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Cindy Sheehan for President [LOL Alert]
Village Voice ^ | 11/1/05 | Kristen Lombardi

Posted on 11/01/2005 10:27:40 AM PST by advance_copy

Cindy Sheehan, a/k/a the "peace mom," probably never intended to sound like a candidate, but she did. Sheehan, the activist who became the face of anti-war sentiment after camping outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, last summer, had just mounted the podium at the Brooklyn Peace Fair on October 22. And already she was getting political.

"Maybe later we'll talk about your senators," she said, provoking a wave of booing and hissing from the 200-plus crowd. Sheehan, whose 24-year-old son Casey was killed in Iraq in April 2004, was referring to both of New York's "pro-war Democrats," as she calls them. But many in the audience assembled at the Brooklyn YWCA focused on just one: Hillary Clinton, the one who's up for re-election next year, the one who's believed to have her eye on the White House as well.

"Where is Hillary!" shouted an audience member from the back of the hall. The crowd, mostly members of local anti-war groups, went wild with applause, waving posters that read "Hillary Speak Out" and "We Cindy." Another audience member chimed in, "We love you, Cindy!"

(Excerpt) Read more at villagevoice.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cindysheehan; hillary; rofl; sheehan2008; villagevoice
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To: Dan Nunn
at the National Press Club. Free Repub thread at "Sad Sack Sheehan Cast Aside" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1511254/posts
61 posted on 11/01/2005 4:30:57 PM PST by p23185
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To: p23185

Beautiful! Too bad the transcript doesn't do justice to how stupid she sounds when she spoke. Thanks for the link!


62 posted on 11/01/2005 4:48:41 PM PST by Dan Nunn (http://marklevinfan.com/Audio/WhyAreWeAtWar.wma)
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To: Dan Nunn
Beautiful! Too bad the transcript doesn't do justice to how stupid she sounds when she spoke. Thanks for the link!

Actually this might be the audio - try it http://www.cspan.org/videoarchives.asp?CatCodePairs=,&ArchiveDays=100

Choose "Cindy Sheehan, Godstar (typo CSPAN) Families for Peace, on 2000th Soldier Killed in Iraq" 10/28/05.

63 posted on 11/01/2005 5:19:51 PM PST by p23185
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To: advance_copy; ALOHA RONNIE; mhking; Vets_Husband_and_Wife; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; MeekOneGOP; ...

This is a hilarious Sheehan going after Hillary story... ROFL... Hard to type... Sheehan for President... BWAHAHAHA....


64 posted on 11/01/2005 6:42:43 PM PST by JLO (www.operationminnesotanice.com)
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To: mak5

Daniel Ortega will be there too!


65 posted on 11/01/2005 7:53:24 PM PST by Thunder90
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To: JLO

More evidence coupled with the DemonRat Senators actions today that they are disintegrating.


66 posted on 11/01/2005 9:25:36 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: Thunder90

Then can their buddy Jimmy Carter be far behind?


67 posted on 11/02/2005 4:36:52 AM PST by mak5
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To: advance_copy
I hope this is her first campaign ad. Do you really think her own son would vote for her?
68 posted on 11/02/2005 7:35:27 AM PST by gorio (A hero for the ages, shamed for the ages.....thanks mom! http://www.gorio.com)
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To: NavVet
Do you really think that Ol John Boy knows the difference?
69 posted on 11/02/2005 8:39:40 AM PST by devildognc
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To: gorio
Do you really think her own son would vote for her?
If Casey returned from the other side, the first thing he'd do (I reckon) is slap is momma up side the head.
70 posted on 11/02/2005 2:57:04 PM PST by samtheman
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To: samtheman

I blogged about how Cindy didn't really meet with soldiers at Walter Reed.

http://bstein80.blogspot.com/2005/11/cindy-sheehan-didnt-visit-troops-at.html


71 posted on 11/02/2005 7:19:35 PM PST by bstein80 (Go Freepers!!!)
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