trooprally
    WASHINGTON, DC, July 20, 2007— In a week in which half of the US Congress continues to believe that a suicidally determined enemy will no longer pose a threat if Congress abandons the Iraqi people and the War on Terror, FReepers and military family members continue to uphold the majority of the American people — who support the mission as well as "the troops", who want to stay safe, and who are disgusted with a Congress that, depending which poll you ask, has generated its lowest approval ratings yet as it continues to dither over whether to surrender outright, or...
  • It's Bad To Be Crazy. Isn't It? (Topless protest at Hillary Campaign HQ)

    07/25/2007 6:33:40 AM PDT · by Renfield · 7 replies · 423+ views
    Last night, the Hillary Clinton for President Campaign celebrated the opening of its new San Francisco headquarters with a party coinciding with the Democratic presidential debate. Far-out antiwar groups Breasts Not Bombs and Code Pink infiltrated the party to stage a topless protest--against Hillary, I guess, but I'm not sure why. Anyway, the tireless Zombie picked up word of the impending protest on the web, and was there to record the event, here. ("here" is: http://www.zombietime.com/hillary_sf_office_topless_protest/ ) Warning: it's not safe for work, or, really, anything else. But it does prompt this thought: isn't it a bad thing for a...
  • Breasts not bombs (Nude Peace Protestors at Hillary's San Francisco HQ)

    07/24/2007 4:15:03 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 99 replies · 3,899+ views
    The Politico ^ | July 24, 2007 | Anne Schroeder
    First the WaPo's Robin Givhan talks about HRC's cleavage last week, prompting Ms. magazine to write a letter and then Breasts not Bombs throw a surprise protest at the HRC campaign headquarters last night in San Fran. Someone just told us: "I don't know if it was harder for Hillary to stare at those boobs or these boobs." While a Dem Senate aide just said: "Why do all the hot naked protestors just do stuff for PETA?" The good news and the bad news interlink: These protestors wouldn't exactly sway your vote. (Be warned: There are uncovered areas of people...
  • Cindy Sheehan: "Challenge the Status Quo" (Grab an XL Hefty Bag)

    07/24/2007 2:28:30 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 19 replies · 632+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | July 24, 2007 | John Nichols
    Fresh from being arrested on Capitol Hill, along with 45 other activists demanding that Congress get about the business of impeaching George Bush and Dick Cheney, Cindy Sheehan has determined that she can no longer count on others to stop the war in Iraq or hold a lawless administration to account. So she has announced that she will, indeed, challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bid for reelection next year. It is a bold gesture, rooted in the deep frustration of the nation's most prominent anti-war activist with Pelosi's hyper-cautious approach to her duties as both the leader of the congressional...
  • Video: Pro-Victory Gold Star Wives Confront Cindy Sheehan on Capitol Hill

    07/24/2007 10:35:28 AM PDT · by kristinn · 66 replies · 3,861+ views
    D.C. Chapter via Google video ^ | Tuesday, July 24, 2007 | Video by Mrs. Trooprally and tgslTakoma, text by Kristinn
    After standing with the D.C. Chapter at Arlington National Cemetery Monday morning to protest Cindy Sheehan's campaign rally there, two women whose husbands were killed serving in Iraq confronted Sheehan and her supporters outside Rep. John Conyers' office on Capitol Hill several hours later.The two Gold Star wives stood in the hallway right outside the door to Conyers' office to rebuke Sheehan for betraying the sacrifices made by their husbands. Sheehan blew them off, raising and extending her right hand to ward them off as she approached the office and the assembled media horde. Sheehan's posse quickly surrounded the wives,...
  • Sheehan Taken Into Custody in Conyers Office

    07/24/2007 10:06:14 AM PDT · by Kieri · 87 replies · 2,275+ views
    MLive/AP ^ | 07/24/07 | NATASHA T. METZLER
    Peace activist Sheehan taken into custody in Conyers' office 7/24/2007, 8:05 a.m. EDT By NATASHA T. METZLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested at the Capitol for disorderly conduct, shortly after saying she would run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the California Democrat's refusal to try to impeach President Bush. Sheehan on Monday was taken into custody inside Rep. John Conyers' office, where she had spent an hour imploring him to launch impeachment proceedings against Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Conyers, D-Mich., chairs the House Judiciary Committee, where any impeachment effort would...
  • [Cindy]Sheehan: I will beat Speaker Pelosi

    07/23/2007 11:40:15 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 47 replies · 1,409+ views
    The Hill ^ | July 24, 2007 | Jeremy Jacobs
    If Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) refuses to bring articles of impeachment against President Bush to the floor of the House, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan said Monday, Sheehan not only will challenge the Speaker in the next election but also will defeat her. Discussing President Bush and Vice President Cheney, Sheehan said, “We put them there. We can fire them. If Nancy Pelosi doesn't do her constitutionally mandated job by midnight tonight, tomorrow I will announce that I'm going to run against her. “And not only am I going to run against her, but I will beat her,” Sheehan added. A...