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Cindy Sheehan to Protest Afghan War at Martha's Vinyard.
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you go, girl.
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Cindy Sheehan heads to the Vineyard; wants anti-war demonstrators to emulate health-care protesters; will anyone cover the story?
This morning the anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan -- the woman who spent so much time leading well-publicized protests outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas -- announced that she will demonstrate next week at Martha's Vineyard, where President Obama will be vacationing. "There are several things that we wish to accomplish with this protest on Martha's Vineyard," Sheehan said in a statement:
First of all, no good social or economic change will come about with the continuation or escalation of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. We simply can't afford to continue this tragically expensive foreign policy.
Secondly, we as a movement need to continue calling for an immediate end to the occupations even when there is a Democrat in the Oval Office. There is still no Noble Cause no matter how we examine the policies.
Thirdly, the body bags aren't taking a vacation and as the U.S.-led violence surges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, so are the needless deaths on every side.
And, finally, if the right-wing can force the government to drop any kind of public option or government supported health care, then we need to exert the same kind of pressure to force a speedy end to the occupations.
Will Sheehan's stay in Massachusetts attract as much attention as her time in Texas? Probably not. Even the left wing of the Democratic party seems unconcerned with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan these days, compared to their bitter opposition during Bush's time in office. It seems unlikely that reporters who paid so much attention to one woman's crusade against the war will find much time on their newscasts or space in their paper to cover this one.
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I'm sure this will be as effective as her hunger strike was.
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Quote from: Miss Mia on August 17, 2009, 02:06:43 PM
I'm sure this will be as effective as her hunger strike was.
I know. it's rude to go on a hunger strike, and then not die of starvation. I mean, how unreliable can you get?
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Quote from: Wretched Excess on August 17, 2009, 04:07:20 PM
I know. it's rude to go on a hunger strike, and then not die of starvation. I mean, how unreliable can you get?
It's rude to call "I'm only going to drink smoothies" a hunger strike.
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Figured you meant protest not protect ~ Mia
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oops. you guessed right, of course. and I guess that looked dumb. thanks.
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Quote from: John Browdie on August 18, 2009, 04:53:48 PM
oops. you guessed right, of course. and I guess that looked dumb. thanks.
Nah, I just happened to see it. Plus, I so rarely get to edit posts around here, so it was exciting there for that whole min.
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