Capitol police arrest Cindy Sheehan

CNN | 01/31/2006

[NapkinUser]

Just in.

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Reuters Additional Information

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police at the U.S. Capitol arrested anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Tuesday, shortly before President Bush was to give his annual State of the Union speech, a police spokeswoman said.

The spokeswoman, Capitol Police Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, said she had no immediate details.

Sheehan had been invited to be a guest at the address to a joint session of Congress by U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a California Democrat.

Sheehan, who became a central figure for the U.S. anti-war movement after her soldier son Casey was killed in the Iraq war, won wide attention with an anti-war vigil outside Bush's Texas ranch.

CNN said Sheehan was arrested after unveiling a banner and was being held on Capitol Hill for about an hour, which would keep her away from the address, which was set to start at 9 p.m. EST.

Sheehan and other activists were arrested in September for protesting outside the White House without a permit, a misdemeanor that carriers a $50 fine.

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NRO The Corner Update

"..Posted at 09:55 PM

SHEEHAN [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
A newsroom type shares notes:

This from Sgt. Kimberly Schneider of U-S Capitol Police.... Cindy Sheehan was arrested in the gallery of the house floor tonight and charged with demonstrating in the Capitol--a misdemeanor. ...Sgt. Schneider says she was wearing a T-shirt with a slogan on it and was asked to cover it up. Sheehan did not cover it up and she was arrested. ....She is being processed at Capital Police hd and is expected to be released at some point tonight. The misdemeanor charge carries one year in jail. .."

[wagglebee]

BTTT!!!!!!!!!!

[oceanview]

inside the chamber?

[West Coast Conservative]

Bwahahahaha!

[GLDNGUN]

I heard it, too!

LOL

[TheBigB]

Whoa--details?

[tallhappy]

Must play the victim Can't just go and sit in audience.

Now she's persecuted blah blah blah.

[GLDNGUN]

inside the chamber?

Didn't say, but it was Capital Hill Police.

[oceanview]

CNN Live now.

[trubluolyguy]

Again? This is getting boring.

[ruschpa]

Oh man, I hope there was some good reason... last thing we need is a martyr for the other side.

[A knight without armor]

Perfect end to the day!

[spectre]

Is this true? Details!! Please!

sw

[Mike Bates]

And here I thought she couldn't get herself arrested.

[SaveTheChief]

She's the gift that keeps on giving!

[joesnuffy]

How'd ole ferret face get back in the country after playing paddy-cake with terrorist negotiating...Chavez?

Apologies to ferrets...

[joebuck]

Come on, Details!!!!!

[Semi Civil Servant]

Cindy's starting to remind me of "Tourist Guy".

[Prince Charles]

She can still watch the speech from the Crowbar Motel.

[oceanview]

cnn went to commercial.

[armymarinemom]

Well now there's a wasted gallery ticket

[Brad's Gramma]

She's not that cute. Sorry.

[Churchillspirit]

Nothing on FOX yet.

Wonder what the stupid b***ch did?

[jbarkley]

I wonder if she was trying to bring something in that she wasn't supposed to, or if she is on some kind of watch-list from her previous arrests.

[jbarkley]

Fox finally has it, but no details.

[NapkinUser]

She was invited to the state of the union address by some democratic congresswomen and got arrested for reasons unknown. Seems she was causing a fuss.

[TheBigB]

That's what I was thinking...trying to smuggle something in?

[doug from upland]

Larry Elder show reporting the arrest.

[AmericaUnited]

ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[doug from upland]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA --- a warrantless arrest

[pepperhead]

Perfect end to the day!

Yeah, I was having a bad day till now!

[farlander]

(media) whore on... yet another stunt to get the long faded attention.

[spectre]

Darn..can't wait for the details.

I hope they put in a mental institution..

[bannie]

She's used up any martyrdom she might have ever possessed. She's just a pathetic joke.

[GLDNGUN]

Is this true? Details!! Please!

It IS being reported on CNN, so take that for what it's worth, but it sounds like the Capitol Hill Police were interested in finding her the minute they found out she was in town and going to attend the SOTU.

[Gordongekko909]

"Seems she was causing a fuss."

In other news, the sun rose in the East this morning, and water continues to flow downhill...

[ErnBatavia]

I had a cute reply all ready to post, but chickened out.... along the lines of "Napkin User" and Cindy "I don't use those things" Sheehan.

I'm known here for my couth, after all, so I didn't pull the trigger....

[Shalom Israel]

My guess: she tried to crash Alito's swearing in, probably bearing a "gift" from her buddy Chavez.

[ovrtaxt]

A good reason? How about giving aid and comfort to the enemy?

[colorcountry]

She's starting to remind me of "Weekend at Bernie's Cindy's. She's dead but everyone drags her around and acts like she's not.

[spectre]

She was causing a "fuss"? That's pretty vague.

[NCC-1701]

"...Cindy's starting to remind me of "Tourist Guy"...."

Reminds me of Looter Guy.

[gondramB]

When you've already been arrested for trespassing at the White House, I suspect the capital police don't want you back near the president.

[TheBigB]

I'm known here for my couth, after all

Aren't we all? ;)

[toddlintown]

Do you have to contact FISA on this?

[Thumper1960]

It IS being reported on CNN, so take that for what it's worth, but it sounds like the Capitol Hill Police were interested in finding her the minute they found out she was in town and going to attend the SOTU.

Glad to see the Capitol Police recovered their nightstick dummy.

[ovrtaxt]

Hey Cindy!

[GLDNGUN]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA --- a warrantless arrest

And as Judge Alito's first act on the SC, he will order an immediate strip search of Cindy...to be conducted by Teddy Kennedy and Johnny Kerry.

[Thumbellina]

CNN, report said Capital police were told to be on the look out for her because they feared she would do something to disrupt the speech.