laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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 Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:42 am Post subject: Anti-war stupidity |
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'Peace mom' becomes Bush's neighbor
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CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- War protesters will have a new and bigger gathering place when they return in August to President Bush's adopted hometown: a 5-acre lot bought with insurance money Cindy Sheehan received after her son was killed in Iraq.
Gerry Fonseca, a fellow war protester who acted as Sheehan's agent, said he recently bought the vacant lot about a mile from downtown Crawford -- and about 7 miles from Bush's ranch -- for $52,500. About half the land is pasture, and the other half is woods, he said.
"If Cindy Sheehan came to town, I don't think anybody would have sold her any property," Fonseca, of Eagle Rock, Missouri, said Thursday.
Sheehan, of Berkeley, California, reinvigorated the anti-war movement last summer with her peace vigil, which started in ditches off the road to Bush's ranch. As it grew, the group also set up its protests on a private, 1-acre lot closer to the ranch.
Sheehan said in an e-mail Thursday that the group wanted more space.
"We decided to buy property in Crawford to use until George's resignation or impeachment, which we all hope is soon for the sake of the world," Sheehan, whose oldest son Casey was killed in Iraq in 2004, said in a newsletter set to be sent to supporters Thursday. "I can't think of a better way to use Casey's insurance money than for peace, and I am sure that Casey approves."
The anti-war gathering in Crawford was scheduled August 16 through early September, but it will begin several days earlier because Bush is expected to be at his ranch the first two weeks of August.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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I think Bush is stupid. I think 50% of America is stupid. I think anyone who supports Bush completely is stupid. But I also think this lady is stupid. This is going too far. You do not set up camp outside someone's house. Outside the Whitehouse, go right ahead. Outside the Pentagon, whatever. But there are limits. This is no different than the paparazzi bugging people or that crazy Christian family protesting at soldiers funerals. |
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