Friday, August 12, 2005
DEATH ANTICIPATED
Activist Buddy Spell at the Air America forum sends an update from Cindy Sheehan, who is demanding a (second) meeting with George W. Bush over the death of her son:
Briefly, I just got off of the telephone with Cindy at 10:58 PM (CST).
She’s on the side of the road with six (6) other activists.
They expect others to arrive from the VFP convention in Dallas to spend the night with them tonight.
Cindy says that the protesters will be killed if they stay the night.
“We’re not letting them intimidate us. If we get killed out here, know that the Secret Service killed us.”
She asks that we all light candles in solidarity and looks forward to more company in the days ahead.
What? After she’s been killed? Meanwhile:
Family members of Cindy Sheehan, the Vacaville woman camped outside President Bush’s ranch in Texas protesting the war in Iraq, reportedly have denounced her actions.
In an e-mail to a San Francisco radio station, Cherie Quartarolo, a sister-in-law and godmother of Sheehan’s son, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2004, said: “We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Cindy Sheehan. She now appears to be promoting her own personal agenda and notoriety at the expense of her son’s good name and reputation.’
UPDATE. Dorkafork in comments:
It’s an all out brawl, with the winner to be crowned “Absolute Moral Authority”. But what’s this? A tag team match! Here comes Big Jim Krause! A father who also lost his son in combat. He met Sheehan before at the meeting with President Bush, now they meet again as foes! Whose moral authority will reign absolute? Find out Sunday Sunday SUNDAY!