Posted on 04/26/2008 7:44:10 AM PDT by pissant
Peace activist Cindy Sheehan wants to snatch House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat from her in November, but first she's going to need the help - and signatures - of 10,198 friends and supporters.
Sheehan was at San Francisco City Hall on Friday to take out papers for her independent run for Congress, but without those signatures from voters in the district, her name won't show up on the ballot.
"It's an uphill battle," said Sheehan, who vowed to run against Pelosi in July after the speaker refused to start impeachment proceedings against President George Bush. "But I'm excited about the signature-gathering process. It's going to be an opportunity to talk to people about our campaign."
The 50-year-old Sheehan, whose son, Casey, was killed while serving in Iraq in 2004, became the public face of the anti-war movement when she mounted a demonstration outside Bush's Texas ranch that lasted from 2005 to 2007.
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10,198 signatures required? Cindy Sheehan will have difficulty finding that many signatures.
I would love to see Cindy Sheehan unseat Pelosi. This is a good opportunity for Republicans to vote for Cindy Sheeehan. Rush should launch operation chaos in this campaign.
Not in SF she won’t.
Democracy: You gotta love it.
Go Cindy!
Problem is, of course, that it's San Francisco where folks are too stupid (politically) to find their butts with both hands and the lights on.
Let the games begin.
Why am I thinking about “My Name is Earl” right now?
Karma’s a bitch, pun intended.
Whatever the source, we can hope that the Sheehan/Pelosi battle is as divisive to the Democrats as Obama/Clinton.
ya, especially after that successful book signing she had...(roll eyes).
nonetheess, it’s bad press for Nancy, and we all know how these old hags from the 60’s hate bad press. hehehe.
That election will be funny. The botox, Rodeo Drive queen meets the frumpy co-op activist. You go Cindy, expose that elitist for who she is.
Snatch away, girls! This should be fun -- yet another liberal train-wreck.
“The 50-year-old Sheehan, whose son, Casey, was killed while serving in Iraq in 2004...”
What a sad life when this is the only thing this person will ever be known for.
Cindy needs to become a cross dressing radical Lesbo to capture the Gay Frisco/Marin county vote.
Also, she needs to become the most radical green on the West Coast. She should promise to close every Gasoline refinery in California, ban any vehicle with more than 2 cylinders and have a $10,000 rebate for anyone trading their SUV in for a bike built out of Carbon.
She should promise to trade conservatives for illegal Mexicans. She would promise to bring in 100 illegals for each Republican sent to Mexico.
Then, she can put the icing on her cake by promising to put GW and his cabinet in jail and waterboard them in 2009.
One nut trying to take another nut’s seat.
Isn't the state of nature wonderful?
*chomp* *chomp* <<<< popcorn.
What I would pay to see Nancy and Cindy start scratching, slapping and pulling each other’s hair.
“”But I’m excited about the signature-gathering process. It’s going to be an opportunity to talk to people about our campaign.”
So where you headed, Cindy?
“Oh, I thought I’d start in Cuba, or Bolivia”.
She’ll just tell everyone she asks to sign, it’s a gay right’s petition.
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