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August 08, 2005
A Tale of Two Crawfords
Contrast this: Beside a Crawford, Texas, road that leads to the summer home of George W. Bush, the mother of a fallen soldier camps out in an attempt to persuade the President to meet with her face-to-face. Meanwhile, the "vacationing-est"-President-ever heads over to a neighboring ranch to enjoy some succulent barbecue and stroke the egos of the Republican Party's fattest fat-cat fundraisers: the Pioneers ($100,000), the Rangers ($200,000), and the Super Rangers ($300,000). The Washington Post quotes a GOP insider who says that the Crawford afternoon shindig should rake in an easy $2,000,000.
In addition to its colorful description of how Bush rakes it in, the WaPo article goes on to detail how the pork-generating Tom DeLay ladles it out in his home district. For now, though, the main action is in Crawford, where the media watches over the pricey barbecues and the courageous camp-outs. For more about the courageous part, see a recent recap in The New York Times, and watch an interview with Cindy Sheehan on CNN.
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Great article and links, Marguerite. Thank you so much for your support. And many heart felt thanks to people around the world praying for Cindy and the rest of the brave souls out in Crawford.
Amy
Posted by: Amy Branham at August 8, 2005 06:27 AM
It will make even more of a stark contrast if the neocons make good on their threat to arrest Cindy on Thursday as a "Threat to national security". Thanks to the ironically named Patriot Act, this could have the effect of indefinite incarceration without access to an attorney. Scary to think that the First Amendment could be trampled so easily and unabashedly.
From Daily Kos:
Cindy Sheehan phoned me from Texas a few minutes ago to say that she's been informed that beginning Thursday, she and her companions will be considered a threat to national security and will be arrested. Coincidentally, Thursday is the day that Rice and Rumsfeld visit the ranch, and Friday is a fundraiser event for the haves and the have mores. Cindy said that she and others plan to be arrested.Note: As of the posting of this comment, Cindy's site is unavailable. Let's hope it's back up soon.
Posted by: Lyn Wall at August 8, 2005 01:57 PM
Please let us know if you get good information for a legal defense fund. Her first air conditioned night in Texas since Saturday shouldn't be spent in a jail cell.
Posted by: Bambi at August 8, 2005 05:45 PM