Posted on 08/29/2005 8:54:49 AM PDT by Milhous
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- Cindy Sheehan still hasn't achieved a meeting with the president during her three-week-long war protest near his ranch, but she met a man who plays one on TV.
Martin Sheen, who plays Democratic President Josiah "Jeb" Bartlet on NBC's "The West Wing," went to Sheehan's makeshift campsite Sunday. He is known for his peace activism.
"At least you've got the acting president of the United States," Sheen said as the crowd of more than 300 people cheered. "I think you know what I do for a living, but this is what I do to stay alive."
Then Sheen led anti-war demonstrators who are Roman Catholic in reciting the rosary.
Sheehan, of Vacaville, was among a group of grieving families who met President Bush about two months after her son died last year, before she became a vocal opponent of the war.
Bush has said Sheehan has the right to protest and he sympathizes with her, but his aides have said there are no plans to change his schedule to meet with her. His vacation is to end Sept. 2.
She arrived in Bush's adopted hometown Aug. 6 and promised to stay until she could question Bush about the war that has claimed more than 1,870 U.S. soldiers' lives -- including that of her son Casey.
Earlier Sunday, the Rev. Al Sharpton spoke at an interfaith service at the camp, saying he was compelled to meet Sheehan.
"I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation," Sharpton said. "Somebody had to bring to the doorsteps of this president the truth."
Sharpton, a former Democratic presidential candidate, said he and the peace activists would protest a war they believed was wrong regardless of the president's political party.
During the service, several cars with pro-Bush signs drove slowly down the road by the protest campsite. Later, one man who had been walking down the street was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly shoving an anti-war demonstrator, McLennan County sheriff's deputies said.
Sharpton reminded protesters that Sunday was the 42nd anniversary of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.
"The civil rights movement and the peace movement was not made from big names ... and I wanted to come on the anniversary with ordinary people that are doing what I think Dr. King would have wanted us to do today," Sharpton said.
He spoke under a large tent on the 1-acre private lot the demonstrators have used for more than a week for large events. Some protesters also have started camping at the second site.
Meanwhile, a few dozen Bush supporters held signs from their small camp in a ditch across the street from Sheehan's original site, where most of the dozens of protesters have continued camping off the main road leading to Bush's ranch. A dozen sheriff's deputies stood between the two groups.
After the war protest ends Wednesday, the anti-war group will spread its message on a bus tour, with the first stop probably in the southeast Texas district of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
Media whore meets media whore.
I crap better turds than those two will ever be.
MSM: "When the wacko leftists use religion to further their cause, it's OK with us!"
I feel better now that President Bartlett has met with her! Maybe he could get her a job in his state department.
>>"At least you've got the acting president of the United States,"
"I think you know what I do for a living, but this is what I do to stay alive."<<
BA-DOMP-BOMP! "Thank you. I'm at the Tiki Room every Tuesday night. Tip your waitresses."
It wasn't very interesting and nobody wrote a story about it.
Fictional President with fictional problems.
Sheen and the sheehadists...IMHO the word "President" should not be mentioned anywhere in any article where this fool is concerned (Martin Sheen).
You know... there are people out there who think he IS the President.
Notice the difference in news coverage for this past weekend in Crawford:
Dallas/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
President Bush's supporters poured into Crawford by the thousands Saturday, for the first time outnumbering war protesters led by Cindy Sheehan.
San Francisco Bay Area KRON4
Meanwhile, a few dozen Bush supporters held signs from their small camp in a ditch across the street ... Article at KRON 4
Sheen said as the crowd of more than 300 people cheered.
Seriously, you’ll see a bigger crowd in the ninth inning of an 18-2 interleague preseason game between the Rockies and the Royals, after a 2 hour rain delay.
You know, I really used to admire Martin Sheen. But he's another one of these muttonheads who thinks he's smart because he's famous. That's like saying the sun is hot because it's big. Geesh.
Exactly!
This whole "Camp Cindi" thing is nothing more than a pathetic exhibition of Bolshevik Theater.
And no highly paid actor can bail this production out of its lamentably performance.
A friend of mine used to work with a guy who played in a Schwarzenegger movie.
Very interesting. Do you have a link to the AP story on that?
"I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation," Sharpton said. "Somebody had to bring to the doorsteps of this president the truth."
Oh yeah, Al. Just like you handled the truth in the Tawana Brawley incident.
Still waiting for the MSM to jump on him for that, and for him to apologize. But not holding my breath.
Taking the role in West Wing was arguably the worst thing Martin Sheen ever did to himself.
He now thinks he really IS the frickin' President!
All those cameras are "compelling".
Dang! I left it in my other pants.
Moranis. And believe it or not, he's even shorter in person than his kids were in that movie.
Yep. Sharpton knows what side his bread is buttered on.
All righty now, when's the made for TV movie coming out? and whose playing the dingbat? Dry heaves as I type....
I wonder how many survived the ensuing thunderbolt.
Fictional president meets fictional heroine; it makes perfect sense.
Can this get any better? Paging TIM ROBBINS!
Every kook in the world is going to show up with her sooner or later it seems.
"Sheen led anti-war demonstrators who are Roman Catholic in reciting the rosary."
Sheen was one of many celebrities who supported a pro-abortion march last year.
A story about 2 fake people.
Rather is a Texan......shouldn't he head there to report on this "fake but accurate story?"
I was once stuck in a rain shelter during a charity golf event with Jack Nicholson. I called my wife on the cell phone to tell her, and Nicholson could tell from my end of the call that she didn't believe me. He took the phone from me, despite an OBVIOUS hangover, and spoke very politely to my wife. I was pleasantly surprised.
Good. She's now had her meeting with the "president," so she can go home.
He hired Jeannine Garafalo, I'm sure he'll hire Cindy.
She's perfect for that show.
"Sharpton reminded protesters that Sunday was the 42nd anniversary of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C."
In which Martin Luther King Jr. discussed the freedom for all, except for people from Iraq. At least that is what Al thinks it said.....
Fictional indeed. Michael Moron screamed years ago that we had a fake president, a fake war, blah blah blah. It's OK for the lefties to lionize Sheen as if he were really the president though.
Over 300 people there? Wow, what a groundswell of support from the American people! These protests are almost as big as in the Vietnam era, when 10s of 1000s would show up.
I love sarcasm.
The only president I ever met was Jimmah Carter back in 1986. So if Sheen is an "acting president" it was pretty much the same thing.
BTTT!!!!!!!
I had a run in with some of the kids at BC a few years ago who were protesting "our policy". They didn't seem to understand that radical Islam would kill them just for going to a Jesuit School.
I sense the whole reason this show exists is soo people living in liberal delusion land can pretend that Clinton is still president.
It's very obvious.
As for as the rosary, even Satan was in heaven once.
I wonder if he looks her in the eye and says, "Cindy, you're right, I killed your son and I started this war on lies"... would she go home?
I finally figured out what's wrong with little martin sheen.
He played Lee in the Civil War series and he is playing the Prez in his TV role and he had to go sleep like the homeless to gain attention so...I figure this man must have a hankering for power and since he is not important enough to actually hold a job as a Civil War General or any General for that matter much less the President of the United States like George Bush...the guy has to go out and PLAY like he is SOMEBODY. The fact he is side by side with that person in TX says it all. That's his bag plain and simple.
How disgraceful to show off your faith in such an insincere manner. Now I learn Mr. Sheen is pro-abortion? I know, I know. He's probably one of those towers of jello who says stuff like this: "Personally, I'm against abortion, but if others wish to use it, that's OK." That's like saying this: "Yes, I'm against armed robbery, but if others wish to avail themselves of it, that's Okey -Dokey with me." Again I say, Geesh!
My all-time favorite Martin Sheen movie scene is at the end of "The Incident", where he and Tony Mudsante are a couple young hoods terrorizing subway passengers....the favorite scene is at the end, where he's lying on the floor yelping after being kicked in the cojones by Beau Bridges....
She oughta be happy now - getting to meet Martin Sheen! Birds of a feather . . .
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