Posted on 08/12/2005 1:00:46 PM PDT by kristinn
Edited on 08/12/2005 1:18:05 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Bush Gets Look at War Protesters Near Ranch
By Patricia Wilson, Reuters
CRAWFORD, Texas (Aug. 12) - President George W. Bush got his first look at an anti-war vigil near his ranch on Friday as his motorcade took him by the protest site lined with small white crosses representing fallen American soldiers in Iraq.
AP
The president passed by the protesters on a trip away from the ranch but did not stop.
When Bush's black sport utility vehicle carried him past the site to a Republican fund-raiser, the protest leader, Cindy Sheehan, whose son was one of the nearly 1,850 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, held up a sign that said: "Why do you make time for donors and not for me?"
Other signs said: "Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam," "Bring Them Home Now" and "Meet With Cindy."
The protest vigil began last Saturday and is being led by Sheehan, who has been demanding a meeting with Bush to discuss her opposition to the Iraq war.
Two rows of state troopers faced several dozen activists behind a cordon of yellow police tape as Bush's 15-vehicle motorcade cruised by without slowing.
About two hours later, the president passed by on the return trip and did not stop. Sheehan raised a white cross as the convoy passed.
Bush left his ranch to go to Stan and Kathy Hickey's Broken Spoke Ranch for a barbecue lunch to raise more than $2 million for the Republican National Committee. The 230 people attending were among the party's biggest donors.
Hundreds of small white wooden crosses -- each hand-painted with the name of a fallen soldier -- have been erected along the side of Prairie Chapel Road leading to the Bush ranch.
Sheehan's son, Casey, was killed in combat in Iraq in April 2004 and she met with Bush in June 2004, but she wants another meeting. The White House has refused.
With Americans increasingly questioning the U.S. involvement in Iraq, Bush tried to address Sheehan's concerns on Thursday.
"Listen, I sympathize with Mrs. Sheehan," Bush told reporters. "She feels strongly about her position. And she has every right in the world to say what she believes. This is America."
He said he has thought "long and hard" about her demand to "get out of Iraq now" and strongly disagreed, saying a premature withdrawal would betray the Iraqis just as they are being trained to defend themselves and allow for a U.S. pullout.
Sheehan's group, Gold Star Families for Peace, released a protest ad that the organization said would run on cable television channels near Bush's ranch during August.
"Mr. President, I want to tell you face to face how much this hurts. I love my country, but how many more of our loved ones need to die in this senseless war? How many more soldiers have to die before we say enough?" she said in the ad.
The total ad buy was put at $15,000.
08/12/05 15:51 ET
Gag me.
It is there. I just saved the same pictures on this site.
That is what I got, too.
Thanks for the ping, FRiend. A short while ago I heard Chuck Todd on Hairball say that the Administration had made a mistake by allowing Cindy Sheehan to be attacked. On day two of the great Cindy publicity blitz, after listening carefully to her, I said that the woman was a liar (which is true and turned out to be provable, I was going on instinct at the time) and neither Karl Rove (with a K) nor the President himself called me and told me what to say or what to think.
I confused. Where is the ACLU? I thought the left hated crosses especially white ones.........and they are using them in their protest???
They did that during the Nam War. None of these tactics are new.But they aren't going to work now.
Yep, ratface david gregory had david crosby(Mr. sperm donor for a lesbian couple) and graham nash on Hardball.
Whew talk about a geriatric walk down memory lane for the 60's commies.
I just don't think this is a big deal.
What IS a Big deal to You????
Undermining this Country is Treason and Sedition.
thats Important Enough to warant 450 plus posts???
You are not "White Guy" you are "Pink Guy" also Known as
" Balless Poodle"
Hardball was a Bush hating orgy tonight, not only chuck todd but dana milbank.
Gregory even tried to shut down Ted Nugent and then had his love fest with david crosby and graham nash.
We need David Horowitz to come up with a plan to counter this, since he was one of the original architects of the anti-war movement the last time around.
Same old, same old. If it doesn't work the first time, just keep trying.
Sorry, I had to go visit a neighbor ... I'll try and get that info.
Substitute "Refuses," and you have it exactly right.
Letting her be attacked? So liberal reporters are now trying to say Bush controls FR?
Wow, they are really spinning their "mommy of the year" joins "Saddam was innocent" stories, they must have heard from their DNC masters.
Here it is:
http://brentrasmussen.com/log/node/117
Sure you do or you wouldn't stick around this thread supporting the lib. Either that or you're into your second six-pack .........which I suspect is the case.
I am catching up late with this thread, but I wanted to say you are spot on.
I guess that's about it. We all move in lock step and get out opinions from Mehlman and the RNC. How little they know about this country and its people. While they can't utter a sentence without the DNC talking points, they should come by here and see how all over the spectrum of opinion we are.
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