AP - Sat Aug 13, 5:36 PM ET
Posted on 08/14/2005 2:09:56 PM PDT by RDTF
In Texas, A Time to Circle the Minivans Activists Protest the War, Or Protest the Protesters By Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 14, 2005; Page D01 CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 13 -- -snip- While the antiwar activists buzzed around the Peace House preparing for a scheduled rally, more than 150 flag-waving marchers made their way toward Sheehan's camp to show their support for the war. Also, a lone demonstrator drove a pickup truck blaring country music with a large American flag flying from its bed. A sign on his door read: "Texas Is Bush Country." James Vergauwen and his wife, Wynell, preferred to stay put next to their Harley to make their point. "I'm just here to let the president and the troops know that there are people here who do support them," said James Vergauwen, who wore a cap emblazoned "The price of freedom is not free." "I don't agree with the president about everything. I just wish Cindy Sheehan could spend one hour in the president's shoes making tough decisions." -snip- Ray McGovern, a former intelligence official turned antiwar activist, came down from Virginia to support Sheehan. " -snip- "I'm here just to support this lady and show there is support for getting out of Iraq and stopping this maniac from doing what he is doing," said Lawrence Reuben, a Vietnam veteran and a helicopter technician, from nearby Benton, Tex. -snip- Peace House- Before Sheehan's arrival, the house, established in 2003 by Dallas peace activists, had $121 in the bank and its phone cut off because of overdue bills. But once word of Sheehan's protest took flight, money began to flow in....made deposits directly into the group's PayPal account. In one week, the house has amassed enough money to pay off its $40,000 mortgage. -snip-
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This caption is there, but I couldn't find the photo of the Bush supporters:
Supporters of President Bush, left, line the road to his ranch in Crawford, Tex., across from Cindy Sheehan's camp decrying the war in Iraq. (Photos By Lm Otero -- Associated Press)
"Vietnam Vets and ex intelligence officers are among her supporters."
The WaPo would print that without verification. The "vets" are likely as phoney as the fakers who were in the VVAW. I'll wager that a hard-hitting interview of these Viet Nam vets and intel officers would reveal many of them to be phonies. Just because as supporter of hers says, "I'm a Vietnam Vet" doesn't make them one. Of ocurse, the WaPo will not dig any deeper.
agreed
but...if the intelligence officer is CIA then I believe it
The great things about liberals is they they are too lazy to change the playbook. They pulled this crap in the 60's and 70's. We didn't have the internet then, but we do now.
I saw a clip on the news of this "vet" calling off jodies.
Man you just can't get any more legit than that.
< / sarcasm >
This sucks, if'n it's true...
I have heard some sound clips on the radio. The jodies are seriously lames assed attempts. High School ROTC units do a helluva lot better than that.
Well, they'll spend it on pot and X within a month...
If lefties run true to form someone will skim the proceeds.
Got your sarcasm
As an aside jodie tapes can be found in any surplus store.
I find it interesting running into some "Vets". Those are the guys who have little time for me as they move out quickly to someplace else.
Maybe he was "outed" along with Plame... ;-)
From the article:
At the Peace House, a small wood-frame cottage just across the railroad tracks from this town's only traffic signal, things were humming. Outside, the parents of fallen soldiers were doing interviews with reporters while volunteers prepared signs, sold T-shirts and buttons and offered food and water to protesters.
Before Sheehan's arrival, the house, established in 2003 by Dallas peace activists, had $121 in the bank and its phone cut off because of overdue bills. But once word of Sheehan's protest took flight, money began to flow in. A woman from Italy paid for a large party tent, coolers and a generator. Other strangers sent checks and made deposits directly into the group's PayPal account. In one week, the house has amassed enough money to pay off its $40,000 mortgage.
"I've been walking around with my mouth open and in a daze for the past two or three days," said Kay Lucas, the Peace House director. "It's a blessing, a miracle. It's like the parable of the loaves and the fishes. The money and the phone calls and the letters of support have all been phenomenal."
Lucas said that the staff of the Peace House sent an e-mail to Sheehan once they learned that she planned to come to Crawford. Since her arrival, the house has been a sanctuary, a place for Sheehan and other protesters to take a nap, a shower or a break from the roadside camp.
We are in Iraq fighting international terrorism that declared war on us on 9/11 and has as its objective the subjugation of all Americans to its religious practices.
We are in Iraq demonstrating to every nation that we will not permit states to sponsor terrorist organizations.
If we were not in Iraq, Osama Bin Laden would be traveling like royalty among nations from Asia to Africa organizing terrorist training camps, raising money, stockpiling WMDs, recruiting suicide bombers and preaching hatred of Americans.
The proof that we are doing the right thing in Iraq is that OBL is hiding in a cave, that there are no nations openly supporting OBL, that we haven't had hundreds of thousands of Americans killed by WMDs, that no nuclear power plants, dams, bridges, schools or shopping malls have being blown up in America.
It's time we started remembering what a great job President Bush has done in protecting us through his Iraq policy and be thankful for all the lives of people here in America our soldiers have saved.
you're preachin to the choir my friend. No need to question the motives or awareness of the folks here.
Oh yes, divine intervention. She's really stretching.
I thought Haliburton were the ones profitting off the war. ;)
Of course, Halliburton just serves food to eeeeevil soldiers and rebuilds infrastructure so Iraq can become a civilized place. As opposed to the Peace House, where hippies can take their first shower ever.
It'll all be "loaned" to Air America.
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