Few Attend Dueling Rallies At Bush Ranch

The Guardian (UK) ^ | 11-26-2005 | Angela K Brown

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Few Attend Dueling Rallies at Bush Ranch

Saturday November 26, 2005 10:31 PM

By ANGELA K. BROWN

Associated Press Writer

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - A repeat of last summer's dueling rallies against the war and in support of President Bush drew much small crowds to Crawford on a cool, rainy Saturday.

About a dozen Bush supporters stood downtown with signs, one reading: ``Real America won't wimp out.'' Throughout the morning, shoppers and a few tourists leaving souvenir stores stopped in the tent to voice their support for the president.

Closer to the Bush ranch, where the president celebrated Thanksgiving with his family, about 200 people rallied around Cindy Sheehan in a continuation of California woman's summer protest against the war that claimed her son.

They used the same private lot, near one of two Secret Service checkpoints, where Sheehan held part of the 26-day August vigil that reinvigorated the anti-war movement and made Sheehan a national figure.

Some 20 demonstrators also stood in a ditch beside the other checkpoint about a mile away, avoiding violating recently passed roadside camping bans that led to 12 arrests a few days ago.

``We have both of his exits covered,'' said Sheehan, whose son Casey died in Iraq last year and who called on her supporters to resume the protest this week to coincide with Bush's ranch visit.

[Charles Henrickson]

We're having some fun captioning photos from Cindy's latest escapade:

Caption Cindy Sheehan back in Crawford!

[doodad]

cool, rainy Saturday

Well, the weather channel says sunny and high of 81. There are pic with her outside for her rock unveiling. Did it rain or is it poetic license?

[JennysCool]

Crowd of 200, indeed!

[LasVegasMac]

drew much small crowds to Crawford on a cool, rainy Saturday.

Many small crowds......what?

LVM

[SwinneySwitch]

"About a dozen Bush supporters stood downtown with signs, one reading: ``Real America won't wimp out.'' Throughout the morning, shoppers and a few tourists leaving souvenir stores stopped in the tent to voice their support for the president."

Only about 12 Bush supporters! The rest were shoppers and a few tourists who just stopped in the tent to voice their SUPPORT for the president! LOL!

How do you sleep at night, ANGELA K. BROWN?

[Enchante]

``We have both of his exits covered,'' said Sheehan"

Too bad they don't have a few other vital things covered, such as rationality, knowledge of the world, patriotism, and sanity. "Moonbats for Saddam" should be their official group slogan, or maybe "We're Not Crazy, We Just Happen to Love Terrorists, So What Else is New?"

[MonroeDNA]

Hippies stink.

Where did they bus them in from this time?

[ErnBatavia]

FReeper Kanawa put it best....there's a conflict in schedules with the "Free Tookie" rallies.

[oyez]

Lot of media, few protesters.

[festus]

drew much small crowds

So is does this mean it drew lots of little crowds ?

Ah well it passed spell checker I guess.

[proxy_user]

Actually, after reading the headline I was wondering why all the duellists were going to see Bush.